Data Governance and Protection Analyst

About the role

Applied Materials is hiring a Data Governance and Protection Analyst for its Legal & Compliance Organization in Santa Clara, California. The role supports the Enterprise Data Protection program by designing, implementing and continuously improving scalable solutions that safeguard sensitive and regulated information while enabling business innovation. It works closely with Legal, Information Security, business stakeholders, data owners and technical teams.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and support strategy, implementation and continuous improvement of enterprise data protection capabilities, including data discovery, classification and handling practices.
• Enable AI-enabled agents, workflow automation and analytics solutions with the appropriate teams and tools.
• Partner with business groups to implement practical data governance, classification and protection requirements.
• Maintain sensitivity labeling, classification taxonomy and data handling frameworks.
• Build analytics, metrics, dashboards and executive reporting to monitor data protection posture and tagging effectiveness.
• Act as a bridge between technical teams, business stakeholders, Legal, Information Security, data owners and risk and compliance partners.
• Support user education, change management and adoption of data classification and handling policies.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Program Management, Risk Management, Information Management, Data Governance, Information Security or a related field.
• 4-7 years of relevant experience in data governance, data protection, cybersecurity, technical program management, data management or a related field.
• Experience supporting enterprise data protection, data classification, sensitivity labeling, information protection or data governance programs.
• Ability to partner with cross-functional stakeholders at all levels, including business, Legal, Information Security, technical and compliance teams.

Required skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and business judgment skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, able to tailor messages for technical, business and executive audiences.
• Presentation, data visualization, dashboarding and PowerPoint skills.
• Preferred: advanced degree, experience with Congruity 360, Microsoft Purview or similar tools, and programming, scripting, automation or analytics experience.

What we offer

• Salary of $124,000 to $171,000.
• Comprehensive benefits package, with possible eligibility for a bonus and stock award program.
• Full-time position with travel of about 10% of the time; relocation is not eligible.