Senior Manager - Insider Risk Detection & Response

** 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.

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** What We Offer*
* Salary:

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Location:

Austin,TX, Santa Clara,CA

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The Senior Manager - Insider Risk Detection & Response (IRDR) is responsible for owning and operating the enterprise insider risk program, global operations, and managing a team focused on identifying, analyzing, and mitigating insider threats that could harm the organization's people, data, operations, or reputation while partnering closely with Cyber Security, Legal, HR, Privacy, and Physical Security.

The role oversees daily detection and response workflows, sets program strategy, ensures compliance, and drives maturity while enabling business operations safely.

** Core Responsibilities*
* ** 1. Program Leadership & Strategy*
* + Develop and maintain the organization's Insider Risk Program roadmap.

+ Define governance models, policies, workflows, and escalation paths.

+ Align program outcomes with enterprise cybersecurity, legal, HR, and compliance goals.

+ Lead maturity improvements in detection, analytics, automation, and response.

+ Provide executive‑level posture and insights of the program

** 2. Stakeholder Engagement & Cross‑Functional Collaboration*
* + Partner closely with HR, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Physical Security, and SOC leadership.

+ Communicate complex findings to executive leadership in a business‑friendly way.

+ Educate stakeholders on insider risk trends, escalations, and recommended controls.

+ Partner with Legal and Privacy to guide responsible data usage and handling.

** 3. Team Leadership & Operational Management*
* + Lead, mentor, and develop a team of insider threat analysts and investigators.

+ Manage workload distribution, case assignments, and performance.

+ Develop training, playbooks, and skill development pathways for the team.

+ Foster a culture of confidential, ethical handling of sensitive issues.

** 4. Detection & Monitoring Oversight*
* + Oversee insider threat detection across tools such as:

+ Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management

+ SIEM/SOAR platforms (e.g., Sentinel, Splunk)

+ Endpoint DLP, CASB, user activity monitoring tools

+ Ensure appropriate telemetry coverage, alert logic, and risk scoring models.

+ Continuously tune detection rules to reduce false positives and improve fidelity.

** 5. Incident Response & Investigations*
* + Lead investigations into potential insider threat events involving:

+ Data exfiltration

+ Intellectual property theft

+ Privileged user / role misuse

+ Malicious or accidental violations of export control regulations (in partnership with Trade/Legal)

+ Coordinate cross‑functional response with HR, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Physical Security, IT, and Security Ops.

+ Ensure investigations are conducted with a high degree of discretion and integrity.

+ Prepare and deliver incident reports, root‑cause summaries, and mitigation recommendations.

** 6. Reporting & Metrics*
* + Executive dashboards aligned to enterprise scorecards:
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