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Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.
What We Offer
Salary:
$116,000.00 - $159,500.00
Location:
Austin, TX
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.
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.
Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale helps our customers – who make smartphones, supercomputers, virtual reality headsets, autonomous vehicles and more – transform their ideas into reality. Our innovations Make Possible® a Better Future.
Inside our company, we apply the idea of Make Possible as we work together. We value our people and teams who turn possibilities into reality by advancing our strategy, accomplishing great things and empowering others. We are deeply committed to fostering a Culture of Inclusion where every person knows they belong, feels empowered to bring their whole self to work, and is inspired to grow. If you’re looking for the next step in your future, consider Applied Materials. With the data explosion and new investment in semiconductors, it’s an exciting place to be.
Semiconductors are foundational to the modern economy, and the demand curve has never been steeper. That steep growth presents unprecedented challenges in manufacturing, supply chain and quality — demanding innovative approaches to maintain our competitiveness. The Operations Product Development team drives technology, business processes and strategic innovation supporting Applied Materials Global Operations. We are looking for a Technical Product Manager with a strong foundation in software engineering and a passion for digital and AI-enabled transformation of business processes. Backed by a team of developers, you will be responsible for delivering business value to Global Operations through transformative SW applications. You will be involved in finding the problem worth solving, framing it with data, aligning stakeholders who do not always agree, and staying close enough to the architecture to make trade-offs with your engineering partners. You will not be shipping production code, but you will be expected to read it, reason about it, and have a strong user-centric point of view in design reviews.
If you are someone who takes initiatives, have a strong analytical foundation and the empathy to build consensus rather than demand it from others, you will fit right in. We need people who are thoughtful, eager to learn, and ready to change how an entire industry solves problems.
Responsibilities
Program Execution & Stakeholder Coordination
- Support end-to-end execution of Supply planning initiatives, ensuring milestones, dependencies, and actions are clearly tracked.
- Own forecast signal for suppliers and evaluate signal quality.
- Bring structure and clarity to ambiguous problem spaces by defining work plans, timelines, and success criteria.
- Coordinate with cross-functional partners across Supply Chain, SPG, JOLT, and Business Units to gather inputs, align priorities, and close gaps.
- Ensure planning assumptions, risks, and opportunities are clearly documented.
- Partner with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Product Management, and Business Units.
- Proactively identify risks, data gaps, and execution issues; escalate with clear context and recommended actions.
- Prepare program status updates, meeting notes, and follow-ups to ensure accountability and momentum.
- Produce executive-ready updates, decision documents, and business cases — tables, charts, and slides that a leader can act on without a verbal briefing.
- Drive alignment between stakeholders with competing priorities and unclear decision rights and make the decision path explicit when it isn't.
- Operate effectively without formal authority across matrixed, geographically distributed teams.
Data Analysis & Decision Support
- Perform detailed analysis across supply, demand, capacity, and material data to support planning decisions.
- Analyze outputs from planning and analytics tools (e.g., reports, heat maps, scenario outputs) to identify trends, constraints, and inconsistencies.
- Build and maintain analytical models, trackers, and summaries using Excel to support ongoing planning programs.
- Translate data into clear, structured insights and executive-ready summaries.
Technical
- Translate business goals and customer needs into technical product requirements engineers can act on.
- Closely collaborate with SW engineers to design scalable and reliable data pipelines and systems. Evaluate technical trade-offs and influence architecture decisions.
- Work within agile development methodologies across planning, design, development, testing and pilot phases.
- Comfort with SQL and python to independently test problem hypothesis, simulate effect scenarios and check data quality rather than waiting on someone else’s report.
Stakeholders & Execution
- Own the delivery of the overall technical and/or workflow solution with minimal effort and input from others; be the first person to identify and speak out when new program risks arise.
- Build consensus across teams with competing priorities — earn alignment through listening and evidence, not escalation.
- Establish a constructive working relationship with partner teams and manage the product lifecycle including requirements, algo/SW development, testing and pilot phases.
- Become the single point of contact for the product, communicating effectively with cross-functional teams on a regular basis.
Desired Qualifications
- Degree in quantitative field (Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Statistics or equivalent).
- Deep understanding of, or direct experience in operations, supply chain, manufacturing, product management, systems engineering or quality.
- 4+ years of experience developing software or business intelligence tools in a user-centric agile environment.
