Director, Product Lifecycle Transformation & Portfolio

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Stock awards

Health benefits

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking a Director of Product Portfolio & Product Lifecycle Transformation to lead business and IT transformation initiatives enabling product lifecycle management, program governance, and portfolio value realization across a complex global enterprise.

This role partners with business stakeholders, IT teams, and cross-functional organizations to drive integrated platform execution, process improvement, and end-to-end Idea-to-Retire transformation, translating

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Significant experience in enterprise IT, digital transformation, product lifecycle management, ERP, or portfolio management environments.
• Proven experience leading large‑scale business process and IT transformation programs.
• Strong stakeholder management experience across both 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

Enterprise IT

Digital transformation

Product lifecycle management

Portfolio management

Siemens PLM

SAP S/4

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Siemens PLM

SAP S/4

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking a Director of Product Portfolio & Product Lifecycle Transformation to lead business and IT transformation initiatives enabling product lifecycle management, program governance, and portfolio value realization across a complex global enterprise.

This role partners with business stakeholders, IT teams, and cross-functional organizations to drive integrated platform execution, process improvement, and end-to-end Idea-to-Retire transformation, translating