Director, Product Management - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$180,500 - $248,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role directs the development of market requirements and business plans for specific products or product lines within a broad functional area. You will take the lead in managing product development and capabilities, and build strategic partnerships to evaluate new and emerging technologies.
What you'll do
- Direct the development of market requirements for specific products including product strategy definition, requirement analysis, technology roadmaps and pricing.
- Direct the development of business plans, assess market penetration, and product positioning to drive competitive advantage, revenue, and market share.
- Drive and execute an effective interface with engineering, manufacturing, and sales to develop new products and enhance existing products.
- Assist account teams in managing customer accounts to enhance customer satisfaction and increase AMAT’s product and technical reputation.
- Work with the business unit in technology development and transfer to customers, including customized process development.
- Serve as the customer expert across a broad range of products, defining product strategy and identifying gaps.
What you'll need
- Experience providing leadership and direction through senior managers to ensure the overall marketing function meets strategic goals.
- Ability to apply broad industry and commercial awareness to drive financial and operational performance.
- Experience leading through subordinate managers of managers; executing segment/functional business plans and contributing to segment/functional strategy.
- Demonstrated ability to direct the resolution of highly complex or unusual business problems applying advanced analytical thought and judgment.
- Proven negotiation and influencing skills with senior executives and external organizations.
- Understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance.
Skills: product strategy, market requirements, business plan, customer roadmap, product development
This role has been open 59 days — below the 62-day median for Product Management roles.
Product Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
64
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Median days open
62 d
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Median salary
$198k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (64 roles · 11 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 25 | 64 |
| Median days open | 76 d | 62 d (+14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $198k |
Skills observed across this category: product strategy, market requirements, business plan, customer roadmap, product development
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 25 open roles · median 77 d
- Lam Research · 15 open roles · median 58 d
- ASM International · 7 open roles · median 88 d
- Entegris · 6 open roles · median 67 d
- KLA Corporation · 3 open roles · median 133 d
- Keysight Technologies · 2 open roles · median 75 d
How we counted: 64 open Product Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 11 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.