Manager, Extended Workforce Operations

Applied Materials
Bengaluru
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 10+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Analytical thinking","Structured problem solving","Risk discipline"]

Lead and govern the regional extended workforce program, ensuring compliance, operational excellence, workforce agility, and risk discipline. You’ll manage a high-performing team, own the end-to-end extended workforce lifecycle (staff augmentation, contractors, vendors, service providers), and serve as escalation point for complex issues. Partner with strategic sourcing, HR, legal, finance, IT, and business leaders while acting as SAP Fieldglass subject matter expert for integrations, reporting, UAT, and automation initiatives.

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3 months ago

Manager, Extended Workforce Operations

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Job Summary

Lead and govern the regional extended workforce program, ensuring compliance, operational excellence, workforce agility, and risk discipline. You’ll manage a high-performing team, own the end-to-end extended workforce lifecycle (staff augmentation, contractors, vendors, service providers), and serve as escalation point for complex issues. Partner with strategic sourcing, HR, legal, finance, IT, and business leaders while acting as SAP Fieldglass subject matter expert for integrations, reporting, UAT, and automation initiatives.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead, coach, and develop a regional Extended Workforce Operations team, setting priorities, operating rhythms, and accountability.
  • •Own end-to-end regional execution of the extended workforce lifecycle across staff augmentation, independent contractors, vendors, and service providers, ensuring visibility and audit readiness.
  • •Manage regional relationships with MSPs, VMS partners, and workforce suppliers, including SLA monitoring, compliance trends, and corrective actions.
  • •Serve as SAP Fieldglass subject matter expert; support and govern integrations across Fieldglass, Workday, ServiceNow, and related enterprise platforms, including UAT, releases, reporting, and automation initiatives.
  • •Ensure extended workforce engagements comply with labor laws, worker classification standards, internal policies, and contractual requirements; lead risk mitigation efforts and partner with Legal and HR on audits and policy interpretation.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • •10+ years of professional experience, including 5–7+ years in Extended Workforce Management, HR Operations, Procurement, or Workforce Governance.
  • •Demonstrated people management experience to lead, mentor, and scale teams.
  • •Strong knowledge of contingent workforce models, vendor management, and labor regulations.
  • •Hands-on experience with SAP Fieldglass (VMS); Workday experience strongly preferred.
Experience:10+ yearsExtended workforce managementHR operationsProcurementWorkforce governanceVendor managementContingent workforce
Education:Master's
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementAnalytical thinkingStructured problem solvingRisk discipline
Tech Stack:SAP FieldglassFieldglassWorkdayServiceNowSAPVMSExcelAlteryxUAT

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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