Applied Materials

Director, Field and lab Operations

Applied Materials
Equipment EngineeringSingapore,SGPOnsitePosted 2 weeks ago

About the role

AI summarised

Global leadership role responsible for directing and overseeing all aspects of technical support, field operations, lab activities, and go-to-market execution for cutting-edge materials engineering solutions. This role drives customer satisfaction by resolving complex, high-impact technical issues while also shaping product development through rigorous feedback loops and operational excellence.

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Key Responsibilities

  • Direct global technical support assignments, projects, and programs across various organizations.
  • Provide senior-level customer engagement to resolve high-value, complex technical issues impacting customer milestones.
  • Lead on-site installation, diagnosis, troubleshooting, service, and repair of complex equipment and systems.
  • Act as Go-To-Market lead for new product rollouts, partnering with Sales and Marketing teams.
  • Influence Engineering organizations to prioritize and resolve customer-related design, hardware, software, yield, and performance issues.
  • Drive resolution of systemic field issues to reduce installation cost, warranty exposure, and field failures.
  • Define and implement comprehensive training strategies for new products across global teams.
  • Oversee Lab Operations and infrastructure necessary to support development, validation, and troubleshooting activities.
  • Direct managers, supervisors, and multi-disciplinary teams across geographically distributed organizations.

Requirements

  • Proven ability to lead global technical support and field operations.
  • Experience in high-stakes customer engagement and issue resolution.
  • Deep technical understanding of complex manufacturing equipment/systems.
  • Ability to manage cross-functional teams and drive consensus among diverse stakeholders.
  • Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) processes and go-to-market execution.
  • Strong background in quality assurance, reliability engineering, or service excellence.
  • Proven ability to mentor and develop technical talent and leadership.