Senior Business Development Manager

Globalfoundries Engineering Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager for India (MIPS) to drive growth with leading technology and semiconductor ecosystem partners in India. The role requires 2–5 years in business development, sales, or account management and a strong background in semiconductors or related tech.

You will engage customers through on-site and digital channels and help grow MIPS solutions across India.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 8–12 years of overall experience (Bachelor’s path) or Master’s with 8–10 years.
• 2–5 years of experience in business development, sales, or account management.
• Background in semiconductors, electronics, embedded systems, or related technology fields preferred.
• Knowledge of semiconductor design, RISC‑V, IP licensing, or system architectures is advantageous.
• Comfortable engaging customers via on-site and digital channels and supporting multiple engagements.
• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Self-driven, organized, and able to work across technical and commercial teams.
• Fluent English required (C1); German a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, and develop new business opportunities with customers across India.
• Support customer engagements throughout the sales cycle from initial contact to proposal and negotiations.
• Build and maintain relationships with engineering, purchasing, and business stakeholders.
• Conduct market research to identify growth opportunities and support business strategy.
• Position MIPS solutions including custom silicon platforms and IP licensing to customers.
• Develop a healthy pipeline and support forecasting and management updates.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, marketing, and ecosystem partners for successful engagements.
• Represent MIPS at meetings, workshops, and industry events to expand partnerships.
• Identify and engage new customers through scalable outreach and partner networks.

Skills

Business development

Sales

Account management

Customer engagement

Communication

Relationship-building

English (C1)

Job description

Senior Business Development Manager – India (MIPS) Engineer Business Development – India

Location: India (Bangalore & Pune preferred)

About GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies.

With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets.

For more information, visit www.gf.com .

Role Overview

We are looking for a motivated Business Development Engineer – India to support the growth of MIPS with local leading and multinational technology leaders, semiconductor ecosystem partners, design houses in India. This role is ideal for candidates with 2-5 years of experience in business development, sales, or account management within technology-related industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, and develop new business opportunities with customers across India.
• Support customer engagements throughout the entire sales cycle, from initial contact and opportunity assessment to proposal development and commercial negotiations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with engineering, purchasing, and business stakeholders at customer organizations.
• Conduct market research and monitor technology, industry, and competitive trends to identify growth opportunities and support business strategy.
• Position and promote MIPS solutions, including custom silicon platforms, processor IP licensing, and RISC-V technologies, by aligning customer needs with business and technical value propositions.
• Develop and maintain a healthy pipeline of qualified opportunities, support forecasting activities, and provide regular business updates to management.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, marketing, and ecosystem partners to ensure successful customer engagements and long‑term business growth.
• Represent MIPS at customer meetings, workshops, conferences, trade shows, and industry events to strengthen market presence and expand strategic partnerships.
• Help identify and engage new customers through scalable outreach activities, ecosystem programs and partner networks

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s with 8 to 12 years of experience OR Masters with 8 to 10 years of overall experience.
• 2-5 years of experience in business development, sales, or account management.
• Background in semiconductors, electronics, embedded systems, or related technology fields preferred.
• Understanding semiconductor design, RISC‑V, IP licensing, or system architectures is advantageous.
• Comfortable engaging customers through both on‑site and digital communication channels and supporting multiple customer engagements efficiently by using modern collaboration and digital engagement tools
• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship‑building skills.
• Self‑driven, organized, and comfortable working across technical and commercial teams.
• Fluent English required (C1); German are a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Industrial, Aerospace & Defense, Infrastructure or Semiconductor markets.
• Exposure to semiconductor IP, ASICs, SoCs, embedded software, or electronics systems.
• Experience working with customers, partners, or suppliers in a technical environment.

Experience Level

Senior Level

GlobalFoundries is an equal opportunity employer, cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe having a multicultural workplace enhances productivity, efficiency, and innovation whilst our employees feel truly respected, valued and heard.

As an affirmative employer, all qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, ethnicity, marital status, citizenship, race, religion, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation and medical and/or physical abilities.

All offers of employment with GlobalFoundries are conditioned upon the successful completion of background checks, medical screenings as applicable and subject to the respective local laws and regulations.

Information about our benefits you can find here: https://gf.com/about-us/careers/opportunities-asia