Program Manager – Operations and Planning at Applied Materials

Bengaluru, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

24 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

26 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Program Management, Strategic Planning, Governance, Stakeholder Management, Process Improvement, Cross-functional Coordination, Risk Management, Operational Rigor, Roadmap Development, Business Objective Alignment

Industry

Semiconductor Manufacturing

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 Location: Bangalore,IND 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. Strategic Planning: Support overall planning by coordinating inputs gathering, timelines development, and deliverables alignment. Develop high-level business objectives into actionable plans, priorities with roadmaps. Drive alignment across teams to ensure shared understanding of goals, scope, and success criteria. Support leadership through defining program structure, milestones, dependencies and trade-offs. Proactively manage interdependencies across workstreams and teams to drive seamless execution. Governance: Establish and maintain program governance mechanisms such as reviews, checkpoints, and decision forums Ensure decisions, actions, and commitments are clearly documented and tracked to closure Escalate project risks, issues, in a timely and structured manner with recommendation for contingency plans. Stakeholder Management & Communication: Partner closely with cross-functional teams to align on expectations Drive cross-functional meeting as a central point of coordination across multiple stakeholders and priorities Proactively communicate with stakeholders ensuring alignment on deliverables. Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve planning, execution, and governance processes. Capture lessons learned to drive continuous improvement across programs. Support adoption of best practices for execution discipline and operational rigor. Preferred Qualification: 6–10 years of experience in program management, strategy, finance or operations within the semiconductor, electronics, deep‑tech or associated industry Proven ability to manage cross‑functional, multi‑geography programs involving engineering, policy, finance, and operations teams Strong stakeholder management skills, including working with senior leadership, external partners, government bodies, and industry associations Ability to structure ambiguous initiatives into clear programs with milestones, risks, dependencies, and success metrics Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Physics or Operations; Master’s or MBA preferred. High degree of ownership, adaptability, and strategic curiosity Comfortable navigating ambiguity, scale, and cultural differences Additional Information Time Type: Full time Employee Type: Assignee / Regular Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time Relocation Eligible: Yes 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. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help the website function correctly. Our website uses only cookies that are strictly necessary to operate and to provide services explicitly requested by the user. These cookies cannot be switched off in our systems and do not track browsing behavior or collect data for analytics, advertising, or marketing purposes.

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Responsibilities

Coordinate strategic planning, governance, and cross-functional execution to align business objectives with actionable roadmaps. Manage stakeholder communications and drive continuous process improvements to enhance operational rigor.