Product Planning Manager

Product Planning Manager

Global NPU Business Secure Connected Edge Processing

Are you a strategydriven problem solver with a passion for shaping longterm business direction in fastmoving technology markets Join us as Product Planning Manager and play a critical role in defining and driving the longterm strategy for NXPs 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 longterm growth and competitive advantage.

What Youll 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 30000foot strategy level and the groundtruth execution level ensuring that longterm strategy is tightly connected to product roadmaps gotomarket plans and financial outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning initiatives for the Global NPU business including multiyear 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 multiyear planning processes (strategic plans LTP OP portfolio reviews) with structured analysis and executiveready narratives

• Develop clear compelling materials for executive leadership including strategy decks decision memos and scenario analyses

• Drive crossfunctional 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

• Bachelors 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

• 812 years of experience in strategic planning strategy management consulting product strategy or corporate development ideally in technologydriven industries

• Management consulting experience (e.g. McKinsey BCG Bain or toptier 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 highquality written narratives and presentations

• Strong crossfunctional leadership skills with experience influencing without direct authority

• Comfort operating in fastpaced highambiguity 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

• Experience supporting Clevel or GMlevel strategic reviews

• 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:

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 addition NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

Required Experience:

Manager