Technical Program Manager - AI/ML, GOPs AI - US-CA-Livermore (1028), United States
$146,000 - $311,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 August 2026 by the employer.
Join the Global Operations AI team to define and execute the AI/ML/Automation technology roadmap.
About the role
This role bridges Global Operations business needs with AI/ML/Automation technical execution, supporting the full lifecycle of use-case implementation from discovery to value realization. The team is responsible for defining, continuously evolving, and executing the AI/ML/Automation technology roadmap across Lam Research Global Operations.
What you'll do
- Support evaluation and selection of AI/ML/Automation platforms & methodologies.
- Maintain visibility to GOPs AI portfolio, program health, technical risks, dependencies, system readiness, and resource needs.
- Drive end-to-end execution of AI/ML/Automation initiatives from discovery through value realization post deployment.
- Partner with data engineers, data scientists, information security engineers, and platform teams to ensure data pipelines, integrations, and security protocols are defined and executed.
- Support the transition from build to run by ensuring ownership, support model, documentation, monitoring requirements including eval metrics, training, and continuous improvement mechanisms are established.
- Act as a trusted advisor to GOPs stakeholders on how AI/ML/Automation capabilities can transform operational processes.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree with 15+ years of experience; or Master’s degree with 12+ years’ experience; or a PhD with 8+ years’ experience; or equivalent experience.
- Exposure to Operations domains: Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Logistics, Planning, Order Management, Spares Operations and adjacent business functions.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional AI/ML/Automation programs from concept through deployment and operational handoff.
- Technical fluency in AI/ML/Automation concepts, including predictive modeling, optimization, workflow orchestration, LLM/RAG workflows, intelligent agents, analytics, data pipelines, and Ontology or Knowledge Graph based enterprise platforms.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex technical and operational topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to operate in ambiguous and fast-moving environments.
Nice to have
- Experience in semiconductor equipment or similar advanced manufacturing environments preferred.
Skills: AI/ML/Automation, technology roadmap, program execution, predictive modeling, data pipelines
This role has been open 65 days — exactly the 65-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
65
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Median days open
65 d
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Median salary
$245k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Lam Research | All employers we track in this specialty (65 roles · 19 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 65 |
| Median days open | 66 d | 65 d (+1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $245k |
Skills observed across this category: AI/ML/Automation, technology roadmap, program execution, predictive modeling, data pipelines
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 15 open roles · median 80 d
- Micron Technology · 11 open roles · median 16 d
- Qualcomm · 8 open roles · median 76 d
- AMD · 6 open roles · median 44 d
- Tenstorrent · 4 open roles · median 66 d
- Lam Research (this employer) · 3 open roles · median 65 d
How we counted: 65 open Technical Program Management (AI ML Hardware) roles from 19 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.