Financial Analyst 5

The group you’ll be a part of

A 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 make

This 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 do

Serve 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 for

Bachelor’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 qualifications

Experience 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

Our commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.