Job Title:
Director of Markets and Technology
Job Description:
The Role
Entegris is currently seeking a Director of Markets and Technology to join our Molecular & Engineered Solutions team. This position will be based in our Ansan, Korea facility.
Entegris is seeking an experienced Director of Markets and Technology to drive growth within the Molecular and Engineered Solutions business. This strategic leadership role will identify, evaluate, qualify, and commercialize new opportunities across advanced semiconductor manufacturing markets. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in ALD, CVD, and etch processes with strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate customer needs and market signals into profitable growth initiatives. The director will partner with customers, sales, R&D, applications engineering, product management, and executive leadership to shape technology roadmaps, prioritize investments, and accelerate adoption of next-generation materials and process solutions.
What You’ll Do
Prioritize markets, customer segments, technology platforms, and growth opportunities based on strategic fit and commercial potential.
Lead opportunity assessment, creation, qualification, and commercialization across semiconductor deposition and etch markets.
Develop and manage a robust opportunity pipeline aligned with long-term growth objectives.
Capture and translate customer signals and Voice of Customer (VOC) insights into actionable opportunities and product requirements.
Conduct competitive analysis, including SWOT assessments, to identify sustainable competitive advantages and market differentiators.
Lead Business Opportunity Reviews (BORs) to support prioritization, resource allocation, and investment decisions.
Recommend investments related to product portfolio expansion, technology development, and resource allocation.
Influence pricing, rebate, and commercialization strategies for new and existing products.
Sequence and resource initiatives in alignment with technology roadmaps and strategic growth objectives.
Build executive-level relationships with semiconductor device designers, manufacturers, foundries, memory customers, and equipment partners.
Identify and collaborate with external partners (universities, consortia and the wider semiconductor materials and hardware industry) to create new and differentiated material solutions.
Provide clear strategic guidance in uncertain, ambiguous, and competing situations.
Represent Entegris in customer engagements, industry conferences, and strategic business reviews.
What We Seek
Master’s degree in engineering, materials science, chemistry, physics, or a related technical discipline.
10+ years of semiconductor industry experience in business development, product management, strategic marketing, applications engineering, process development, or a related role.
Strong technical understanding of atomic layer deposition (ALD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), plasma-enhanced CVD (PECVD), dry/plasma etch processes, and semiconductor materials and process chemistries.
Demonstrated success developing growth strategies, qualifying opportunities, and advancing new products or technologies toward commercialization.
Experience conducting VOC, market assessments, opportunity reviews, competitive analysis, and SWOT analysis.
Strong financial and commercial acumen, including experience supporting portfolio investment, pricing, rebate, and commercialization decisions.
Excellent strategic thinking, executive communication, presentation, and cross-functional stakeholder leadership skills.
Ability to provide decisive direction while navigating technical uncertainty, incomplete information, and competing priorities.
Preferred Qualifications:
M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant technical field.
Experience with advanced logic, DRAM, NAND, advanced packaging, and emerging semiconductor technologies.
Knowledge of specialty chemicals, precursor and etch chemistries, materials, contamination…