Business & Technology Strategy - Secure Connected Edge

What You'll Do

• Market Analysis & Opportunity Identification: Conduct in-depth market research and competitive analysis, identify emerging trends, customer needs, technological advancements, and white spaces for NXP to establish leadership.
• Strategic Roadmap Development: Define and evolve the long-term business and technology strategy for NXP's secure connected edge portfolio.
• This includes identifying key technology pillars, product categories, and ecosystem partnerships required to achieve strategic objectives.
• Strategic Investments and Acquisitions: Create compelling business cases for strategic investments into start-ups or acquisitions.
• Quantify market potential, revenue projections, and return on investment.
• Technology Scouting & Incubation: Monitor and evaluate disruptive technologies, startups, and research initiatives.
• Propose and lead incubation projects for promising new technologies or business models.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, product management, sales, and marketing teams to translate strategic vision into concrete product roadmaps, go-to-market strategies, and sales enablement initiatives.
• Customer & Partner Engagement: Engage with key customers, industry partners, and thought leaders to gather insights, validate strategies, and identify collaboration opportunities.
• Represent NXP at industry conferences and events.
• Competitive Intelligence: Maintain a deep understanding of competitor strategies, product offerings, and technological advancements to inform NXP's strategic positioning.
• Strategic Planning & Communication: Develop and present strategic plans, recommendations, and market insights to executive leadership, providing clear rationale and actionable proposals.
• Your Profile: Educational Background: Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related technical or scientific field.
• Professional Experience: Significant experience (typically 8–10 years or equivalent) in business development, product management, strategic marketing, or technology strategy roles within the semiconductor or adjacent technology industries.
• Domain Expertise: Experience in the secure connected edge ecosystem is a plus , with exposure to areas such as embedded processing, microcontrollers, secure elements, connectivity technologies (e.g., NFC, UWB), AI/ML at the edge, security and software services, and cloud‑to‑edge architectures.
• Expertise may span several — but not necessarily all — of these areas.
• Strategic Impact: Demonstrated ability to contribute to the definition and execution of business and technology strategies , with a track record of delivering meaningful outcomes.
• Technical Acumen: understanding of semiconductor technologies, embedded systems, software development, cybersecurity principles, and IoT architectures, with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strategic Thinking: Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information, identify key trends, and translate insights into clear, actionable strategies.
• Communication & Presentation: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical and business concepts to diverse audiences, including senior leadership.
• Collaboration & Influence: Demonstrated ability to collaborate, influence, and build alignment across global, cross‑functional teams in a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Working Style: Motivated and results‑driven, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively, adapting to different working styles and organizational contexts.
• Languages: Fluency in English is required; additional languages (including French) are considered a plus.
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