Applied Materials · 20 hours ago
Software Product Manager – AIx (Lab Digitization and Automation )Platform
Santa Clara,CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $220K/yr
10+ years expApplied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions, and they are seeking a Software Product Manager for their Lab Digitization and Automation team. This role is responsible for the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of digital solutions that enhance automation and operational efficiency in lab operations.
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Responsibilities
Define and communicate the product vision and multi-year roadmap for digital applications for lab operations, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and lab operational goals
Quantify and track product KPIs around automation, data integrity, cycle time, and user adoption
Lead the transition from fragmented legacy workflows to unified, scalable platforms, collaborating with architects and engineering
Chair the decision-making body for change management and project prioritization, ensuring structured governance and recurring reviews of submitted product change requests
Approve, hold, or cancel projects entering the change management process, set priorities, and maintain the health of the change request pipeline and associated metrics
Act as the escalation point for unresolved issues before senior management involvement
Lead discovery with BU stakeholders, LabOps, GIS, and other partners to design business-specific workflows and hardware/process execution capabilities
Analyze, optimize, and document end-to-end processes to drive operational efficiency and support organizational goals
Facilitate MVP scoping, governance for upgrades, and new features; define clear problem statements, success metrics, and acceptance criteria
Coordinate cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, DevOps, design, product operations) to deliver high-quality releases on time; maintain clear release notes
Lead readiness with GIS, AIx, and BU teams, including training plans and rollout communications for lab applications
Drive training and adoption programs across user communities; capture feedback to inform backlog prioritization and roadmap iteration
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's in computer science, engineering, or related field
10+ years in product management, program management, enterprise systems, or related fields with progressive responsibility
Proven experience with lab automation systems; familiarity with lab operations and process/metrology workflows
Expertise collaborating on cloud-native architectures (Azure/AWS/GCP), microservices, and enterprise integration patterns
Demonstrated ability to analyze, optimize, and document complex business processes with strong stakeholder engagement across BU, GIS, and LabOps
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Participation in a bonus and a stock award program
Company
Applied Materials
Applied Materials is a semiconductor and display equipment company that offers materials engineering solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.1BKey Investors
Stonnington GroupUS Department of Energy
2025-02-24Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2023-06-27Post Ipo Equity· $0.38M
2022-10-19Grant· $100M
Leadership Team
Omkaram Nalamasu
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Tony Chiang, Ph.D
VP, CTO Applied AI
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