R-10066181 Product Planning Manager San Jose

NXP Semiconductors; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors in California seeks a Product Planning Manager to define and drive the long‑term strategy for the Global NPU business within the Secure Connected Edge Processing line. You will lead strategic analysis, portfolio planning, and executive decision support, translating market signals into clear insights and actionable plans that shape roadmaps, investments, and go‑to‑market priorities.

Collaborate with product management, engineering, finance, and sales to ensure strategy

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in strategic planning, strategy, or related fields within technology-driven industries.
• Management consulting experience (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain, top-tier boutiques) strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of technology markets; AI, semiconductors, software, or systems experience a plus.
• Analytical skills to synthesize market data, customer insights, and technical inputs into clear strategic recommendations.
• Proven ability to communicate complex ideas concisely to executive audiences via written narratives and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning initiatives for the Global NPU business, including multi-year growth strategy and investment frameworks.
• Conduct deep market, customer, and competitive analysis to identify opportunities, risks, and gaps.
• Partner with Product Management to influence roadmap direction and assess tradeoffs across performance, software enablement, and ecosystem strategy.
• Support annual and multi-year planning processes with structured analysis and executive-ready narratives.
• Develop materials for executive leadership, including strategy decks and decision memos.
• Drive cross-functional alignment with engineering, marketing, finance, and sales to translate strategy into execution.
• Evaluate inorganic growth, partnerships, and ecosystem opportunities with corporate strategy and business development.
• Establish and track key strategic KPIs to inform course corrections.

Skills

Strategic planning

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Influence without authority

Commercial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree (engineering or business)

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Global NPU Business | Secure Connected Edge Processing

Are you a strategy‑driven problem solver with a passion for shaping long‑term business direction in fast‑moving technology markets? Join us as Product Planning Manager and play a critical role in defining and driving the long‑term strategy for NXP’s Global NPU business within the Secure Connected Edge Processing Business Line.

In this highly visible role, you will work closely with executive leadership, product management, engineering, finance, and sales to help define where we play, how we win, and how we allocate investment to maximize long‑term growth and competitive advantage.

What You’ll Do

As Product Planning Manager, you will lead strategic analysis, portfolio planning, and executive decision support for the NPU business. You will translate complex market, customer, and competitive signals into clear insights, structured recommendations, and actionable plans that guide portfolio strategy, roadmap priorities, and investment decisions.

You will operate at both the 30,000‑foot strategy level and the ground‑truth execution level, ensuring that long‑term strategy is tightly connected to product roadmaps, go‑to‑market plans, and financial outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning initiatives for the Global NPU business, including multi‑year growth strategy, portfolio prioritization, and investment frameworks
• Conduct deep market, customer, and competitive analysis to identify strategic opportunities, risks, and white spaces
• Partner closely with Product Management to influence roadmap direction, build business cases, and assess tradeoffs across performance, power, software enablement, and ecosystem strategy
• Support annual and multi‑year planning processes (strategic plans, LTP, OP, portfolio reviews) with structured analysis and executive‑ready narratives
• Develop clear, compelling materials for executive leadership, including strategy decks, decision memos, and scenario analyses
• Drive cross‑functional alignment by working with engineering, marketing, finance, and sales to ensure strategy translates into execution
• Evaluate inorganic growth, partnerships, and ecosystem opportunities in collaboration with corporate strategy and business development
• Establish and track key strategic metrics and KPIs to assess progress and inform course corrections
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on strategic questions, tradeoffs, and prioritization decisions

What You Bring

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, business, economics, marketing, or a related discipline required.
• MBA and/or advanced technical degree strongly preferred.
• Combination of technical education and business strategy experience highly valued

Experience/Knowledge

• 8–12+ years of experience in strategic planning, strategy, management consulting, product strategy, or corporate development, ideally in technology‑driven industries
• Management consulting experience (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or top‑tier boutiques) strongly preferred, with proven ability to structure ambiguous problems and influence senior executives
• Strong understanding of technology markets; experience in AI, semiconductors, software, or systems businesses is a significant plus
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to synthesize market data, customer insights, and technical inputs into clear strategic recommendations
• Proven ability to communicate complex ideas concisely to executive audiences through high‑quality written narratives and presentations
• Strong cross‑functional leadership skills, with experience influencing without direct authority
• Comfort operating in fast‑paced, high‑ambiguity environments with multiple stakeholders
• High ownership mindset, intellectual curiosity, and bias for action
• Experience working at the intersection of strategy and execution, not just strategy formulation

Nice to Have

• Direct exposure to AI silicon, edge computing, or platform businesses
• Global business experience and exposure to multinational teams

The base salary range for this position is as mentioned below per year. We also provide competitive benefits, incentive compensation, and/or equity for certain roles.

Company benefits include health. dental, and vision insurance. 401(k), and paid leave. Please note that the base salary range (OR hourly rate) is a guideline, and individual total compensation may vary based on a number of factors such as qualifications, skill level, work location, and other business and organizational needs. This base pay range is specific to California and is not applicable to other locations. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range as of the date of this posting is:

$191,500 to $263,300 annually

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.