Senior Director, Finance
About The Position
Applied Materials is seeking a strategic and operational finance leader to serve as Senior Director, Finance, supporting some of the company's highest priority growth, innovation, and infrastructure investments. This role provides financial leadership across a complex portfolio of R&D, advanced technology, infrastructure, and customer partnership initiatives while serving as a trusted advisor to senior business and functional leaders. The successful candidate will lead a team of finance professionals and partner across Engineering, Operations, Corporate Finance, Tax, Legal, Accounting, Business Units, and Executive Leadership to drive investment decisions, optimize capital deployment, support customer-funded innovation programs, and deliver scalable financial processes that accelerate business growth. This role combines strategic finance, investment analysis, business partnership, capital planning, and operational execution in a highly visible environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, or related field.
- 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience in a global technology, semiconductor, manufacturing, or industrial environment.
- Significant experience in FP&A, business finance, strategic finance, corporate finance, or investment analysis.
- Experience supporting executive leadership and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- MBA and/or CPA preferred.
- Semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, or technology industry experience.
- Experience supporting capital-intensive environments.
- Strong background in investment analysis, portfolio management, and financial modeling.
- Experience leading transformation initiatives and enterprise-wide projects.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in highly matrixed organizations.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted finance advisor to senior leadership across different US lab infrastructure organizations including EPIC, APTD.
- Influence key business decisions through financial analysis, scenario modeling, and executive-level recommendations.
- Support long-range planning, annual operating plans, strategic reviews, and business performance management.
- Lead financial planning, forecasting, and governance for large-scale capital investment programs including R&D laboratories, engineering facilities, and innovation infrastructure.
- Develop affordability models, business cases, ROI frameworks, and investment prioritization recommendations.
- Partner with corporate and business leaders to optimize capital allocation and ensure investments align with strategic objectives
- Lead financial support for strategic customer collaboration programs, joint development activities, and alternative business models.
- Partner with business, legal, accounting, and operations teams to structure customer agreements and funding models.
- Evaluate commercial opportunities and ensure financial outcomes support long-term value creation.
- Drive finance process improvements that enhance accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
- Leverage digital tools, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled solutions to improve productivity and decision quality.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve financial governance and business processes.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing finance organization.
- Build organizational capability, succession pipelines, and future finance leaders.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Benefits
- supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career
- comprehensive benefits package
- participation in a bonus and a stock award program
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
