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:

$193,000.00 - $265,500.00

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. 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.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Product Marketing Director to serve as a strategic leader and trusted advisor across Marketing, Business Management, Sales, and Product/Process Support Engineering (PSE). This role will help shape business and go-to-market strategy, strengthen field effectiveness, and develop scalable processes, tools, and best practices that drive measurable business outcomes.

The ideal candidate combines deep product marketing expertise with strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence senior leaders across functions. You will tackle complex, high-impact business challenges and lead cross-functional initiatives spanning competitive positioning, value-based pricing and selling, field enablement, and business process optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and direction to ensure Marketing, Sales, Process Support Engineering (PSE), and cross-functional teams are aligned with and effectively supporting the organization’s business objectives.
Partner with business and functional leaders to define requirements for sales and marketing processes, tools, and capabilities, translating business needs into actionable roadmaps.
Lead complex, highly visible, cross-functional initiatives involving Marketing, Sales, PSE, Business Management, and other key stakeholders.
Advise General Managers and senior leaders on the effective deployment of resources and capabilities to improve marketing and field effectiveness, efficiency, and business performance.
Advance competitive analysis capabilities, including the development and adoption of product scorecards, competitive frameworks, and best practices that support strategic decision-making.
Drive value-based pricing and value-selling strategies in partnership with the Value Capture team, helping teams clearly articulate and capture differentiated customer value.
Develop and execute strategic business enhancement initiatives as part of the Field Enablement organization.
Identify opportunities to improve business processes, tools, and operating models, and lead continuous improvement efforts from concept through implementation.
Apply structured frameworks, first-principles thinking, and data-driven analysis to solve complex business challenges and develop innovative solutions.
Influence product, business, marketing, and field strategies by translating market, competitive, customer, and business insights into actionable recommendations.

Qualifications

15+ years of relevant experience in product marketing, business management, commercial strategy, field enablement, sales strategy, or a related discipline.
Demonstrated expertise in areas such as competitive analysis and score carding, value-based pricing, value selling, product marketing, field enablement, or commercial strategy.
Exceptional business acumen with the ability to connect strategic initiatives to customer value, competitive differentiation, and measurable business outcomes.
Demonstrated success leading complex, multidisciplinary projects and influencing stakeholders across organizational and functional boundaries.
Strong ability to identify, structure, and solve highly complex and ambiguous business problems.
Experience applying analytical frameworks and first-principles thinking to develop new approaches and solutions.
Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment among Marketing, Sales, Business Management, Engineering/PSE, and other cross-functional organizations.
Strong communication, executive presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to operate effectively as both a strategic thought leader and an execution-focused business partner.

Leadership & Impact

In this role, you will:

Serve as a trusted advisor and thought leader to senior business and functional leaders.
Influence business direction through innovative strategies, processes, tools, and operating models.
Lead highly visible, multidisciplinary initiatives with broad organizational impact.
Challenge existing approaches and develop new ways to improve field effectiveness, competitive positioning, and commercial performance.
Build alignment across organizations with different priorities and perspectives to drive successful business outcomes.

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. 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.

In addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at [email protected], or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

About the company

Applied Materials designs and builds precision machines that chipmakers and display manufacturers use to form, shape and inspect thin layers of material. Its platforms handle steps such as depositing films and removing unwanted material, helping chipmakers create transistors and wiring at atomic scale. Customers include makers of logic chips and memory, as well as manufacturers of advanced displays. The company earns money from equipment sales, replacement parts and services, and factory software that schedules production and monitors manufacturing processes. Applied Materials was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Santa Clara, CA

Founded

1967

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

Installed equipment brings repeat business: Applied Global Services sells long-term service agreements, replacement parts and equipment upgrades.
Sales are expanding: Applied's August 2026 report showed fiscal Q3 revenue of $9.12 billion, up 25% yearly.
Employees join profitable operations: Applied reported $3.08 billion of operating profit for fiscal Q3 in August 2026.

What critics are saying

Singapore manufacturing hires face late shifts: Applied's live engineering posting specifies 4 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. schedules.
Export compliance has real costs: Applied and its Korea subsidiary settled a $252 million penalty in February 2026.
Sales depend on China access: Applied's December 2025 filing attributed 30% of fiscal 2025 revenue to customers there.

What makes Applied Materials unique

Applied combines manufacturing steps under vacuum: its Endura copper platform integrates seven processes to protect delicate material interfaces.
Factory software reaches beyond chips: Applied SmartFactory serves battery and pharmaceutical manufacturers alongside semiconductor plants.
Research targets future chip generations: Applied's EPIC partners work on technology three to four generations ahead of production.

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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Relocation Assistance
Performance Bonus
Stock Options
Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

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Yahoo Finance

Oct 31st, 2026

Applied Materials shares return 68.3% in a year, now at $390 after $5B EPIC Center

Applied Materials shareholders earned a 68.3% return over the past year, including dividends. The shares cost $233 at the start of the period and now trade at $390. The chip equipment maker lifted its growth outlook and is opening a $5 billion EPIC Center. It reported quarterly revenue of $9,115 million and net income of $2,538 million, with net margin rising to 27.8% from 24.4% a year earlier. Bulls saw fair value at $250, citing demand for AI chip equipment. Bears saw $195, pointing to reliance on a few big customers and export limits affecting Chinese chipmakers. The key test now is whether Applied Materials can grow higher-value segments such as advanced packaging, diagnostics, and services while keeping capacity costs in check.

