Director, Technical Marketing - (M6)_

**Key Responsibilities**1. Provides leadership and direction through managers for professional staff that identifies gaps to plans across the field, drives field/technical and customer engagement from a BU perspective and conducts calls with field Technical Directors. Develops and articulates strategies and corrective actions to meet business objectives for a segment / functional area.2. Directs and controls the conversion of technical trends into useful information for BUs, coordination of (TRM) Technical Review workshops and product positioning/ inflections mapping for a segment/functional area.3. Executes alignment plans and tracks business focus on TAM, share, margin between BU and Field4. Has expert understanding of global, technical and market trends and executes a systematic process for capturing competitive intelligence5. Applies expert industry knowledge and commercial awareness to drive penetration / adoption of diverse and complex product strategies with BU, RPM and Field. Identifies customer adoption barriers and drives a plan to overcome [e.g. customer, product, BU]6. Executes the mapping trends, opportunities and threats to roadmap and strategies7. Extensive contact with the field is required. Requires 40-50% travel**Functional Knowledge**+ Demonstrates broad and comprehensive understanding of different systems, theories and practices**Business Expertise**+ Applies broad industry and commercial awareness to drive financial and operational performance across business unit, department or sub-functions**Leadership**+ Leads through subordinate managers of managers; executes segment/functional business plans and contributes to the development of segment/functional strategy**Problem Solving**+ Directs the resolution of highly complex or unusual business problems applying advanced analytical thought and judgment**Impact**+ Guided by segment/functional strategy, impacts results of a department, business unit or sub-function or facilitates the work done by other segments/functions by providing support to impact the business**Interpersonal Skills**+ Negotiates and influences the opinions of others at the senior executive level and in external organizations; exercises sensitivity to the audiencePosition requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials' core values.**Qualifications****Education:**Bachelor's Degree**Skills:****Certifications:****Languages:****Years of Experience:**15+ Years**Work Experience:****Additional Information****Time Type:**Full time**Employee Type:**Assignee / Regular**Travel:**Yes, 20% of the Time**Relocation Eligible:**No**U.S. Salary Range:**$184,000.00 - $253,000.00The 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.