Senior Manager, Strategy

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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.

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Role
This leader will be responsible to develop and help implement the forward-looking business strategy for SPG with specific focus on:
Supporting new business growth maximize / optimize the value captured by Applied / SPG as the total semiconductor market grows from $600 Billion to $1 Trillion
Pivoting to a solution mindset from the current product plus aftermarket service-dominated model
Discovering and proactively meeting the emerging needs of end-market OEM customer verticals rather than those just of Applieds direct customers semiconductor manufacturers
Exploring direct partnership/alliance opportunities with leading OEM end-customers
Exploring new disruptive business model approaches such as X-as-a-Service royalty or value sharing versus current product service sale offerings
Skills Knowledge Experience & Education

At Applied Materials Make Possible is about unlocking new opportunities with our customers and within our own company.

Key Responsibilities:
15 years of business planning strategy development and market/ financial analysis experience at a leading company consulting firm investment bank or financial advisor/ investor
Strong problem-solving ability coupled with ability to translate results into practical and measurable action (from theory to practice)
Strong team player with proven ability to build and motivate informal and cross-functional teams to execute against complex initiatives
Advanced Excel modeling and PowerPoint presentation skills
Fluency with financial modeling (DCF valuation ROI analyses etc.)
Ability to synthesize managerial implications and define action plans and associated rationales from large amounts of data
Familiarity with the high technology landscape ideally semiconductors and semiconductor equipment as well as downstream system players (consumers of semiconductors)
Comfort managing multiple conflicting deadlines and priorities and experience working within a fast-paced organization requiring a high degree of collaboration
Working closely with Corporate Development and Applied Ventures as appropriate on inorganic strategic opportunities.
Experience in managing a strategic planning process for a large organization with cross-functional engagement and prioritization.
Able to balance thoughtful consideration of potential options with the ability to solve problems get things done and bring people along through the process.
Operational (P&L or functional) experience in relevant technology domains.
Track-record of developing successful commercial strategy with particular emphasis on new offerings and/or new business models
Systems-integration / solutions mindset ideally with experience leading a transformation from a point product to an end-to-end solution-driven model
Exposure to M&A / corporate development and corporate venturing
Exposure to investor relations / external stakeholder communication

Key Qualifications:
Identify prioritize and ensure execution against key top-line growth and business model evolution opportunities for Applied Materials
Execute against the above based on deep research into market trends technological change evolution of industry structure regulatory changes competitive analysis existing and potential customer needs and deep understanding of Applied capabilities
Size impact of potential initiatives with detailed description of why expected returns will materialize what are key drivers of value (including sensitivity of value) and what are key risks along with risk mitigation plans
Define key metrics reports proceses and governance models to allow management of worldwide top-line growth initiatives and ensure communication with and alignment of stakeholders
Provide direct support to key business development activities (both deal support and partner and engagement/ management)
Beyond executing on pre-defined opportunities work across the organization to generate evaluate and prioritize areas for top-line growth using rigorous and transparent criteria (e.g. contribute to an evergreen process)

Experience:
Bachelors or Masters degree with a preference for a technical discipline
10 years of work experience in the semiconductor industry
Strong project management skills and experience
Excellent communicator and strong collaborator
Dynamic with an empowering and engaging management style; strong talent evaluator
Unquestionable integrity

We are a catalyst to unlock the power of our customers ideas and are committed to overcoming challenges that seem insurmountable.

To succeed in this role requires a capacity for complexity and temperament that includes:

A very mature individual with the right balance of confidence and humility.
Process oriented while also strongly developing and relying on interpersonal relationships across the company
Ability to connect equally well upwards downwards and sideways in the organization
Self-motivated and driven towards excellence.
A high level of EQ to be able to manage across a large team with significant diversity
Analyzing processing and decision-making based on multidisciplinary and multi-functional data sources that could frequently be incomplete.
Ability to distinguish between and prioritizing urgent and important issues.
Situational awareness and complex decision-making ability appropriate for the situation

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