Mgr, Tech Proj/Prg Mgmt

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

3d•$138,000 - $190,000

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking a manager to lead technical projects and programs. The role ensures project and program objectives are clearly defined and that preliminary activities—including outcomes, milestones, viability studies, and resource planning—are completed. It oversees delivery against product and process specifications, costs, resource utilization, and timelines, and ensures development phases are documented and information is communicated to relevant functions in compliance with company policies and standards. The manager oversees effective use of material, financial, and computing resources; assigns work and develops subordinate staff; and is responsible for end-to-end people management for the assigned group. Through team leads, the role supports and maintains a large complex project or multiple medium-sized projects. It may also lead research and development of technologies and ensure new processes, designs, and methodologies are incorporated into Applied Materials products and services or shared with other areas. The role applies in-depth knowledge of its job family, industry understanding, and technical and operational judgment to resolve complex department-wide problems. It manages a generally homogeneous team, adapts priorities to operational needs, and guides and influences internal or external stakeholders. The position requires understanding and compliance with Applied Materials' Global Standards of Business Conduct and its core values.

Requirements

In-depth understanding of concepts, theories, and principles in the job family.
Basic knowledge of related job families.
Understanding of the industry and how the work area contributes to business objectives.
Ability to lead a generally homogeneous team and adapt plans and priorities to service or operational challenges.
Ability to identify and resolve technical, operational, and organizational problems.
Ability to guide, influence, and persuade others internally or externally.
Understanding of and compliance with Applied Materials' Global Standards of Business Conduct.

Responsibilities

Define project and program objectives and ensure preliminary activities such as outcome definition, milestone planning, viability studies, and resource planning are completed.
Ensure assigned projects and programs meet predetermined requirements for product and process specifications, costs, resource use, and completion timelines.
Document all phases of project, program, and process development and communicate or transfer information to other functional areas as appropriate.
Ensure compliance with company policies and requirements, including engineering and lab notebooks, patents, confidentiality, ISO standards, and safety.
Ensure effective use of material and financial resources.
Assign work to subordinate staff and support their professional development and productivity.
Manage the development, support, maintenance, and implementation of a large complex project or multiple medium-sized projects through a team and team leads.
Carry out end-to-end people management for the assigned group.
Lead research and development of new technologies as appropriate and ensure newly created processes, designs, and methodologies are incorporated into products and services or disseminated to other areas.
Use computing resources effectively to optimize design development activities and timelines.
Apply relevant principles, theories, and concepts to determine courses of action and resolve complex department-wide operational problems.
Guide, influence, and persuade internal stakeholders in related areas or external stakeholders.
Understand and comply with Applied Materials' Global Standards of Business Conduct.