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.

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
• Oversee New Product Development, Roadmaps, and Continuous Improvement Programs (CIP).
• Author vision statements, document business objectives, and define product requirements.
• Drive strategies to minimize configurability, maximize commonality, and integrate new CIP.
• Ensure the product meets performance targets, is available in manufacturing with predictable lead-time and cost, and is supportable in the field.
• Define implementation strategy for product enhancements and communicate to stakeholders.
• Manage unreleased products and features; communicate early forecast plans with all stakeholders and manage/coordinate financial approvals.
• Oversee product cost reduction activities including material cost, I&W cost, and manufacturing cost.
• Drive the Engineering Priority List (EPL) to ensure development and support activities are prioritized and aligned.
• Analyze and recommend financial reserves and disposition of unreleased material inventory in spares locations.
• Support in costing new systems, upgrades, and providing costing forecast information.
• Assist in management reviews and annual planning.

Requirements

• Minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years with a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years of experience; or equivalent experience.
• Sound judgement and decision-making capability.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multiple organizations.
• Blend of business and technical savvy, big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality.
• Confidence to lead a team of highly technical and competent individuals.

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.

Schedule

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: 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: Work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.