Yahoo Finance

Oct 28th, 2026

SK Hynix's 632% profit surge and $75.5B payout spark chip rally; two oversold stocks poised to rebound

SK Hynix posted a 632% jump in operating profit and plans a $75.5 billion shareholder return. The South Korean chipmaker said the AI memory shortage will last through at least 2030, with over half of its 2027 and 2028 capacity already sold under long-term deals. Easing the shortage requires heavy spending on cleanrooms, wafer fabrication systems, and 3D packaging. Two suppliers stand to gain, and both fell in October's tech pullback. Onto Innovation, which SK Hynix named its Best Partner for Technology Achievement, dropped nearly 32% to about $214. It reported record quarterly revenue of $343.1 million, up 35%, and backlog above $1.1 billion. Applied Materials fell 25.2% to about $395.93. Its DRAM equipment revenue rose 52% year-over-year, lifting net sales to $9.12 billion.

Breitbart News

Oct 27th, 2026

Democrat Sherrod Brown dumped stock after meeting company's CFO.

Democrat Sherrod Brown dumped stock after meeting company's CFO. 27 Oct 2026 11 Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown dumped $15,000 in stock after meeting with the company's CFO, a curiously timed move that has resurfaced as he aims to recapture a Senate seat in next week's midterm election against Republican Sen. Jon Husted. Discover more Breitbart News subscription Political news updates Culture war commentary In June 2010, Brown and several other senators met with the CFO of Applied Materials and other executives on potential legislation to combat global warming by instituting cap-and-trade policies, the Hill reported. The meeting also included CEOs of General Electric, Dow Corning, and Honeywell International. One month later, the Emily C. Brown Trust, of which the then-senator was a trustee, sold stock in Applied Materials valued at up to $15,000 - shortly before the company announced a major restructuring effort and laid off 500 employees. The company's stock subsequently fell 12 percent from July 21 through August 12, and by August 31 it was down 17 percent. The company's third-quarter earnings filing showed the restructuring effort cost the company $405 million. Brown later admitted to failing to report a transaction on his Senate financial disclosure - the sale of Applied Materials stock. In a letter to the Secretary of the Senate, Brown wrote that he failed to report the transaction. However, Brown's letter is dated May 14, 2011, but the stamp of acceptance from the Secretary of the Senate office is May 14, 2012. Brown has not addressed the discrepancy. Concurrently, the STOCK Act was moving through Congress in early 2012, which requires the public notification of trades greater than $1,000 within 30-45 days of the trade and other transparency measures. The bill was signed into law on April 4, 2012, and Brown's letter was stamped by the Secretary of the Senate's office on May 14, 2012. Breitbart News senior contributor Peter Schweizer and the late Andrew Breitbart led the charge to ban members of Congress from using nonpublic information for their own profit. Brown was an active trustee of the Emily C. Brown Trust for over three years and held fiduciary responsibility. Under Senate ethics rules, it did not qualify as a blind trust, meaning Brown had access to and/or knowledge of trades made by the trust. In February 2012, Brown loudly backed anti-insider trading legislation, telling CBS News, "Senators shouldn't be voting on issues that affect their financial investments." The timing of his sale of Applied Materials stock and the year-long gap between the date of his letter and its stamp of acceptance raise the question of why the sale came shortly before the company's restructuring announcement.

MarketScreener

Oct 27th, 2026

BE Semiconductor shares jump after Applied Materials increases stake.

BE Semiconductor shares jump after Applied Materials increases stake. Published on 10/27/2026 at 06:24 am EDT - Modified on 10/27/2026 at 07:13 am EDT By Joe Stonor Be Semiconductor Industries shares jumped after fellow semiconductor-equipment maker Applied Materials said it would increase its stake in the company to 20% of outstanding shares. Shares rose 9.2% to 13.40 euros in morning European trade, helping to lift the stock away from year-to-date lows hit earlier this month. California-based Applied Materials said it would increase its ownership stake via an accelerated share purchase agreement. The company initially invested in Besi in April 2025, and the two companies started collaborating in 2020. Even without increasing its stake, Applied Materials is currently Besi's largest shareholder, owning 9% of outstanding shares, according to LSEG. At Besi's Monday closing price, an 11% increase in Applied Material's position would cost the company 1.30 billion euros, or around $1.45 billion. Applied Materials has no current plans to further increase its stake in Besi, nor will it seek representation on the Amsterdam-listed group's board, the company said. "Applied Materials is adding to its investment in Besi as hybrid bonding technology and next-generation interconnect architectures become increasingly critical enablers of energy-efficient AI compute performance," said Prabu Raja, president of Applied Materials' semiconductor products group. Applied Materials and Besi collaborate on product development, with Besi recently joining Applied Materials' research-and-development center as an innovation partner. Besi shares have dropped by around 54% since their June highs, as jitters around the artificial-intelligence buildout and concerns around demand for Besi's hybrid bonding technology weighed on the stock. Write to Joe Stonor at [email protected] Corrections & Amplifications This was corrected at 6:58 a.m. ET because the original version misstated Applied Materials' name in the headline as Advanced Materials and the share price of BE Semiconductor Industries as 9.2% in the article. (END) Dow Jones Newswires 10-27-26 0623ET (C) Dow Jones - 2026

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Oct 26th, 2026

Applied Materials raises Besi stake to about 20% to deepen hybrid bonding and AI chip collaboration

Applied Materials is raising its stake in BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi), a Dutch maker of semiconductor assembly equipment, to about 20% of the company's outstanding shares. It first invested in Besi in April 2025. The US chip equipment maker has signed an accelerated share purchase agreement. Delivery of the shares depends on the waiting period ending under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. The companies have collaborated since 2020. Besi has now joined Applied's EPIC Center as an Innovation Partner, extending their work beyond hybrid bonding into new interconnect designs for AI-driven chip scaling. Applied calls the stake a long-term investment. It does not plan to go beyond 20% or seek a seat on Besi's board.

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