AI/ML Program Lead for GOPs Operations

Lam Research; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 311,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research seeks an AI/ML/Automation Technical Program Manager to lead accelerated deployment of AI/ML/Automation capabilities across GOPs. You will collaborate with Operations TPMs, GOPs functions, Enterprise AI, and platform teams through the full lifecycle from discovery to value realization.

You will translate business challenges into technical deliverables, drive end-to-end execution, and build strong partnerships across GOPs and external partners while embedding solutions into business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 15+ years of experience; or Master’s degree with 12+ years’ experience; or a PhD with 8+ years’ experience; or equivalent experience
• Strong exposure to Operations domains - Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Logistics, Planning, Order Management, Spares Operations and adjacent business functions
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional AI/ML/Automation programs from concept through deployment and operational handoff
• Technical fluency in AI/ML/Automation concepts, including predictive modeling, optimization, workflow orchestration, LLM/RAG workflows, intelligent agents, analytics, data pipelines, and Ontology or Knowledge Graph based enterprise platforms
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex technical and operational topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to operate in ambiguous and fast-moving environments
• Experience in semiconductor equipment or similar advanced manufacturing environments preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation and selection of AI/ML/Automation platforms & partners to create a robust partner ecosystem.
• Support creating and evolving a live multi-year GOPs AI Roadmap covering capabilities and value capture.
• Maintain visibility to GOPs AI portfolio, program health, technical risks, dependencies, system readiness, and resource needs.
• Drive end-to-end execution of AI/ML/Automation initiatives from discovery through value realization post deployment.
• Translate business challenges into clear technical problem statements & requirements.
• Identify gaps between requirements and feasibility early, and drive resolution at speed through tradeoff discussions, escalation, and alignment.
• Partner with data engineers, data scientists, information security engineers, and platform teams to ensure required data pipelines, integrations, feature inputs, and production-readiness criteria are defined and executed.
• Support the transition from build to run by ensuring ownership, support model, documentation, monitoring requirements including eval metrics, training, and continuous improvement mechanisms are established.
• Build strong partnerships with GOPs, Enterprise AI, IT, Information Security teams and external partner ecosystem.
• Act as a trusted advisor to GOPs stakeholders on how AI/ML/Automation capabilities can be applied to transform operational processes, enable intelligent decision-making, and drive productivity gains.
• Partner with GOPs functional teams to ensure deployed solutions are embedded into business processes and adopted by end users.

Skills

AI/ML concepts

Cross-functional leadership

Operations domain experience

Strong communication

Education

BS/MS/PhD in related field

Job description

Lam Research seeks an AI/ML/Automation Technical Program Manager to lead accelerated deployment of AI/ML/Automation capabilities across GOPs. You will collaborate with Operations TPMs, GOPs functions, Enterprise AI, and platform teams through the full lifecycle from discovery to value realization.

You will translate business challenges into technical deliverables, drive end-to-end execution, and build strong partnerships across GOPs and external partners while embedding solutions into business