Junior Strategy Officer: Shape Strategy, Drive Execution

Silicon X Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with statutory CPF/

Job summary

Silicon X is seeking a Strategy Officer to support the MD in forming, implementing and monitoring company strategy. You will turn strategic intent into documented plans, drive execution across the organisation and maintain reporting that shows progress. Regular travel to Penang and meetings with agencies and partners are expected.

The role sits at fresh graduate/entry level, reporting to the Founder & Managing Director, with a strong emphasis on analytics, communication, and ownership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS or related discipline with a strong academic record.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Working proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia for formal submissions to government agencies.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint; ability to structure data and build clear slides from a blank page.
• Structured thinker who can break ambiguous problems into parts and provide clear written recommendations.
• Meticulous attention to detail—grant submissions and investor documents are unforgiving of errors.
• Willingness to chase, follow up and hold others to committed dates without formal authority.
• Self-directed, organized, and comfortable operating in a startup with shifting priorities and no established playbook.
• Internship or project experience in management consulting, venture capital, corporate development, a government agency, or a technology company is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Drive the company's strategic lifecycle by researching, implementing, and monitoring key business objectives and KPIs.
• Prepare research, analysis and option papers to inform the MD's strategic decisions and structure questions clearly.
• Support the annual and rolling business planning cycle with objectives, initiatives and targets.
• Translate strategy into documented plans with owners, milestones, dependencies and resourcing.
• Cascade strategic priorities into departmental objectives and ensure execution.
• Drive execution discipline: agendas, decision logs, and action registers.
• Define and maintain the KPI set that measures strategy delivery.
• Produce management, Board and investor reporting packs on a fixed cadence.
• Maintain the strategic risk register and flag variances with options.
• Maintain investor pipeline and CRM; prepare updates and due-diligence responses.
• Support engagement with government agencies and draft grant applications end-to-end.
• Maintain market intelligence on FPGA landscape and competitors (AMD, Altera, Lattice, Efinix, Gowin).
• Conduct market sizing and segmentation using primary sources.
• Track customer, distributor and partner pipelines and capture follow-ups.
• Maintain consolidated programme view and Gantt schedules across product development milestones.
• Track dependencies and timelines across workstreams.

Skills

English proficiency

Bahasa Malaysia

Excel

PowerPoint

Structured thinking

Attention to detail

Self-directed

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline

Job description

Silicon X is seeking a Strategy Officer to support the MD in forming, implementing and monitoring company strategy. You will turn strategic intent into documented plans, drive execution across the organisation and maintain reporting that shows progress. Regular travel to Penang and meetings with agencies and partners are expected.

The role sits at fresh graduate/entry level, reporting to the Founder & Managing Director, with a strong emphasis on analytics, communication, and ownership.