Director, Product Lifecycle & Portfolio Transformation

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Director, Product Portfolio & Product Lifecycle Transformation to drive IT-enabled transformation across the end-to-end Idea-to-Retire lifecycle, partnering with business and IT to deliver scalable digital solutions.

This leadership role focuses on governance, program delivery, and value realization, coordinating across Siemens PLM, SAP S/4, and related platforms, with emphasis on cross-functional alignment and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, engineering, business, or related field is required.
• Significant experience in enterprise IT, digital transformation, product lifecycle management, ERP, or portfolio management.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale business process and IT transformation programs.
• Strong stakeholder management across business and IT organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformation initiatives across product lifecycle, project and portfolio management, and related business process and IT platform capabilities
• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to define priorities, roadmaps, and execution plans aligned with organizational objectives
• Drive end-to-end execution of complex IT-enabled programs, including scope, milestones, dependencies, governance, risk management, and value realization
• Enable and improve end-to-end Idea-to-Retire business processes through integrated platforms, process standardization, and cross-functional alignment
• Provide leadership in product lifecycle, program governance, and portfolio management to strengthen planning, transparency, decision-making, and execution
• Lead implementation, integration, and optimization efforts involving Siemens PLM, SAP S/4, and related enterprise platforms
• Translate business requirements into scalable digital solutions that support product development, project resource management, and portfolio planning processes
• Establish governance mechanisms, execution cadences, and stakeholder engagement approaches that support delivery, adoption, and sustained business value
• Drive adoption of industry best practices and process harmonization across product and project portfolio management capabilities
• Lead cross-functional teams, program partners, and stakeholders through change management, issue resolution, and execution delivery
• Define, monitor, and report success measures, portfolio health indicators, and business value realization metrics for strategic programs.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Influencing

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field

Tools

Siemens PLM

SAP S/4

Job description

Applied Materials in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Director, Product Portfolio & Product Lifecycle Transformation to drive IT-enabled transformation across the end-to-end Idea-to-Retire lifecycle, partnering with business and IT to deliver scalable digital solutions.

This leadership role focuses on governance, program delivery, and value realization, coordinating across Siemens PLM, SAP S/4, and related platforms, with emphasis on cross-functional alignment and stakeholder engagement.