Applied Materials FSI Data Governance Senior Manager M5 

United States, Texas, Austin 

978805009

$140,000.00 - $192,500.00

Key Responsibilities

Ensures that specific project and program objectives are defined for areas of responsibility, and that necessary preliminary activities (e.g., determination of outcomes, milestones, viability studies, and resource planning, among others) are completed to allow for effectiveness and focus during later stages of completion.

Ensures that all projects and programs assigned are completed in accordance with predetermined requirements, with specific attention to product/process specifications, project/program costs, resource utilization, and timeliness for completion.

Ensures that all phases of project, program and/or process development are documented and that information required in other functional areas is reported, disseminated, or transferred, as appropriate. Ensures compliance with Company policies regarding Engineering/Lab notebooks, patents, confidentiality and safety.

Ensures that the utilization of all material and financial resources is carried out in an effective manner.

Effectively assigns work to subordinate staff, providing for professional development in addition to maximum productivity for the area.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of concepts and principles within own job family and knowledge of other related job families

• Applies in-depth understanding of how own discipline integrates within thesegment/function

Leadership

• Manages multiple related teams, sets organizational priorities and allocates resources

Problem Solving

• Identifies and resolves complex technical, operational and organizational problems

Impact

• Impacts the business results of a team or area by supporting and funding of projects, products, services and/or technologies and developing policies and plans

• Guided by business unit, department or sub-functional business plans

Interpersonal Skills

• Influences others internally and externally, including senior management

Key Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Lead high-visibility projects using agile methodologies to deliver solutions on time and within budget.
• Manage the full life cycle of Finance Master Data across applications such as SAP ECC, COPA, BPC, and Databricks.
• Facilitate Data Governance Council meetings to align on priorities, project updates, issue resolution, and process guidance.
• Drive process innovation to improve execution, automation, controls, and capabilities.
• Oversee global master data requests and downstream maintenance in BPC, Anaplan, and other reporting applications.
• Conduct ongoing data cleaning to eliminate discrepancies, redundancy, and stale records.
• Supervise BPO resources to ensure timely and quality MDG deliverables.
• Execute reorganizational efforts to align reporting structures with current requirements.
• Support M&A integrations to meet Day 1 and ongoing post-closure activities.

Required Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of ERP capabilities and functionality, including technical and configuration aspects.
• Comprehensive understanding of financial processes (local statutory, management reporting, intercompany, GL, fixed assets, collections, product costing, inventory management) and operational processes (Operations, Sales, Engineering).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey complex business requirements and technical issues clearly.
• Effective presentation skills for large audiences, management, and executive teams.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage multiple tasks, prioritize, anticipate challenges, and achieve corporate goals.
• Curiosity and drive to learn the business, improve processes, and strive for excellence.
• Ability to prioritize and resolve issues in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Proactive, independent, and resourceful with a self-motivated approach to identifying and resolving issues.
• Strong project management experience with practical application of methodologies and processes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (Masters preferred) in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
• At least 7-10 years of experience in data governance, finance, accounting, or related fields.
• Proven experience in managing data governance processes with a deep understanding of tools, applications, and reporting.
• Proven managerial experience and leading cross-functional teams.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification preferred.
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) preferred.

Full time

Assignee / Regular