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About Applied Materials
Applied Materials is the world''s largest supplier of equipment, services, and software for the semiconductor and display industries, enabling the production of chips and advanced displays. Industry: Semiconductor Equipment
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The Data Governance and Protection Analyst joins the Legal & Compliance Organization to support the Enterprise Data Protection program. This role involves designing, implementing, and improving scalable solutions to safeguard sensitive and regulated information across structured and unstructured data environments. Key responsibilities include developing data discovery, classification, and sensitivity labeling frameworks, as well as creating advanced analytics, metrics, and executive-ready dashboards. The analyst will partner with Legal, Information Security, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into practical operating models and automate workflows. Required skills include experience in data governance, cybersecurity, or technical program management, alongside proficiency in data visualization and PowerPoint. Preferred technical expertise includes Congruity 360, Microsoft Purview, and programming or scripting for AI-enabled solutions and enterprise-scale technical controls.
Develop and support strategies for scalable enterprise data protection, discovery, and classification.
Implement practical data governance and protection requirements based on specific business processes.
Maintain and operationalize sensitivity labeling, classification taxonomies, and data handling frameworks.
Create advanced analytics, dashboards, and executive-ready reports to monitor data protection posture.
Translate complex requirements from Legal and Security into practical operating models and controls.
Support user education and change management to drive adoption of data classification policies.
Enable AI-enabled agents and workflow automation tools for data protection and analytics.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in Program Management, Risk Management, Information Management, Data Governance, Information Security, or a related field.
Minimum 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 effectively with cross-functional stakeholders including business, Legal, Information Security, technical, and compliance teams.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business judgment skills to translate complex requirements into practical program plans.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate complex ideas to technical, business, and executive audiences.
Strong presentation, data visualization, dashboarding, and PowerPoint skills to develop executive-ready reporting.
Advanced degree in a related field (preferred).
Experience with Congruity 360, Microsoft Purview or similar tools (preferred).
Programming, scripting, automation, analytics, or technical implementation experience (preferred).
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