- Proficiency in statistics, data science and/or AI/ML.
- Viewed as an evangelist for new ideas with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Previous experience implementing new workflows into existing business processes, or design and implementation of change management.
- Strong critical thinking skills, the ability to influence and communicate effectively within a diverse community of stakeholders.
- Self-motivated individual who can drive progress towards broad objectives without close supervision.
Additional Information
Time Type:
Full time
Employee Type:
Assignee / Regular
Travel:
Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Eligible:
Yes
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.
Who We Are
Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.
What We Offer
Salary:
$116,000.00 - $159,500.00
Location:
Austin, TX
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.
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.
Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale helps our customers – who make smartphones, supercomputers, virtual reality headsets, autonomous vehicles and more – transform their ideas into reality. Our innovations Make Possible® a Better Future.
Inside our company, we apply the idea of Make Possible as we work together. We value our people and teams who turn possibilities into reality by advancing our strategy, accomplishing great things and empowering others. We are deeply committed to fostering a Culture of Inclusion where every person knows they belong, feels empowered to bring their whole self to work, and is inspired to grow. If you’re looking for the next step in your future, consider Applied Materials. With the data explosion and new investment in semiconductors, it’s an exciting place to be.
Semiconductors are foundational to the modern economy, and the demand curve has never been steeper. That steep growth presents unprecedented challenges in manufacturing, supply chain and quality — demanding innovative approaches to maintain our competitiveness. The Operations Product Development team drives technology, business processes and strategic innovation supporting Applied Materials Global Operations. We are looking for a Technical Product Manager with a strong foundation in software engineering and a passion for digital and AI-enabled transformation of business processes. Backed by a team of developers, you will be responsible for delivering business value to Global Operations through transformative SW applications. You will be involved in finding the problem worth solving, framing it with data, aligning stakeholders who do not always agree, and staying close enough to the architecture to make trade-offs with your engineering partners. You will not be shipping production code, but you will be expected to read it, reason about it, and have a strong user-centric point of view in design reviews.
If you are someone who takes initiatives, have a strong analytical foundation and the empathy to build consensus rather than demand it from others, you will fit right in. We need people who are thoughtful, eager to learn, and ready to change how an entire industry solves problems.
Responsibilities
Program Execution & Stakeholder Coordination
- Support end-to-end execution of Supply planning initiatives, ensuring milestones, dependencies, and actions are clearly tracked.
- Own forecast signal for suppliers and evaluate signal quality.
- Bring structure and clarity to ambiguous problem spaces by defining work plans, timelines, and success criteria.
- Coordinate with cross-functional partners across Supply Chain, SPG, JOLT, and Business Units to gather inputs, align priorities, and close gaps.
- Ensure planning assumptions, risks, and opportunities are clearly documented.
- Partner with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Product Management, and Business Units.
- Proactively identify risks, data gaps, and execution issues; escalate with clear context and recommended actions.
- Prepare program status updates, meeting notes, and follow-ups to ensure accountability and momentum.
- Produce executive-ready updates, decision documents, and business cases — tables, charts, and slides that a leader can act on without a verbal briefing.
- Drive alignment between stakeholders with competing priorities and unclear decision rights and make the decision path explicit when it isn't.
- Operate effectively without formal authority across matrixed, geographically distributed teams.
Data Analysis & Decision Support
- Perform detailed analysis across supply, demand, capacity, and material data to support planning decisions.
- Analyze outputs from planning and analytics tools (e.g., reports, heat maps, scenario outputs) to identify trends, constraints, and inconsistencies.
- Build and maintain analytical models, trackers, and summaries using Excel to support ongoing planning programs.
- Translate data into clear, structured insights and executive-ready summaries.
Technical
- Translate business goals and customer needs into technical product requirements engineers can act on.
- Closely collaborate with SW engineers to design scalable and reliable data pipelines and systems. Evaluate technical trade-offs and influence architecture decisions.
- Work within agile development methodologies across planning, design, development, testing and pilot phases.
- Comfort with SQL and python to independently test problem hypothesis, simulate effect scenarios and check data quality rather than waiting on someone else’s report.
Stakeholders & Execution
- Own the delivery of the overall technical and/or workflow solution with minimal effort and input from others; be the first person to identify and speak out when new program risks arise.
- Build consensus across teams with competing priorities — earn alignment through listening and evidence, not escalation.
