Product Manager, Digital

Applied Materials, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking a Product Manager for Digital Joint Operations Leadership. You will drive product vision across manufacturing, supply chain, and quality, interfacing with Global Operations to align demand and supply.

You’ll work at the intersection of software, AI/ML, and operations strategy to influence decisions. The role requires 7–12 years in related fields, a strong ability to communicate across teams, and hands-on experience with data tools and software development.

Qualifications

• 7–12 years of experience in operations, supply chain, manufacturing, or product management.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, industrial engineering, supply chain management, or equivalent; MBA a plus.
• Strong critical thinking and cross-functional communication skills.
• Ability to define product requirements, roadmaps, and manage full lifecycle.
• Experience with data tools, software development teams, and workflow automation is a plus.
• Self-motivated with minimal supervision.
• Experience developing software or business intelligence tools in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision to improve manufacturing and supply chain agility.
• Identify and represent user needs by aligning product requirements with stakeholders.
• Create roadmaps with feature unlock timelines and cross-functional communication.
• Craft investment cases to fund the roadmap.
• Own end-to-end delivery of technical/workflow solutions with partner teams.
• Manage product lifecycle from requirements to testing and pilots.
• Manage internal and external partnerships related to technology, strategy, and operations.

Skills

Product management

Operations experience

Supply chain

Data tools

Software development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IE/SCM or equivalent

MBA a plus

Tools

Excel

BI tools

Job description

Who We Are Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

What We Offer Salary: $148,000.00 - $203,500.00 Location: Austin,TX, Santa Clara,CA You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more. At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.

Product Manager, Digital Joint Operations Leadership Team, Applied Materials Description

The rapid growth in semiconductor markets across the world presents unprecedented challenges and opportunities in manufacturing, supply chain and quality. New frameworks and approaches are required to ensure competitiveness. To that end, the Operations Product Development team drives technology, business process and strategic innovation supporting Applied Materials Global Operations. In this role you will serve as the interface between organizations within Global Operations, spearheading digital product development initiatives that help better align supply and demand on an ongoing basis. You will work at the intersection of software development, AI/ML, and operations strategy and your products/vision will utilize the latest advances within each to help guide decision making at all levels. If you’re passionate about leveraging data and software to transform how operations deliver impact, you’ll fit right in.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision to improve manufacturing and supply chain agility, optimize factory planning, and serve as an input into strategic decisions.
• Understand business problems related to manufacturing operations; identify and represent user needs by actively defining and aligning product requirements with stakeholder teams.
• Create product roadmaps that outline product feature unlock timelines and become the single point of contact for the product who can communicate effectively with cross-functional teams on a regular cadence.
• Craft clear investment cases to ensure funding to make your vision/roadmap a reality.
• Own the delivery of the overall technical and/or workflow solution through constructive working relationships with partner teams.
• Manage product lifecycle end-to-end by including requirements, algo/SW development, testing and pilot phases.
• Manage internal and external partnerships related to technology, strategy, and operations.

Desired Qualifications

• 7-12 years of experience in operations, supply chain, manufacturing, or product management.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, industrial engineering, supply chain management, or equivalent; Master’s degree or MBA a plus.
• Strong critical thinking skills, the ability to influence and communicate effectively within a cross-functional community.
• Excel at defining clear product requirements, building and managing roadmaps, and driving the full product lifecycle from concept through pilot and scale.
• Comfortable working with data tools, software development teams, and workflow automation; experience with digital-operations initiatives a plus.
• Self-motivated individual who can drive progress towards broad objectives without close supervision.
• Previous experience developing software or business intelligence tools in a user‑centric agile environment.
• Viewed as an evangelist for new ideas with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Location is in Santa Clara, CA.
• Secondary location is Austin, TX.
• Up to 25% travel.

Additional Information

• Time Type: Full time
• Employee Type: Assignee / Regular
• Travel: Yes, 20% of the Time
• Relocation Eligible: Yes

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members.

In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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