Global Director, Semiconductor Test & Growth Strategy

Emerson; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson is seeking a seasoned leader to drive the mixed-signal production test strategy within NI Emerson’s SEBU. You will guide international business managers, collaborate with sales, and translate market needs into system-level requirements handed to R&D.

A strong track record in growth strategies and cross-functional leadership is essential. The role requires 10+ years in semiconductor production test, deep market understanding, and travel up to 40%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in the semiconductor production test industry.
• Strong understanding of the semiconductor production test ATE market.
• Experience and knowledge of semiconductor test’s ecosystem (ATE competition, OSATs, Test houses, test cell providers, etc).
• Sales, business development, product management, technical marketing experience appreciated.
• Proven ability to manage and build up cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience in creating growth strategies and driving adoption of technical products and solutions.
• Experience in working with multifaceted cultures & countries, as part of a global organization
• Excellent verbal and written English skills required.
• Travel: This role is expected to travel internationally as customers, partners, OSATS are located around the globe. Up to 40% travel expectations.
• Only U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 22 CFR 120) may be considered.
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required – vias sponsorship will not be provided

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute mixed-signal production test strategy leading towards profitable and sustainable revenue growth while expanding our addressable and obtainable market.
• Guide Business Managers globally as they interact with NI Sales team, build customer relationships, and prioritize production test opportunities.
• Guide Business Managers through the process of gathering and documenting market requirements for products and solutions as part of the market segment strategy.
• Guide System Architects (SA) as they refine market requirements into system and product level requirements which can be handed off to R&D.
• Establish a desired roadmap to meet long and short-term strategies and interlock roadmap with R&D.
• Provide multi-year forecast including roadmap investments and be accountable for driving the business to meet that forecast.
• Provide regular updates on market segment revenue and quarterly forecasts while providing market, business, and global customer insights.
• Prioritize Application Engineering resources across set of global customer engagements to achieve highest probability of success and revenue.
• Align with SEBU Marketing Lead, Solution Marketers (SM) to develop sales enablement content and events to drive more product and solution awareness.
• Work with Sales Management on Go-To-Market plan to execute towards the market segment strategy and track revenue towards reaching quarterly and yearly forecasts.
• Establish deep relationships with target customer management.
• Work with team members on personal development finding opportunities to coach and mentor them through their roles and providing opportunities for growth through leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

English proficiency

Education

Electrical/Computer Engineering degree

Bachelor's or Master's degree in related field

Job description

Emerson is seeking a seasoned leader to drive the mixed-signal production test strategy within NI Emerson’s SEBU. You will guide international business managers, collaborate with sales, and translate market needs into system-level requirements handed to R&D.

A strong track record in growth strategies and cross-functional leadership is essential. The role requires 10+ years in semiconductor production test, deep market understanding, and travel up to 40%.