Product Manager 4

In the Global Products Group, we are dedicated to excellence in the design and engineering ofLam's etch and deposition products. We drive innovation to ensure our cutting-edge solutionsare helping to solve the biggest challenges in the semiconductor industry.

Join our team as a Platform Product Manager and play a pivotal role in maintaining our product leadership by defining and managing the core platforms that enable our product ecosystem. You will operate at the intersection of product strategy and technical execution, driving the development of new features and products to meet critical short and long-term roadmap objectives. This is a high-impact role where your expertise in product lifecycle management and cross-functional leadership will directly influence performance targets, time-to-market, cost-efficiency, and field support readiness.

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Define and Execute Strategy:Collect customer needs and Lam business objectives to align product and feature development strategy and roadmaps.
• Establish Vision & Deliverables:Author the program Vision, setting performance and cost objectives and program deliverables aligned with marketing requirements. Hold cross-functional teams accountable to the aligned vision throughout the Product Development & Release (PDR) process.
• Drive Decision Making:Facilitate roundtable reviews of the roadmap and development progress, driving decision-making that results in revisions of product strategy, roadmaps, and organizational priorities.

Product Lifecycle & Operational Management

• Manage Product Offerings:Define and communicate the product configurations offered for sale through systems like the Product Option Architecture (POA) and approve necessary product change requests made and non-standard configuration requests (NSRs), PR, and Engineering change orders.
• Ensure Quality & Supportability:Review and recommend customer product configurations, manage documentation, and ensure predictable lead times and support in the field.
• Oversee Cost Management:Manage platform product costs in support of overall product profitability targets and analyze financial reserves for inventory.

Execution & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Prioritize and Allocate Resources:Drive project/program prioritization to allocate resources aligned with overall organizational objectives and ensure the effective implementation of product enhancements and fixes.
• Lead Issue Resolution:Lead Cross-Functional Teams (CFTs) to mitigate customer production impacts, coordinate operations and development groups, and drive safety issue, critical component change alerts.
• Communicate Effectively:Act as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders (Operations, Engineering) and customer interfaces to align on the Plan of Record (POR) and communicate known product issues or changes.

• Experience: A minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years with a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent experience.
• Technical Acumen:Good understanding of product development, manufacturing, supply chain, and the ability to engage effectively with technical engineering teams.
• Strategic Thinking & Influence: Ability to see the "big picture," grasp complex interconnections, communicate complex ideas to management, and persuade stakeholders to adopt a clear point of view.
• Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead projects with notable risk and complexity, self-driven, a "bias for action," and excellent collaboration skills to form strong cross-functional partnerships.
• Problem Solving:Demonstrated ability to solve unique and complex problems with a broad impact on the business in a fast-moving environment.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Strong analytical skills to interpret data, track key performance metrics, and make informed decisions that drive business outcomes.
  

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

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 and Virtual Flex. 'On-site Flex' you'll 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' you'll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.

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