About the role :

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Leader to lead and grow high-performing multidisciplinary teams within the semiconductor industry. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of semiconductor technologies, embedded systems, customer applications, and market dynamics, while driving business growth through strategic decision-making and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities :

- Build, lead, and develop the India product management and business operations teams.

- Coach Product Managers in customer discovery, product strategy, prioritization, roadmaps, and outcome ownership.

- Ensure each product has clear target users, customer problems, value propositions, success measures, and evidence-based priorities.

- Establish effective portfolio planning, budgeting, capacity management, risk management, and reporting.

- Provide senior leadership with concise, decision-ready portfolio reviews based on customer, product, and business evidence.

- Create a strong operating model between India and global teams, with clear ownership, decision rights, communication, and escalation paths.

- Partner effectively with engineering, design, marketing, sales, finance, legal, IT, and customer-facing stakeholders.

- Hire strong talent and build an inclusive culture based on coaching, trust, accountability, and high standards.

- Demonstrate strong product judgement, operational discipline, stakeholder management, and experience working across cultures and time zones.

Qualifications and skills :

- Proven people leader with experience building, managing, and developing high-performing multidisciplinary teams.

- Strong semiconductor industry background and a solid understanding of its customers, value chain, markets, and competitive dynamics.

- Deep familiarity with embedded systems, including microcontrollers, software tools, development workflows, and customer applications.

- First-hand understanding of customer needs across evaluation, development, integration, and product launch.

- Strong industry network and experience working with customers, partners, sales, marketing, engineering, and other global stakeholders.

- Able to translate customer and market insight into clear priorities, team focus, and business decisions.

- Strong operational discipline, including planning, budgeting, resource management, risk management, and management reporting.

- Experienced in leading across cultures, locations, and time zones, ideally in an India - Europe environment.

- Clear communicator who can influence without authority, resolve conflict, and escalate important decisions early.