Product Marketing Manager

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, the global leader in materials science and engineering, seeks a senior marketing leader to guide cross-functional teams and drive product roadmaps. You will shape market strategies, assess competitive landscapes, and align with engineering, manufacturing and sales to deliver differentiated products.

Responsibilities include developing MRD and pricing strategies, communicating critical market needs, and overseeing multiple teams to support business growth and profitability.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership to manage managers and staff
• Ability to develop MRD and product roadmaps and align marketing plans
• Experience in market analysis and competitive assessment
• Strategic communication with engineering, manufacturing and sales

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to managers and professional staff for cross-functional teams
• Develop broad marketing plans and product positioning to drive revenue and market share
• Contribute to investment decisions for new product development
• Communicate market needs and time requirements to teams
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing and Sales to enhance products
• Create pricing strategies to sustain leadership in the market

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Market awareness

Job description

Who We Are

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

Who We Are

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

What We Offer

Salary: $174,000.00 - $239,500.00

Location: 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.

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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.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to managers and professional staff that builds and leads effective marketing and cross-functional teams
• Develops broad and comprehensive business & marketing plans, assesses market penetration and product positioning to drive competitive advantage, revenue and market share.
• Apply broad and comprehensive knowledge to recommend investment decisions for new product development
• Conducts broad and comprehensive competitive analysis for specific products or product lines.
• Applies broad and comprehensive knowledge to establish pricing strategies to build and protect a leadership position in market share while enhancing profit margins and developing marketing tools for successful product introductions.
• Partners with Engineering, Manufacturing and Sales to develop new products and enhance existing products as well as communicate critical market needs and time requirements
• Demonstrates broad and comprehensive understanding of technical and business environment. Develops and articulates strategies to meet business objectives.
• Manages the Field support to ensure synergistic account approaches and optimization of all opportunities for account partnership and penetration.

Experience in the semiconductor process domain is required for this role.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of concepts and principles within own job family and knowledge of other related job families

Business Expertise

• Applies in-depth understanding of how own discipline integrates within the segment/function

Leadership

• Manages multiple related teams, sets organizational priorities and allocates resources

Problem Solving

• Identifies and resolves complex technical, operational and organizational problems

Impact

• Impacts the business results of a team or area by supporting and funding of projects, products, services and/or technologies and developing policies and plans
• Guided by business unit, department or sub-functional business plans

Interpersonal Skills

• Influences others internally and externally, including senior management

Position requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials' core values.

Responsibilities include

• MRD and Product Roadmaps
• Differentiation - Value - Sustainability
• Customer communication
• Sales and BM alignment on Market and Product Strategy
• Executive review preparation

Additional Information

Time Type

Full time

Employee Type

Assignee / Regular

Travel

Yes, 25% 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. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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