About the role
Key Responsibilities
1. Customer Engagement & Business Development
- Support GKAMs in expanding footprint at key OEMs and securing early entry points for new SW programs.
- Establish strong relationships with SW R&D leaders, system architects, technical program owners, and platform strategists within OEMs, Tier1s, and eco system partners.
- Identify, qualify, and pursue new software opportunities (MotionWise, CoreRide, SDV platforms, etc.) in alignment with regional and global sales strategy.
- Act as the interface for software products, positioning NXP solutions in customer roadmaps.
2. Opportunity Management & Funnel Growth
- Build a robust opportunity pipeline across prioritized accounts
- Lead early‑stage discussions (evaluations, PoCs, Design Wins opportunities), ensuring smooth handover internally.
- Support large-scale serial program pursuits by engaging both technical and commercial stakeholders.
3. Internal Alignment & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with GKAMs, Regional Auto Sales Leads, the Product Line and Engineering teams.
- Contribute to training and enablement of regional Sales teams on the Software Customer Journey.
4. Market & Customer Insight
- Monitor SDV market evolution, competitive landscape, and customers’ SW architecture strategies.
- Provide structured feedback to Sales, Product Line and Marketing organizations to refine roadmap and value proposition.
Profile Requirements
- Strong experience (10-15 years) in automotive software, ECU domains, or SDV‑related technical sales.
- Proven ability to sell complex technical/software offerings to OEM and Tier1 R&D communities.
- Strong influencing skills with technical and management stakeholders.
- Experience working with international, cross-functional teams.
- Results-driven, autonomous, able to navigate ambiguity and drive early-stage engagements.
- Business fluency in English; regional language skills highly valuable
- Availability for frequent customer travel.
Aplyr's read
NXP Semiconductors drives innovation in the automotive and IoT sectors, attracting engineers and tech experts dedicated to cutting-edge semiconductor solutions.
What's promising
- •Strong focus on automotive and IoT markets, driving growth.
- •Global presence offers diverse career opportunities for engineers.
- •Investment in R&D supports innovation and technological advancement.
What to watch
- •Highly competitive semiconductor industry may pressure margins.
- •Dependence on automotive sector exposes company to market fluctuations.
- •Complex global supply chains can lead to operational challenges.
Why NXP Semiconductors
- •Leading provider of secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications.
- •Pioneers in automotive radar and advanced driver-assistance systems.
- •Robust portfolio in secure identification solutions sets it apart.
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About NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors is a global semiconductor company that provides high-performance mixed signal and standard product solutions. The company focuses on automotive, security, and IoT applications.
