Portfolio Analyst

Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. Our innovations make possible™ the technology shaping the future. To achieve this, we employ some of the best, brightest, and most talented people in the world who work together as part of a winning team.  

While virtually every nationality, culture, and background are currently represented within Applied Materials, we strive for a more robust Culture of Inclusion (COI) and diversity. Leveraging our COI vision helps drive innovation, build organizational capabilities, create equal opportunities for everyone, and achieve our company’s definition of Winning.

This position reports directly to the Business Unit CFO of Heterogeneous Integration (Advanced Packaging). In this role, the candidate will be expected to apply conceptual and practical financial expertise to establish and standardize business processes, address complex business problems, and drive investment decision for profitable growth.  As a key finance business partner, the candidate will own and be responsible for the managing product portfolio for HI organization. The candidate must be able to anticipate internal and/or external business challenges and actively influence management with critical analysis and sound business advice. This role collaborates with various cross-functional organizations globally and requires the ability to provide solutions to complex problems. Works independently to support a complex and growing business with a diverse set of new and existing products serving high share applications to commodity type applications.

Key Responsibilities

This is a dynamic role that will enable the candidate to lead the BUs financial investment portfolio analysis and resource management in partnership with the business. The position requires an individual who is eager to work with both BU executives and cross functionally partner with Product Marketing, Program management, Product Engineering, and Operations to provide valued Finance Insight on the following:
•    Present to Executive Leadership Team (ELT) of the BU and Segment the annual Portfolio resource plan (HC , Operating Spend (Opex), Capital Expense (Capex)) and articulate alignment to program priority or execution risk/acceleration.
•    Support project funding prioritization decision making as it relates to defining scope, timeline, valuation, gaining approval, and execution, including scenario analyses.
•    Key stakeholder of Product portfolio’s review of milestone status for continued funding. Must drive corrective actions to improve programs commit executions. 
•    Interface with senior management to prioritize Opex, improve processes, and allocate resources across programs, supporting key portfolio reviews (EPR, IRB).
•    Partner cross-functionally to drive and maintain the quarterly update of each program business case NPV models (Forecasting: Revenue, COS, Opex, Cashflow). Independently present business case financials to Senior management 
•    Interface with Portfolio owner to prioritizing projects, measure productivity, and optimize resources. Including capital spending plan and tracking.
•    Partner within Finance and BU to drive and enhance efficiency of data tools eg.  Anaplan, SAP BPC, Tableau, and Project Resource Management (PRM), to streamline R&D spend reporting and analysis.
•    Partner with ACE near shore finance organization to ensure portfolio requirements are captured appropriately for finance budgets and plans. 
•    Ensure data accuracy and partner with management team to develop and tell the story of the business unit using that information (forecasting/budgeting, financial close, balance sheet integrity).
•    Interface with Operations and ACE to manage quarterly Opex and Capex to target while prioritizing project priorities.
•    Develop and own total Opex, Portfolio and Capex budget planning process by engaging with business partners and senior management during financial cycles (quarterly close, QBR, AOP, SR), ensuring task accuracy and data integrity.

Qualifications & Preferences
•    Executive level communications but also aptitude to drive detailed process and data analytics to support engineering program management. 
•    Very strong Excel skills, including modeling
•    Strong systems capabilities, preferably with Anaplan, SAP BPC, tableau and PRM
•    Analytical and problem-solving skills
•    Interpersonal skills to engage with partners to understand key issues, develop recommendations and implement actions to improve the business results
•    Experience in P&L reporting and analysis
•    Basic accounting knowledge
•    Other valued characteristics – Assertiveness, initiative, communication, curiosity about the business, team oriented, collaborative
•    Experience in semiconductor equipment or other manufacturing enterprises

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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.