Program Manager – Central Operations

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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 Overview

Central Operations is the operating engine (CPU) of the groupdriving a disciplined operating rhythm trusted data and integrated execution across global teams. This nontechnical Program/Project Manager role owns the endtoend business cadence executive reporting and analytics storytelling converting large volumes of data into clear decisionready insights with minimal guidance.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Operating Rhythm: Lead weekly monthly and quarterly business cadence forums and followups to ensure visibility accountability and consistent execution across iTeam.
• Operating Calendar (System of Record): Maintain and govern a centralized live operating calendar anchoring key iTeam AGS and Field milestones; ensure adherence and readiness.
• Executive KPI & Scorecard Reporting: Deliver a single standardized executive view with clear thresholds trends risks and required actions; ensure ontime highquality delivery.
• Analytics & Actionable Insights: Analyze highvolume operational data to surface insights root causes and recommendations that drive decisions at leadership forums.
• Executive Storytelling: Create crisp executiveready PowerPoint decks that synthesize complex data into a tight narrative with clear takeaways and help needed.
• CrossFunctional Coordination: Partner with Finance HR and other stakeholders to align inputs unblock issues and drive outcomes across a global matrixed organization.
• Program & Process Integration: Coordinate initiatives that improve predictability and scalability (standard work KPI harmonization reporting automation process discipline).
• Data Governance & Change Control: Support governance routines and change control to strengthen confidence in data metrics and operating processes.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in program/project management (nontechnical) in a complex matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated success running operating cadence / business rhythm with strong followthrough.
• Excellent coordination and execution skills; ability to operate independently with minimal guidance.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills with proven experience creating executivegrade decks from large datasets.
• Strong analytics mindsetability to interpret metrics identify trends and translate data into actions.
• Clear concise written and verbal communication; ability to influence without authority.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting executive KPI reviews scorecards or business reviews.
• Exposure to data governance KPI standardization or reporting automation.
• Experience working with global teams across regions and time zones.

Success Measures

• A predictable disciplined operating rhythm with clear ownership and ontime deliverables.
• Consistent decisionoriented executive reporting that reduces time spent reconciling data.
• Increased leadership confidence in insights faster decisions and improved operational alignment.

Summary: This role is ideal for a highly organized exceptionally good with executive presentations and data storytelling analytically strong program manager who thrives at the intersection of operations data and executive communicationturning complexity into clarity and action.

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