Non-Technical Project Manager IV

Applied Materials•Hillsboro, OR

7d•$108,000 - $148,500•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking a Non-Technical Project Manager IV to oversee projects and programs, ensuring objectives, preliminary activities, and resources are clearly established and that assigned work is completed according to defined requirements. The role coordinates project documentation and information sharing across functions, ensures effective use of material and financial resources, and collaborates with staff to maximize productivity. It may also spearhead research and development of new technologies and ensure that resulting processes, designs, or methodologies are incorporated into company products and services or shared with other areas. The position requires expertise in data science, analytics, project and program management, change management, and cross-functional collaboration. The role may lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and complexity, and is expected to guide others in solving complex problems and drive initiatives to completion with minimal supervision. The role is based in Chandler, Arizona, or Hillsboro, Oregon, with travel approximately 10% of the time. Relocation is not available.

Requirements

Expertise in data science and analytics.
Expertise in project management and program management.
Expertise in change management and cross-functional collaboration.
Ability to leverage matrixed resources to deploy standardized structural changes.
Effective communication with a wide range of audiences, from peers to executive management.
Demonstrated ability to identify high-value problems, generate solution alternatives, manage complex competing demands, and drive initiatives to closure with minimal supervision.
Demonstrated depth and/or breadth of expertise in a specialized discipline or field.
Ability to interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services.
Ability to lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
Ability to lead others through complex problem solving using sophisticated analytical thought, judgment, and innovative solutions.
Ability to communicate difficult concepts and negotiate with others to adopt a different point of view.

Responsibilities

Define project and program objectives and ensure preliminary work—such as determining outcomes, milestones, viability studies, and resource planning—is completed.
Ensure assigned projects and programs meet predetermined requirements, including product and process specifications, costs, resource utilization, and timelines.
Document all phases of project, program, and process development and ensure necessary information is reported, disseminated, or transferred to other functional areas.
Ensure compliance with company policies concerning engineering and lab notebooks, patents, confidentiality, and safety.
Ensure effective use of material and financial resources.
Collaborate effectively with staff to maximize project and program productivity.
Lead research and development of new technologies as appropriate and ensure new processes, designs, and methodologies are incorporated into company products and services or disseminated to other areas.
Leverage matrixed resources to deploy standardized structural changes.
Identify high-value problems, develop solution alternatives, manage complex competing demands, and drive initiatives to closure with minimal supervision.
Lead others in solving complex problems and communicate and negotiate difficult concepts to encourage adoption of different points of view.