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

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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. 

Job Description Summary
Requires strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and extensive experience in financial and operational analysis. Applies best practices and deep understanding of business drivers to improve decision quality. Solves complex problems by taking new perspectives and developing scalable financial frameworks. Works independently with minimal guidance and serves as a thought partner and resource for colleagues with less experience.

Key Responsibilities

Service product - Cross functional team leadership

• Lead cross functional teams to drive process improvements, portfolio prioritization, cost focus on new products and scalable consolidated service product reporting
• Key business partner to SBU heads to drive strategic process definition and collection of information for financial reviews
• Define and implement finance processes, templates, and checkpoints that support evolving product development processes and strategies
• Build and maintain robust cost models, economic assessments, and investment frameworks for ongoing and emerging service offerings.
• Connect information from multiple sources (engineering, operations, commercial, and finance systems) to create new, scalable financial models and standards
• Develop revenue, margin, and customer engagement plans, and evaluate value creation relative to required investment and associated risks

Manage investment frameworks and prioritization

• Support organizational portfolio management by assessing financial performance, investment needs, and value drivers across offerings to guide balanced, strategic decision‑making
• Build sustainable evaluation processes that support consistent, long‑term business planning and capability building

Lead and facilitate engagement with finance and non‑finance stakeholders

• Lead working sessions to define roles, responsibilities, decision rights, and operating mechanisms for new and evolving finance processes
• Drive strategic conversations, synthesize insights, and align recommendations across multiple stakeholder groups

Improve financial performance and support long‑term growth priorities

• Prepare and consolidate key financial analyses, including QoQ and YoY revenue and margin performance
• Identify execution opportunities, monitor progress, and help drive corrective actions where needed
• Build scalable KPI dashboards, trackers and financial frameworks to help leadership prioritize the highest value opportunities and strategic initiatives
• Streamline and document core finance processes

Key Expectations

• Deepen understanding of the service business environment and emerging trends
• Collaborate, communicate and lead effectively across functions, enabling alignment and improved execution
• Bring curiosity and structured thinking to understand top‑line and bottom‑line drivers
• Establish scalable, repeatable processes that strengthen the finance function’s impact
• Operate proactively and independently, delivering high‑quality outcomes even with limited direction or in ambiguous situations

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, MBA preferred
• Typically 5–7+ years of relevant experience
• Advanced Excel skills required; experience with Tableau, Power BI, or SQL strongly preferred

Additional Information

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The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

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.

In addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at Accommodations_Program@amat.com, or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.