Technical Project / Program Manager

Applied Materials • Austin, TX

1d • $116,000 - $159,500

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking a Technical Product Manager for its Operations Product Development team. The team supports Global Operations through technology, business processes, and strategic innovation. The role focuses on delivering business value through software applications that transform supply-planning and other business processes, including digital and AI-enabled solutions.

The position involves identifying high-value problems, framing them with data, aligning stakeholders, and working closely with engineering partners on architecture and design trade-offs. The manager is not expected to ship production code, but should be able to read and reason about code and bring a strong user-centric perspective to design reviews. The role works across a matrixed, geographically distributed organization and requires building consensus without formal authority.

The successful candidate will support supply-planning initiatives, analyze supply, demand, capacity, and material data, and translate business goals and customer needs into technical requirements. They will partner with software engineers to develop scalable data pipelines and systems, work through agile development and pilot phases, and communicate program status and recommendations to stakeholders and executives. The position is based in Austin, Texas, includes travel of approximately 10%, and is eligible for relocation.

Requirements

• Degree in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, or Statistics, or equivalent.
• Deep understanding of, or direct experience in, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, product management, systems engineering, or quality.
• At least 4 years of experience developing software or business intelligence tools in a user-centric agile environment.
• Comfort using SQL and Python to test hypotheses, simulate scenarios, and check data quality.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong critical-thinking skills and the ability to influence and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Self-motivated and able to drive progress toward broad objectives without close supervision.
• Ability to take initiative and build consensus among stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in statistics, data science, and/or AI/ML.
• Experience implementing new workflows in existing business processes or designing and implementing change management.
• Experience in software engineering or a strong foundation in software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end execution of supply-planning initiatives, tracking milestones, dependencies, and actions.
• Own supplier forecast signals and evaluate their quality.
• Define work plans, timelines, and success criteria for ambiguous problem spaces.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain, SPG, JOLT, Business Units, and other cross-functional partners to gather input, align priorities, and close gaps.
• Document planning assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Product Management, and Business Units.
• Identify risks, data gaps, and execution issues proactively, escalating them with context and recommended actions.
• Prepare program status updates, meeting notes, and follow-ups to support accountability and progress.
• Produce executive-ready updates, decision documents, and business cases, including tables, charts, and slides.
• Make decision paths explicit and build alignment among stakeholders with competing priorities or unclear decision rights.
• Operate across matrixed, geographically distributed teams without formal authority.
• Analyze supply, demand, capacity, and material data to support planning decisions.
• Analyze planning and analytics outputs, such as reports, heat maps, and scenario results, to identify trends, constraints, and inconsistencies.
• Build and maintain Excel-based analytical models, trackers, and summaries.
• Translate data into clear, structured insights and executive-ready summaries.
• Translate business goals and customer needs into technical product requirements for engineers.
• Collaborate with software engineers to design scalable, reliable data pipelines and systems; evaluate technical trade-offs and influence architecture decisions.
• Work within agile methodologies across planning, design, development, testing, and pilot phases.
• Use SQL and Python to test hypotheses, simulate scenarios, and check data quality.
• Own delivery of technical and/or workflow solutions and identify emerging program risks.
• Build consensus through listening and evidence, and establish constructive working relationships with partner teams.
• Manage the product lifecycle, including requirements, algorithm and software development, testing, and pilot phases.
• Serve as the product's single point of contact and communicate regularly with cross-functional teams.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Candidates may be eligible for participation in a bonus program and a stock award program, as applicable.
• Relocation eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level