Shift:The regular hours for this position are day shift.
Job Description:As a senior leader within our organization, you will be responsible for setting the strategic direction, scaling the global silicon photonics business, and driving cross-functional alignment to ensure long-term commercial success. Your work will directly influence our market positioning, product strategy, customer engagement model, and revenue growth within a rapidly evolving technology landscape.
Key Responsibilities: - Define and lead the global strategic roadmap for our Silicon Photonics market segment, ensuring long-term growth, competitive differentiation, and alignment with corporate strategy.
- Drive business expansion by identifying new market opportunities, emerging technologies, and strategic customer partnerships across key regions.
- Shape the future portfolio by guiding product line leaders on customer needs, market trends, and technology requirements to accelerate new product and solution development.
- Lead and influence global cross-functional teams, including Product Line, R/&D, Front-End Sales, Marketing, and Operations, to ensure synchronized execution of market initiatives.
- Act as executive sponsor for strategic customer accounts, managing high-level relationships, securing design-wins, and ensuring customer satisfaction throughout the product lifecycle.
- Oversee strategic market introductions, including global go-to-market planning, sales enablement, and regional commercialization strategies.
- Establish and negotiate long-term business plans, pricing strategies, and growth targets in collaboration with Sales Leadership and Business Units.
- Develop organizational capabilities by mentoring sales and product teams on Silicon Photonics technologies, applications, and value propositions.
- Represent the company externally at industry forums, conferences, standards committees, and with key ecosystem partners.
Preferred Experience and Qualifications: - Completed university degree in marketing, business administration, engineering (electrical, mechanical, photonics, device design), physics, or a related field; an advanced degree (MSc/PhD/MBA) is a strong plus.
- Extensive experience in business development, product strategy, or market development within high-tech industries - ideally photonics, semiconductors, optical communication, or related fields.
- A strong track record in leading strategic initiatives, driving global market growth, and managing complex cross-functional programs.
- Proven ability to manage executive-level customer engagements and negotiate strategic business agreements.
- Solid knowledge of IT applications such as Salesforce and MS Office; experience with CRM-driven sales steering is an advantage.
- Strong analytical mindset, strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and the ability to steer organizations through change.
- A compelling communicator with strong influencing skills who combines structure, determination, and creativity to drive results.
Ideal Leadership Style: - You demonstrate a confident, collaborative, and inspiring leadership approach and work effectively across organizational levels and cultures.
- You communicate with clarity and credibility, adapting your message to senior stakeholders, technical experts, and commercial teams alike.
- Handling sensitive business information with discretion is second nature to you.
- You excel in navigating complexity, solving strategic problems, and driving structured, proactive decision-making.
- You foster a positive, engagement-driven environment where teams feel empowered to innovate and deliver excellence.
Skills: Analytical Thinking, Business Agreements, Business Development, Cross-Functional Management, Executive Engagement, Global Marketing, Market Development, Product Strategies, Strategic Initiative
Education & Experience: Minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 12 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 8 years experience; or equivalent experience | Required
