Business Ops and Strategy Senior Manager (B5)

The winning candidate is a recognized strategic thinker and execution leader with a track record of driving both strategy development and strategy execution to deliver business success. She/he applies innate business acumen to developing strategic framework and sharpening proposed strategic plans. This effective and versatile leader drives a disciplined yet efficient operating cadence to track key initiatives. This outstanding communicator is equally adept and passionate about presenting to diverse audience (including C-suite) as they are coaching / influencing others to elevate organizational capability.

Winning Candidate Will:

• Create a winning and effective operating rhythm playbook for a growing complex organization
• Develop compelling executive communication for annual strategic planning, quarterly business reviews, and key events
• Reinforce communication with valuable business insights (what really matters) via best-in-class analytics and dashboards; distill complex information to succinct messaging
• Strengthen the linkage from strategy development to strategy execution
• Drive strategy communication within and outside organization to improve visibility and alignment
• Apply creative mindset to initiate new programs based on organization needs / gaps
• Establish a Center of Excellence to share best practices and upskill talent
• Develop and conduct a mini portfolio planning process to prioritize projects vs. available funding by partnering with Finance and benchmarking best-known methods
• Integrate seamlessly into cross-functional teams; thrive in a fast-paced environment serving Senior Executives

Winning Candidate Needs:

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of work experience
• Semiconductor industry experience / knowledge
• Strategic and enterprise-level thinking; able to anticipate and mitigate roadblocks; energetic, self-directed, proactive, tenacious
• Change management and branding expertise; highly organized and thorough
• Coaching / influencing skill and temperament
• Outstanding written, verbal, and visual presentation communication skills adaptable to all levels including C-Suite; top proficiency in PowerPoint

Nice to Have:

• MBA
• Applied Materials experience; AGS or other service experience; operations experience
• Business intelligence, data analytics, and data visualization skills; Excel / Tableau proficiency
• Program management / change management certification

What to Expect:

• Dynamic and fast paced work environment; dealing with ambiguity

• Working with stakeholders that span a wide variety of job roles and levels, geographic locations, temperaments, and styles
• ~20% travel possible

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree

Skills:

Certifications:

Languages:

Years of Experience:

7 - 10 Years

Work Experience:

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 20% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

U.S. Salary Range:

$156,000.00 - $214,500.00

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 committed to diversity in the workplace. All 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.