AI HR Analytics & Solutions Lead

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking a forward‑thinking HR Technology and AI Specialist to partner with HR COEs, evaluate AI features in our stack, and drive AI initiatives across Workday and our global teams.

You will support the AiMEE chatbot, translate business needs into technical requirements, and lead pilot deployments to scale solutions worldwide while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a strong understanding of functional HR domains (e.g., Core HR, Total Rewards, Talent).
• Deep expertise in Workday platform capabilities (e.g., Business Process Framework, Reporting).
• Demonstrated understanding of AI applications in HR (e.g., Chatbots, NLPs, Predictive Analytics).

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR COEs to identify use cases for AI across the HR function
• Evaluate the AI features and functionality within our current technology stack and recommend ways to utilize these features to enhance our employee experience and process optimization initiatives
• Provide ongoing support for the AiMEE chatbot ensuring functionality, relevance and user satisfaction
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and prioritize new use cases for AiMEE
• Lead and support pilot deployments of AiMEE across countries, gathering feedback and refining the experience for global scalability
• Serve as strategic liaison between COEs, GIS and our data sciences team to deliver technology solutions that enhance the overall Employee Experience
• Collaborate with GIS and external vendors to ensure technical feasibility and alignment with enterprise architecture
• Partner with Data Analytics team to develop and validate HR analytics models using Workday data
• Monitor Workday releases and AI trends to recommend enhancements and innovations
• Support project planning, testing and deployment of AI and automation initiatives

Skills

Workday

AI in HR

HR Analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking a forward‑thinking HR Technology and AI Specialist to partner with HR COEs, evaluate AI features in our stack, and drive AI initiatives across Workday and our global teams.

You will support the AiMEE chatbot, translate business needs into technical requirements, and lead pilot deployments to scale solutions worldwide while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture.