Product Manager 5

The group you’ll be a part of In the Global Products Group, we are dedicated to excellence in the design and engineering of Lam's etch and deposition products. We drive innovation to ensure our cutting‑edge solutions are helping to solve the biggest challenges in the semiconductor industry. The impact you’ll make As a Product Manager at Lam, you play a crucial role in defining the strategy, roadmap, and features of the product. You are both strategic and tactical. You will span the entire product life cycle, from definition and planning to production release, upgrades, and end‑of‑life. Your leadership skills will be vital in ensuring cross‑functional collaboration across different departments to drive the success of the portfolio of products. With your expertise in both business and technical domains, you’ll bring the product vision to life for Lam and our customers. A Senior Product Manager’s focus is 100% on the Product. They are the leader for all groups to align priorities, define objectives, drive decisions to meet product development needs, market objectives, and released product support requirements. What You’ll Do Accountable for Product Lifecycle Management overall EPL – stakeholder of the Program Priority List of programs/projects to focus resources in line with organizational objectives for owned products. Prioritize programs to allocate resources aligned with overall organizational objectives. Define and communicate the product offered for sale through the Product Option Architecture (POA) system and approve product changes. Manage unreleased product proliferation: capture and communicate early forecasts and shipment plans in the Unreleased Build Plan Process (URBP); submit DMRFs to drive unreleased material; and approve Critical Design Reviews; align and approve new part spares inventory. Define & manage E/OCOGS – financial reserve fund requirements to support implementation of enhancements/improvements to issues in the field, define and manage reserves maintained to achieve specific business objectives in the field. Review and disposition PR’s in iPLM, BOM change orders, and NSR’s; provide supporting rationale and alternatives to justify decisions and determine pricing. Ensure timely option release of NSRs. Communicate across Lam and with customer known product issues, the impact to ongoing operations/production and POR. Lead CFTs as necessary, coordinating operations and development groups, to mitigate the customer production impacts when scarce resources are available. Lead Safety issue CFTs to drive Safety Alert and implementation plans. Analyze and make recommendation of financial reserves and disposition of unreleased material inventory in engineering, operations and spares locations. Monitor, report & manage cost of products via collaboration with supply chain, engineering and ensure cost is a critical consideration in all design, change and product definition/strategy decisions. Identify opportunities and drive changes to achieve Shift Left gains for all product development and release activity. Who We’re Looking For Minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience. The ideal candidate will have sound judgement and decision making capability, an inquisitive nature, demonstrated capacity to provide structure and guidance in a chaotic environment and the ability to work effectively across multiple organizations and levels of management. They must have the confidence and background to lead and challenge a team of highly technical and competent individuals. They must be able to understand and mentor the role of product manager to less experienced peers. Preferred Qualifications Minimum 5+ years applicable experience; previous experience in semiconductor capital equipment industry preferred. Familiarity with wafer handling and/or mechatronics systems is a plus. Supervisory or management experience preferred. Our commitment We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results. Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non‑discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees. Work Location Models Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on‑site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On‑site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On‑site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on‑site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1‑2 days per week on‑site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time. Salary CA San Francisco Bay Area Salary Range for this position: $125,000.00 - $270,000.00. The above salary range for this position is relevant to applicants that reside or work onsite in the California, San Francisco Bay Area only. Salary offers will depend on factors that include the location you work from, your level, education, training and specific skills, years of experience and comparison to other employees already in this role. Actual salary may vary from salary offered due to numerous factors including but not limited to unpaid time off, unpaid leave, company mandated shutdown, and other relevant factors. Our Perks And Benefits At Lam, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits. #J-18808-Ljbffr Lam Research