Talent Acquisition Strategy Specialist

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world. 

What We Offer

Salary:

$133,500.00 - $183,500.00

Location:

Santa Clara,CA

You’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. 

At 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. 

What You’ll Do

Global Talent Acquisition Enablement is the function that builds and runs the infrastructure that allows Talent Acquisition to scale effectively across the company. While recruiters focus on delivering key talent and interfacing with hiring managers and business partners, TA Enablement ensures the recruiting organization has the tools, processes, insights, and programs required to hire efficiently and consistently across regions. Talent Enablement serves as the primary point of contact for HR partner teams to support horizontal efforts across the organization. As an Enablement Specialist, you will own and support improvement functions to build a more effective and efficient TA organization- including operations, analytics, technology, training, communications, and program design.

Role Responsibilities:

• Partner with global TA teams, HR Business Partners, business leaders, and Finance to understand talent needs and capacity modeling to create talent attraction and acquisition strategy

• Design, execute and lead continuous improvement of projects across sourcing, screening, interviewing, and selection

• Conduct market research on talent availability, industry trends, competitor benchmarking, and emerging hiring risks

• Use data and analytics to monitor funnel metrics and provide insights to guide staffing decisions

• Drive adoption and training on TA technologies, while identifying opportunities for automation and improved workflows

• Drive project execution within a matrixed organization and holding TA teams accountable to timelines and deliverables

• Manage project plans, budgets and vendor/procurement processes

• Design, implement, and improve organizational Enablement Programs that support training, upskilling, and improved candidate and hiring manager experiences

• Deliver communications to improve organizational transparency and awareness of ongoing initiatives

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree

• 7-10 years of experience in HR operations or analytics

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and create actionable insights

• Strong project management skills; ability to lead cross-functional initiatives

• Exceptional communication, consulting, and stakeholder influence skills

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in high-volume and ambiguous environments, applying a strong problem-solving mindset

• Ability to effectively build and design reporting structures in Excel and Powerpoint

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Talent Acquisition Operations or Enablement experience highly preferred

• Program management background—such as Employee Referrals or Onboarding—a huge plus

• Previous engagement with Workday and/or Eightfold

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on mult