- Establish a constructive working relationship with partner teams and manage the product lifecycle including requirements, algo/SW development, testing and pilot phases.
- Become the single point of contact for the product, communicating effectively with cross-functional teams on a regular basis.
Desired Qualifications
- Degree in quantitative field (Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Statistics or equivalent).
- Deep understanding of, or direct experience in operations, supply chain, manufacturing, product management, systems engineering or quality.
- 4+ years of experience developing software or business intelligence tools in a user-centric agile environment.
- Proficiency in statistics, data science and/or AI/ML.
- Viewed as an evangelist for new ideas with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Previous experience implementing new workflows into existing business processes, or design and implementation of change management.
- Strong critical thinking skills, the ability to influence and communicate effectively within a diverse community of stakeholders.
- Self-motivated individual who can drive progress towards broad objectives without close supervision.
Additional Information
Time Type:
Full time
Employee Type:
Assignee / Regular
Travel:
Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Eligible:
Yes
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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Project Program Manager
Translate your credentials into U.S. frameworks
PMP certification is widely recognized, but U.S. employers also look for familiarity with Agile, SAFe, and PMBOK terminology. Audit your resume to confirm your project governance language matches the role descriptions you're targeting before outreach begins.
Use OFLC Wage Search to set salary expectations
Your employer must certify that your offered wage meets the DOL prevailing wage for your specific occupation and location. Pull the Level II or III wage for your target metro before negotiating, so you don't accept an offer that will fail LCA certification.
Target employers with established cross-border project portfolios
Program managers coordinating teams across Singapore, the U.S., and other APAC offices are a known hire category for multinationals. Focus your search on companies with active Singapore operations, since their HR teams are already familiar with H-1B1 visa sponsorship mechanics.
Search verified H-1B1 sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter by Project Program Manager roles on Migrate Mate to surface employers with documented H-1B1 visa filing history. This narrows your list to companies that have already navigated the LCA and consulate process, cutting time spent on employers unfamiliar with the visa.
Clarify specialty occupation status during offer negotiations
The H-1B1 visa requires your role to qualify as a specialty occupation under U.S. immigration law. Confirm with the hiring manager that your Program Manager title is supported by a degree requirement in the job description, not just project experience, before the LCA is filed.
Book your Singapore U.S. Embassy appointment immediately after LCA certification
Unlike H-1B, the H-1B1 visa is processed directly at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore without a USCIS petition stage. Once your employer receives a certified LCA, move quickly to schedule your DS-160 and interview slot, as appointment availability shifts by season.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Project Program Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for the H-1B1 Singapore visa?
Yes, provided the employer's job description requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as engineering, business administration, or information systems. Roles where any bachelor's degree is acceptable regardless of field are harder to support. The O*NET profile for project management occupations confirms that specialized degree requirements are standard for senior-level program manager positions.
How does the H-1B1 Singapore visa differ from the H-1B for Program Manager roles?
The H-1B1 visa has no lottery, a separate 5,400-visa annual cap that has never been exhausted, and is processed at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore rather than through USCIS. That means no I-129 petition and a faster timeline from signed offer letter to visa stamp. The trade-off is that the H-1B1 does not confer dual intent, so you'll need to maintain clear nonimmigrant ties during each renewal cycle.
How do I find employers who are already familiar with H-1B1 Singapore sponsorship for program management roles?
Search on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers with verified H-1B1 visa filing history filtered by role type. Employers who have filed before already know the LCA process, reducing the risk they'll withdraw sponsorship due to unfamiliarity with the consulate-only route. Multinationals with Singapore regional offices are a particularly productive segment to target.
Can my employer file the LCA while I'm still working in Singapore?
Yes. The Labor Condition Application is filed by the employer with DOL and does not require you to be in the U.S. Your employer can submit and receive LCA certification while you're based in Singapore, then you use the certified LCA to complete your DS-160 and schedule your U.S. Embassy interview without leaving the country.
What happens to my H-1B1 status if my Program Manager role changes significantly after I arrive in the U.S.?
If your responsibilities shift to a materially different occupation, your employer should file an amended LCA reflecting the new role before the change takes effect. Program managers who move from individual contributor projects to leading enterprise-wide programs, for example, may cross into a different Standard Occupational Classification code. Your employer's immigration counsel should assess whether a new LCA and visa annotation are required.