(Senior) Principal Innovation Management (f/m/d)

NXP Semiconductors; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning opportunities

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors is seeking a seasoned professional to own its Innovation Management function in Germany, driving selected initiatives, partnerships, and operational activities. You will translate strategy into execution and build a strong foundation for the team.

You will lead end-to-end innovation projects, engage with startups and academia, govern innovation boards, report KPIs, and present compelling business cases to senior stakeholders, enabling measurable impact and strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in innovation, strategy, consulting, R&D, or program management.
• Ability to deliver end-to-end initiatives and drive outcomes.
• Ability to translate trends into structured insights and recommendations.
• Collaborative and influential working style across technical and business stakeholders.
• Strong prioritization skills for ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
• Excellent communication with clear storytelling and stakeholder alignment.
• High curiosity and learning agility for emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation initiatives within defined ownership areas with measurable impact.
• Support ecosystem engagement via startups, partnerships, and universities.
• Enable governance and operations, including Innovation Boards and reporting.
• Manage end-to-end innovation projects from ideation to scaling.
• Analyze market and tech trends to generate actionable insights.
• Prepare materials and business cases for senior stakeholders.
• Track KPIs and ensure transparency across initiatives.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and alignment across teams.

Skills

Innovation experience

Strategy experience

R&D exposure

Program management

Execution mindset

Insight translation

Stakeholder collaboration

Prioritization

Communication skills

Curiosity & learning

Job description

Purpose of the role

Responsibility for owning NXP’s Innovation Management function by driving selected innovation initiatives, partnerships, and operational activities. This role plays a key part in translating strategy into execution and establishing a strong foundation for the team.

Your responsibilities

• Drive innovation initiatives within defined ownership areas (e.g. startups, Long-Term Innovation programs, invention disclosures), ensuring execution and measurable impact
• Support ecosystem engagement, including startup scouting, partnerships, and collaboration with universities and research institutions
• Enable innovation governance and operations, including Innovation Boards, reporting, and coordination of key processes and stakeholders
• Manage innovation projects end-to-end, from ideation and scoping to proof-of-concepts and scaling
• Analyze market, technology, and ecosystem trends to generate insights and support strategic decision-making
• Prepare high-quality materials, business cases, and presentations for senior stakeholders
• Track and report on innovation KPIs, ensuring transparency and progress visibility across initiatives
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and ensure alignment across teams and stakeholders

Requirements

• Experience in innovation, strategy, consulting, R&D, or program management (≈5-12 years depending on level)
• Strong execution and delivery mindset with the ability to manage initiatives end-to-end and drive outcomes
• Ability to translate complex topics and trends into structured insights and actionable recommendations
• Collaborative and influential working style across technical and business stakeholders
• Strong prioritization skills and ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Excellent communication skills, including clear storytelling and stakeholder alignment
• High curiosity, learning agility, and interest in emerging technologies and innovation ecosystems

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About NXP Semiconductors N.V.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. For more information, visit www.nxp.com

Benefits

• We offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills.

Commitment

Bright Minds. Bright Futures. We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills.

Commitment At NXP. We recognize NXP is a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress.

Also, we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism, discrimination or harassment of any kind.

We have programs in place focused on diversity, inclusion and equality.