Technical Program Manager - AI​/ML, GOPs AI

In your career, let’s prove what’s possible.

At Lam Research, we create equipment that drives technological advancements in the semiconductor industry. Our innovative solutions enable chipmakers to power progress in nearly all aspects of modern life, and it takes each member of our team to make it possible.

Across our organization, our employees come to work and change the world. We take on the toughest challenges with precision and accuracy. We push for the next big semiconductor breakthrough. We lead the way in one of the most critical and fast-moving industries on the planet. And we do it together, with deep connections and limitless collaboration.

The impact we have on the world is made possible by focusing on our people. So we recognize and celebrate our teams’ achievements. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone’s contribution and voice has value. We evaluate and evolve our offerings, so our people receive the support and empowerment to do meaningful things for their lives, careers, and communities.

Because at Lam, we believe that when people are the priority and they’re inspired to unleash the power of innovation for a better world together, anything is possible.

Date:
Aug 12, 2026

Location:

Livermore, CA, US, 94551

Worker Category:
On-site Flex

The Global Operations Group brings information systems, facilities, supply chain, logistics,and high-volume manufacturing together to drive the engine of our global business operations.

We help Lam deliver industry-leading solutions with speed and efficiency, while actively supporting the resilient and profitable growth of Lam's business.

The Global Operations (GOPs) AI team is a newly formed, centralized, high-impact group responsible for defining, continuously evolving, and executing the AI/ML/Automation technology roadmap across Lam Research GOPs. The team partners closely with Lam’s Enterprise AI office, GOPs functional leads, technical teams, platform providers, and internal/external partners to identify, prioritize, deploy, and scale AI-enabled solutions that deliver measurable business value.

We are seeking a highly skilled and versatile AI/ML/Automation Technical Program Manager to help lead accelerated deployment of AI/ML/Automation capabilities across GOPs. This role will work closely with Operations TPMs, GOPs functions, Enterprise AI, and internal/external platform and delivery partners across the full lifecycle of use-case implementation — from discovery, solution design, build and deployment through adoption, run-state transition, and value realization.

• Lead evaluation and selection of AI/ML/Automation platforms & methodologies as well as build & run partners to create a robust partner ecosystem.
• Support creating and evolving a live multi-year GOPs AI Roadmap covering capabilities and value capture.
• Maintain visibility to GOPs AI portfolio, program health, technical risks, dependencies, system readiness, and resource needs.

• Drive end-to-end execution of AI/ML/Automation initiatives from discovery through value realization post deployment.
• Translate business challenges into clear technical problem statements & requirements. Identify gaps between requirements and feasibility early, and drive resolution at speed through tradeoff discussions, escalation, and alignment.
• Partner with data engineers, data scientists, information security engineers, and platform teams to ensure required data pipelines, integrations, feature inputs, and production-readiness criteria are defined and executed.
• Support the transition from build to run by ensuring ownership, support model, documentation, monitoring requirements including eval metrics, training, and continuous improvement mechanisms are established.
• Build strong partnerships with GOPs, Enterprise AI, IT, Information Security teams and external partner ecosystem.
• Act as a trusted advisor to GOPs stakeholders on how AI/ML/Automation capabilities can be applied to transform operational processes,…