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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\nSalary:\n$106,000.00 - $146,000.00Location:\nSanta Clara,CAYou’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 seeking a highly experienced and well-rounded Security Specialist to manage security projects, coordinate budget planning, prepare leadership presentations, and support security-related events across Applied Materials locations throughout California.\nApplied Materials is growing at a pace that is driving significant increases in headcount and critical facilities. As a result, we expect over the next five years to have the most exciting and active R&D and manufacturing infrastructure pipeline in our history. The Global Security Operations (GSO) team is responsible for strategic development, risk oversight, and execution of security operations across all company locations. Supporting California Security Operations, this role will translate security priorities into coordinated project plans, financial forecasts, leadership materials, and organized stakeholder engagements statewide.\nThe Security Specialist is responsible for managing cross-functional security projects across California, including HQ and the EPIC Center. The role defines project scope, develops schedules, coordinates resources, tracks budgets and dependencies, and drives deliverables through completion and handoff to designated operational owners. Additional responsibilities include annual budget planning, spending forecasts, executive slide deck preparation, project governance, and coordination of security meetings, workshops, and events. This is a project-focused role and does not include daily security operations, guard force supervision, screening equipment operation, incident response, or investigations.\nThis is a new position based in the greater Sunnyvale/Santa Clara area. You will partner with local business unit leaders, Real Estate, Facilities, EHS, BCP, IT, Finance, Legal, Employee Relations, Procurement, vendors, and other stakeholders to align project requirements, funding needs, timelines, and deliverables. The role provides structured planning, financial analysis, presentation development, and event coordination to support California Security Operations leadership and statewide security initiatives.\nThis position reports to the Director, California Security Operations and is based in Santa Clara, CA. The role does not require travel.\nKey Responsibilities\nCalifornia-wide Security Operations Project Management\nManage Security Operations projects across California sites, from requirements gathering and planning through implementation, closeout, and transition to ongoing operations.\nDevelop project scopes, work plans, schedules, milestones, and responsibility assignments in partnership with site security leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.\nCoordinate security technology implementation, facility readiness projects, process improvement initiatives, and cross-site standardization efforts, with operational execution retained by designated site teams.\nMaintain project trackers, action logs, risk and issue registers, and dependency maps; escalate barriers and decisions to California Security Operations leadership.\nCoordinate vendors, Procurement, Finance, Real Estate, Facilities, IT, EHS, and business partners to align deliverables, resources, implementation schedules, and operational requirements.\nTrack project costs against approved budgets, validate vendor deliverables, and coordinate scope or schedule changes through appropriate approvals.\nProvide leadership with concise project status reports covering milestones, costs, risks, decisions, and next steps across the California project portfolio.\nCoordinate readiness reviews, acceptance criteria, documentation, training, and operational handoffs; capture lessons learned and promote consistent practices across California sites.\nMaintain an integrated California security project roadmap; support prioritization based on business needs, funding, resource availability, and dependencies, and facilitate documented scope and schedule change control.\nProject Governance & Documentation\nDevelop and maintain project charters, requirements documents, responsibility matrices, implementation plans, and closeout records.\nDevelop dashboards and reporting tools to track milestones, deliverable completion, budget health, open risks, and stakeholder actions across the project portfolio.\nMaintain version-controlled project records, decision logs, approval documentation, and consistent templates; track deliverable acceptance and lessons learned.\nVendor & Stakeholder Coordination\nCoordinate project vendors and internal stakeholders on statements of work, proposals, deliverables, implementation dependencies, and acceptance criteria.\nFacilitate project reviews, confirm milestone commitments, document decisions, and follow up on vendor and stakeholder actions.\nCommunicate professionally and effectively with client leadership, site management, and cross-functional partners.\nRepresent security project priorities in cross-functional planning forums and coordinate dependencies with facilities, research, technology, and business teams.\nPresentations & Slide Deck Preparation\nPrepare executive-ready PowerPoint slide decks for project reviews, budget proposals, quarterly business reviews, and California Security Operations leadership updates.\nTranslate project, financial, and security information into concise narratives, roadmaps, charts, dashboards, and clearly framed leadership decisions.\nGather stakeholder inputs, validate source data and financial figures, and maintain consistent messaging, formatting, and version control across presentation materials.\nDevelop executive summaries, briefing notes, talking points, and pre-read materials; coordinate reviews and incorporate leadership feedback before distribution.\nEvent, Workshop & Meeting Coordination\nPlan and coordinate security workshops, leadership meetings, project kickoffs, stakeholder briefings, and security awareness events supporting California initiatives.\nDevelop event plans, agendas, schedules, invitations, attendee communications, and run-of-show documents; coordinate venues, audiovisual needs, materials, and vendor logistics.\nTrack event budgets and deadlines, coordinate presenters and rehearsals, and partner with designated site teams on visitor and access arrangements without assuming operational security duties.\nCapture meeting decisions, action owners, and due dates; distribute follow-up materials, gather event feedback, and track commitments through completion.\nSkills, Knowledge, Experience & Education\nThe ideal candidate will have the following:\n5+ years of experience in security project management, program coordination, or related project delivery, preferably in a laboratory, R&D, high-security, or technology environment.\nExperience developing budgets, cost estimates, spending forecasts, variance analyses, and funding requests in partnership with Finance and Procurement.\nStrong cross-functional project leadership skills, including facilitating meetings, negotiating priorities, and driving deliverables without direct supervisory authority.\nExceptional written and verbal communication skills, including presenting in meetings and working with senior stakeholders.\nProven experience developing project plans, governance documents, dashboards, executive summaries, and leadership presentation materials.\nAbility to coordinate multiple vendors, project workstreams, stakeholder requirements, and competing deadlines.\nDemonstrated experience managing cross-functional security operations projects across multiple sites, including scope definition, scheduling, resource coordination, cost tracking, risk management, and operational handoff.\nAbility to manage concurrent projects across California, influence stakeholders without direct authority, and communicate project priorities, dependencies, and decisions clearly to leadership.\nStrong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.\nAbility to pass all required background checks, certifications, and training.\nCustomer-focused and service-oriented mindset.\nStrong organizational and decision-making skills.\nProficient in Microsoft PowerPoint for executive slide deck preparation, Excel for budget planning and analysis, and Word, Teams, and project tracking tools for coordination and reporting.\nExperience coordinating events, workshops, or leadership meetings, including agendas, logistics, presentation materials, budgets, and follow-up actions.\nundefined\nOther Suitability Factors\nTo succeed in this role requires a capacity for complexity and temperament that includes:\nA very mature individual with the right balance of confidence and humility\nProcess oriented while also strongly developing and relying on interpersonal relationships across the company\nAbility to connect equally well upwards, downwards and sideways in the organization\nSelf-motivated and driven towards excellence\nAdditional Information\nTime Type:\nFull timeEmployee Type:\nAssignee / RegularTravel:\nNoRelocation Eligible:\nNoThe 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.\nFor 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.\nApplied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.\nIn addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at ,or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. 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