Sr, Director - Technical Project / Program Management

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

2d•$192,000 - $264,000

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking a senior director to direct an engineering group responsible for division-wide matters, including the design, development, and implementation of exceptionally complex engineering programs within project budgets and release schedules. The role anticipates future needs and initiates new approaches to engineering design and development at the division or segment level, with broad scope and significant customer impact. The position develops long-range plans and engineering or product strategies, reviews engineering specifications, and ensures programs, strategies, and processes address high-value problems and align with organizational direction. As part of the senior business group leadership team, the director leads customer interfaces on engineering issues and provides leadership and approval guidelines to reporting engineering managers. The role also defines performance metrics and reports progress against division-specific goals. The position requires broad understanding of systems, theories, practices, and changing business conditions; in-depth segment, functional, business, and commercial expertise; and the ability to lead through multiple levels of managers. It involves evaluating key business challenges, directing innovative solutions, influencing and negotiating at top executive levels, and presenting and defending complex or sensitive issues. The employee must understand and comply with Applied Materials’ Standards of Business Conduct and demonstrate its core values. Travel is 10% of the time. The role is based in Santa Clara, California, and is relocation eligible.

Requirements

Broad and comprehensive understanding of different systems, theories, practices, and the changing business environment.
In-depth knowledge of the relevant segment or function, business, and commercial expertise.
Ability to lead a business unit, department, or sub-function through multiple levels of managers and execute strategy to achieve business objectives.
Ability to evaluate key business challenges and direct the development of innovative solutions.
Ability to influence and negotiate at top executive levels and present and defend complicated or delicate issues.
Understanding of and compliance with Applied Materials’ Standards of Business Conduct.

Responsibilities

Direct an engineering group responsible for division-wide issues, including designing, developing, and implementing exceptionally complex engineering programs within project budgets and release schedules.
Anticipate future needs and initiate new approaches to engineering design and development at the division or segment level.
Develop and implement long-range plans and engineering or product-specific strategies; review engineering specifications.
Ensure programs, strategies, and processes address high-value problems for the division and across the segment and align with organizational direction.
Lead interfaces with internal and external customers on engineering issues involving division products.
Provide approval guidelines and leadership to reporting engineering managers on long-term program, strategy, and process design.
Define performance metrics and report progress of engineering functions against division-specific goals.
Lead a business unit, department, or sub-function through multiple levels of managers and develop and execute its strategy to achieve key business objectives.
Direct the development of new or innovative solutions to key business challenges.
Influence and negotiate at top executive levels and present and defend complicated or delicate issues.
Understand and comply with Applied Materials’ Standards of Business Conduct and demonstrate its core values.