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

Salary:

$154,000.00 - $212,000.00

Location:

Santa Clara,CA

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.

Position Summary:

CTO is an innovative organization within Applied Materials focused on identifying, incubating, and commercializing promising technologies in semiconductors and adjacent markets. The group is unique given the opportunity to work for a large company but attain the experience of a startup like environment, evaluating the business models and providing the right strategic and financial support to see the incubation opportunities turn into large scale growth programs for the company.

This high-impact role serves as the primary finance business partner to CTO leadership, providing end-to-end financial oversight and actionable insights across operational plans and strategic initiatives. The position gets strong support from Finance Center of Excellence (COE) team to ensure efficient execution, enabling this role to focus on business partnership, scenario analysis, and decision support.

The role also leads FP&A activities for both CTO and PPB, translating complex financial and operational data into clear, executive-ready narratives for reviews and decision forums. Success requires high integrity, strong judgment, analytical rigor, and the ability to balance strategic thinking with attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance business partner and trusted advisor for the CTO organization.
• Deliver regular financial updates and lead operating reviews with CTO and PPB leadership.
• Build financial models, scenario analyses, and valuations to support new programs and strategic decisions.
• Own financial performance management for CTO and maintain strong visibility to PPB financials (P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow).
• Lead quarterly forecasting, annual planning, and long-range planning processes for CTO (and related FP&A support for PPB).
• Coordinate with COE and Accounting for close, QBRs, and executive/commit deliverables and transactional support; ensure data quality and controllership discipline.
• Develop working technical fluency across R&D initiatives to assess milestone progress, anticipate spend impacts, and proactively surface risks/opportunities.
• Support commercial enablement through contract reviews and business model discussions, ensuring profitable market adoption.
• Monitor capital and operating spend versus plan; explain variances, identify timing and scope risks, and escalate material issues with clarity and urgency.
• Drive closure and data integrity by partnering with program owners, engineering managers, and technical leads to resolve gaps, inconsistencies, and open actions.
• Partner with corporate teams on audit, SOX, trade, tax and statutory reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A, business partnership, and/or controllership; experience supporting technology/product organizations.
• Strong command of financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow), planning/forecasting, and internal controls/compliance (including SOX).
• Demonstrated ability to build models and tell the story—turning complex data into clear, executive-ready insights and recommendations.
• Experience with ERP and planning tools; ability to drive process improvements across systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Additional Information Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

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.

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