Manager, Technical Program Management

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Role Overview

The Photonics Platforms group (PPB) is a fastgrowing startupstyle organization within Applied Materials pioneering nanophotonic technologies to power nextgeneration Augmented Reality devices. We are now in a hyper-growth phase with the launch of our manufacturing fab and ever more intense innovation.

We are seeking a Technical Program Management (TPM) Lead to head our TPM function and manage a team of three TPMs. This senior leader will define and scale program execution across a portfolio of cuttingedge R&D and device commercialization programs. The TPM Lead will operate in a highly ambiguous extremely fastmoving environment and build the systems processes and organizational muscles required for PPB to deliver a firstofitskind AR product at scale.

This role requires a hybrid of strategic leadership crossfunctional orchestration people management and operational excellence. The ideal candidate has deep experience taking components from prototype to mass production excels at rapid scaling and thrives in greenfield environments where many processes must be built from scratch.

Key Responsibilities

1. Organizational & People Leadership

• Lead and grow a team of Technical Program Managers; provide coaching career development and performance management.
• Define the TPM operating model for PPB including governance cadences decisionmaking processes and execution standards.

2. EndtoEnd Program Leadership Across R&D and Device Commercialization

• Drive complex multidisciplinary programs from concept through EVT/DVT/PVT and customer release.
• Translate broad ambiguous objectives into clear actionable program strategies execution plans and measurable milestones.
• Ensure program objectives are welldefined and aligned across Engineering Ops Manufacturing Finance Product and Executive stakeholders.
• Apply conceptual and innovative thinking to solve unique firstofkind technical and organizational challenges.
• Anticipate internal and external risks; establish mechanisms for early detection and mitigation.

3. Building Scalable Processes in a HyperGrowth Environment

• Partner with PMO lead to architect and deploy scalable program management processes including roadmap governance readiness reviews risk tracking and crossfunctional OKRs.
• Drive operational discipline by embedding PMOdeveloped processes into daily execution and ensuring teams follow clear scalable rhythms for planning risk management and crossfunctional alignment.
• Surface execution gaps friction points and scaling challenges and provide strategic input to the PMO to refine processes as the organization grows rapidly.
• Champion a culture of predictable execution and continuous improvement ensuring processes remain lightweight effective and suitable for a fastpaced AR hardware team.

4. CrossFunctional Alignment and Executive Influence

• Serve as the connective tissue between Engineering Systems Engineering Manufacturing Operations Quality Product Management and Executive Leadership.
• Manage crossfunctional interdependencies drive accountability and ensure timely resolution of critical issues.
• Lead executivelevel program reviews enabling datadriven decisionmaking and clear tradeoff analysis.
• Influence senior stakeholders and build organizationwide alignment in a highambiguity highpressure environment.

5. Customer & Partner Interface

• Coordinate with internal and external customers to define objectives align on success criteria and prepare for product deployment.
• Provide clear concise updates on device readiness program risks and path to launch.
• Ensure smooth transitions between development phases and customer industrialization phases.

Skills & Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to lead programs with significant technical organizational and schedule risk.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas anticipate objections and influence senior leaders.
• Proven track record of operating successfully in ambiguous fastgrowing greenfield environments.
• High tolerance for uncertainty and ability to impose structure and clarity in the absence of established processes.
• Exceptional systemslevel thinking risk management and crossfunctional leadership.

Required Experience

• 1015 years of Technical Program Management experience including leadership roles in fastpaced hardware organizations.
• Endtoend product lifecycle experience including EVT/DVT/PVT
• Demonstrated success scaling program management processes in highgrowth teams or startup environments.
• Masters degree in Engineering or related technical field; advanced degree preferred.

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.

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