The group you'll be a part ofA high performing global Finance team supporting Lam Research's Chief Technology Officer organization. This role sits at the intersection of finance, technology, and innovation driving enterprise-level initiatives in sustainability, AI, and pathfinding. The Finance Manager will support how innovation is funded, measured, and scaled-while safeguarding financial discipline and trust. You'll play a pivotal role in enabling the CTO organization to make smarter, value-driven R&D investments.
The impact you'll makeThis role offers the opportunity to shape the financial strategy of R&D investments, directly support innovation outcomes, and act as a trusted advisor to business and technical leaders-while maintaining end-to-end financial stewardship for the organization.
What you'll doServe as a key advisor to the CTO, R&D leadership, and CTO Controller, providing guidance and insight into all financial matters impacting the organization.
Deliver forward-looking business partnership and value analysis to enable informed investment decisions across R&D programs, portfolio strategy, and long-term technology roadmaps. Ensure financial integrity, compliance, and operational rigor through budgeting, forecasting, and analysis that support Lam's strategic and corporate objectives. Partner with cross-functional leaders and initiative owners to deliver financial transparency, strategic insights, and disciplined execution across enterprise priorities. This is a high-visibility role with direct influence on shaping Lam's innovation strategy, providing financial leadership that drives impactful decisions across R&D and enterprise initiatives
Primary Activities
- Serve as lead finance partner to R&D leaders, providing strategic analysis and supporting investment decisions across the R&D lifecycle.
- Own end-to-end FP&A and consolidation for the CTO organization, including budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and oversight of global operating expenses across diverse OCTO business units
- Deliver actionable financial insights to leadership through analysis and modeling, supporting long-range planning and capital allocation decisions.
- Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting, partnering with Corporate Finance, Accounting, and Audit teams;
- Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and governance, fostering a culture of accountability and value creation across R&D.
- Work closely with an international team, ensuring effective collaboration
Who we're looking forBachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or business-related field with 12+ years of experience; or Master's degree or equivalent certification (MBA, CPA, CFA, CA, CMA, or equivalent) with 8+ years' of progressive FP&A or analytical experience, including strategic business partnering, value/ROI analysis, and end-to-end consolidation ownership.
Strong strategic finance and business-partnering background supporting R&D, engineering, or innovation-driven organizations, with solid knowledge of financial reporting, internal controls, and accounting standards
Demonstrated strong ownership and accountability, with the ability to operate independently, manage complexity, and proactively drive improvements in processes, analytics, and metrics.
Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders without authority, work effectively in a matrixed, global environment, and partner across international teams
Preferred qualificationsExperience in semiconductor capital equipment or similar high technology industry
Background in R&D portfolio management or innovation investment governance
Experience leveraging AI and advanced analytic tools. Familiarity with SAP and workday adaptive to evaluate and prioritize investment decisions.
Experience supporting executive leadership
SalaryCA San Francisco Bay Area Salary Range for this position: $114,000.00 - $253,000.00.
The above salary range for this position is relevant to applicants that reside or work onsite in the California, San Francisco Bay Area only. Salary offers will depend on factors that include the location you work from, your level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience and comparison to other employees already in this role. Actual salary may vary from salary offered due to numerous factors including but not limited to unpaid time off, unpaid leave, company mandated shutdown, and other relevant factors.
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