Senior Director, Finance

Applied Materials
Santa Clara
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 192,000 - 264,000 annuallyFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Executive communication","Organizational leadership","Change management","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Provide strategic and operational finance leadership for major R&D laboratory, engineering facilities, and innovation infrastructure investments. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders through scenario modeling, long-range planning, and capital allocation. Lead financial support for customer partnership and alternative business models, while driving scalable finance processes using digital tools and advanced analytics. Manage and develop a high-performing finance organization in a highly visible, cross-functional environment.

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Senior Director, Finance

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Job Summary

Provide strategic and operational finance leadership for major R&D laboratory, engineering facilities, and innovation infrastructure investments. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders through scenario modeling, long-range planning, and capital allocation. Lead financial support for customer partnership and alternative business models, while driving scalable finance processes using digital tools and advanced analytics. Manage and develop a high-performing finance organization in a highly visible, cross-functional environment.
Location: Santa Clara
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as a trusted finance advisor to senior leadership across US lab infrastructure organizations, influencing decisions through financial analysis and executive recommendations.
  • •Lead financial planning, forecasting, and governance for large-scale capital investment programs, developing affordability models, business cases, and ROI frameworks.
  • •Provide customer partnership and commercial finance support for strategic collaboration programs, structuring funding models and evaluating commercial opportunities.
  • •Drive finance process improvements to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and scalability using digital tools, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled solutions.
  • •Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing finance organization, building capability, succession pipelines, and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 192,000 - 264,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Annual BonusEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, or related field.
  • •15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience in a global technology, semiconductor, manufacturing, or industrial environment.
  • •Significant experience in FP&A, business finance, strategic finance, corporate finance, or investment analysis.
  • •Experience supporting executive leadership and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
  • •Strong background in investment analysis, portfolio management, and financial modeling.
Experience:15+ yearsSemiconductorManufacturingIndustrialGlobal technology
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Strategic thinkingExecutive communicationOrganizational leadershipChange managementCross-functional collaboration
Tech Stack:AI-enabled solutionsAdvanced analyticsDigital toolsFinancial modeling

Company Brief

Applied Materials
Provides semiconductor manufacturing equipment, services, and software used to build advanced chips and display technologies. Its tools support materials engineering, deposition, etching, inspection, and process control for major electronics manufacturers worldwide.
Industry: Industrial Machinery
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 1967
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