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Pricing Lead V - (B5)

Job ID
R2517446
Date posted
10/01/2025
Location
Santa Clara, California
Category
Finance

This position reports directly to the Business Unit CFO of Etch.  As a key finance business partner, the candidate will anticipate internal, external, regulatory business challenges and actively influence management with critical analysis and sound business advice. This role focuses on all aspects of revenue from opportunity to recognition. It collaborates with various cross-functional organizations globally and requires the ability to provide solutions to complex problems. Works independently to support a large volume organization that is , diverse, complex and growing with a diverse set of new and existing products serving high share applications to commodity type applications.

Major Responsibilities

This is a dynamic role that will enable the candidate to lead financial analysis and revenue management in partnership with Operations. The position requires an individual who is eager to work across functions and levels to provide valued Finance support.

  • Business partnering with executive management team; primary finance partner for Business Management and Business Management Operations organizations
  • Strategic financial planning, measurement, and execution around value capture opportunities.
  • Deal analysis – partnering with Business Management on profitability & commercials. Recommends or leads product or service improvements to commercial deal structures.
  • Drive execution towards Days Sales Outstanding and FGI dwell time targets
  • Support for BU S&OP Demand Reviews, including scenario planning and market share implications
  • Coordination across functions to drive build plan reconciliation alignment
  • Bookings, billing, backlog analysis and market share forecast
  • Forecasting & delivering predictable financial results
  • Close/GAAP, including balance sheet management
  • Process improvement in collaboration with peers in SPG
  • Key participant on Agile Finance initiatives; lead for one segment-wide initiative
  • Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.

Key Competencies

  • Business Acumen – business/financial concepts, processes, and practices for sound decisions
  • Business Partnering - creating a real and active partnership with both operations and management.  Provide 'real time' support and analysis to add value in decision making
  • Data Analytics - data analysis tools to sort through and analyze data to identify factors impacting performance and to gain greater insight into trends
  • Data Gathering/Reporting - tools, techniques and processes for gathering/reporting data for measuring business results, objectives & strategies
  • Financial Forecasting & Modeling - processes, tools, and techniques for exploring and evaluating alternative financial scenarios and results
  • Flexibility & Adaptability - approaches, tools, and techniques for dealing with a changing environment
  • Influencing - ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization
  • Initiative - self-motivation, ability and drive to seek out work and accomplish goals
  • Org Change Management – effect change in an organization; ability to manage successful transition from current to desired culture, practices, structure, and environment
  • Problem Solving/Critical Thinking - approaches, tools, techniques for solving problems & making sound recommendations
  • Very strong Excel skills, including modeling
  • Strong communication, including presentation skills
  • Basic or intermediate accounting knowledge

Education & Experience

  • BS degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA preferred
  • 8+ years of experience, semiconductor equipment or components manufacturing preferred

Qualifications

Education:

Master's Degree

Skills

Certifications:

Languages:

Years of Experience:

10 - 15 Years

Work Experience:

Additional Information

Shift:

10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America)

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

U.S. Salary Range:

$154,000.00 - $212,000.00

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.