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The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.\nWhat We Offer\nLocation:\nRehovot,ISRYou’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible-while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.\nAt Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.\nWe are looking for a AI Transformation Product Manager to join the GenAI Core Team, which is driving a transformative corporate initiative to achieve significant productivity improvement through AI adoption, starting with our software organization and expanding across the entire R&D landscape. The role involves validating implementation of AI productivity playbooks across product groups, tracking adoption metrics, gathering stakeholder feedback, and connecting insights to surface opportunities and gaps in our GenAI transformation journey.\nWhat's in it for you?\nThis is an opportunity to be at the heart of Applied Materials' AI transformation, impacting the entire R&D organization while working with cutting-edge GenAI tools and methodologies. You'll gain exposure to multiple business units, collaborate with diverse stakeholders across the organization, and play a critical role in shaping how we adopt and measure AI-driven productivity improvements. Your insights and execution will directly contribute to ambitious organizational goals and drive real impact.\nOur Group:\nThe GenAI Core Team is leading Applied Materials' corporate-wide AI-Driven Productivity Program. We develop methodologies, frameworks, AI tools, best practices (BKMs), and playbooks while defining adoption plans and measurement tools to achieve ambitious productivity improvement targets. We operate in a dynamic, matrix-management environment collaborating across PDC R&D centers in Israel and Bangalore, working closely with Applied Materials HQ AI leadership to align on strategy and best practices.\nWhat you'll be doing:\nMake Things Happen: Drive execution with a bias for action. We believe in delivery over endless planning - you'll be expected to take ownership, navigate obstacles, and ensure initiatives move from concept to reality.\nDiscovery & Gap Analysis: Create and maintain productivity heat maps per product, identify gaps between current practices and productivity goals, and surface insights that indicate missing capabilities or process improvements needed.\nVoice of Customer: Act as the bridge between field teams and the GenAI Core Team by gathering feedback from managers, team leads, and product stakeholders, synthesizing patterns, and escalating issues to leadership.\nData-Driven Monitoring: Track adoption of metrics through dashboards and scorecards, monitor products against acceptance criteria, and provide regular status updates on playbook adoption and productivity improvements.\nStakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with managers, team leaders, product managers, and engineers across multiple groups to facilitate adoption, organize hackathons and adoption events, and ensure alignment on productivity goals.\nConnect the Dots: Synthesize disparate feedback from various stakeholders to identify systemic issues, surface opportunities for new playbooks or tools, and contribute to the strategic direction of the productivity program.\nValidate Implementation Across Groups: Track and validate the adoption of productivity playbooks across multiple product groups, ensuring implementations meet defined acceptance criteria and organizational standards.\nWhat Should You Have?\nB.Sc. in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field. MBA is an advantage.\n8+ years of professional experience with demonstrated project management skills.\nTechnical background and previous transformation experience. AI is an advantage.\nProduct mindset - ability to think strategically about solutions, understand user needs, and drive product-oriented outcomes.\nGet things done attitude - proven track record of executing initiatives, driving projects to completion, and delivering results with minimal supervision.\nData literacy with hands-on skills - ability to analyze metrics, interpret dashboards, derive actionable insights from data, AND technically connect to/extract data from ticketing systems, project management tools, and data sources for decision-making.\nStakeholder management - experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders across multiple teams and demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority.\nAttention to detail while maintaining the ability to see the big picture - balance tactical execution with strategic thinking.\nConnecting the dots - ability to synthesize feedback from multiple sources, identify patterns, and surface actionable insights.\nAI mindset with hands-on experience - natural inclination to leverage GenAI tools in daily work, openness to AI-augmented workflows, and proven ability to build small projects or prototypes with AI tools. This role requires rolling up your sleeves and working directly with data and AI systems, not just coordinating meetings.\nFast learner and embrace change - ability to quickly understand technical concepts, adapt to new tools and methodologies, and operate comfortably in a fast-evolving environment where priorities shift, new AI capabilities emerge frequently, and agility is essential.\nWhat Gives You an Advantage?\nAnalytics or data visualization experience.\nPrior experience in semiconductor or technology industry.\nExperience with leading AI transformation or any other transformation.\nWho Are We?\nApplied Materials Israel is home to the Process Diagnostics and Control business unit (PDC). Based in Rehovot, we develop, manufacture and market cutting-edge machine learning and computer vision-based metrology and inspection products that are essential elements in wafer fabrication. The AI revolution is manufactured using our tools - our technology enables the production of advanced semiconductors that power the next generation of AI systems. By playing a significant role in enabling the production of the next generation of microchips, our expertise enables our customers to transform possibilities into reality.\nAdditional Information\nTime Type:\nFull timeEmployee Type:\nAssignee / RegularTravel:\nNoRelocation Eligible:\nNoApplied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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