Program Manager – Operations and Planning

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 ## Qualifications ### Education: Bachelor's Degree ### Skills ### Certifications: ### Languages: ### Years of Experience: 7 - 10 Years ### Work Experience: ## Additional Information ### ### Shift: Day (India) ### ### Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time ### ### Relocation Eligible: Yes ### Referral Payment Plan: Employee Referral (Enhanced) 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.