Director Strategic Business Development - Silicon Valley Innovation Center

#WeAreIn for jobs that impact everyone's life. Behind every breakthrough is a blueprint: ready to shape the strategy that propels innovation? As a Director Strategic Business Development- Silicon Valley Innovation Center on our Corporate Functions team become the heart of our organization by developing strategies, refining processes, and implementing initiatives that empower our business to thrive. Are you in? Your role Key responsibilities in your new role Hunting Zone Execution: Analyze corporate aligned hunting zones, develop related growth plans, find new $100mil opportunities, and build a related execution strategy including near term growth potentials and long term venture programs. Run the Venture Programs you defined: For 100mil growth hypothesis, run proof of concepts to validate the potential, to gain customer traction, to gain internal R&D and business line support. Success is defined as when a customer and the business lines take ownership for this new venture area.  Build Partnerships : This is not an internet focused job. Key to success is meeting with customers at the senior level and then using theses to discover, understand and confirm key opportunities. You are not done there, once an opportunity is identified, you will be responsible to build partnerships internally and externally with both key accounts and startups to create the proof of concepts and business arrangements you will need to move from a high risk idea to something a product line will put on its roadmap. Your profile Qualifications and skills to help you succeed  Engineering or Physics degree. Key point is the ability to understand semiconductor devices (sensors, power devices, microcontrollers...),what they are capable of, and how new capabilities will impact and interact with system solutions that include both hardware and software.  Proven Marketing Ability : proven ability to explore a topic, meet with customers, identify opportunities, build a business plan, a execution strategy, and then define a proof of concept that will move the ball forward into execution.  Proven Business Development / Deal Making: Ability to sell your ideas to customers, partners, and internal stake holders. Build partnerships. Get NRE's and JDA's signed.  Program Management:  Structure and run POC's and proof of concepts until they have succeeded and been fully adopted by a relevant Infineon Business Line Broad Professional experience: Multiple experiences in multiple fields and functional roles is key.  Hunting zones  change, this person needs to have shown a history where they can adapt and add value. Today you maybe focused on Robotics, a year later you may be focused on Quantum computing and the future of the data center.  Innovative venture spirit:  The ability to brainstorm and see opportunities others don't is key. But just seeing the opportunity is not enough, you need to structure and launch these efforts for quick validation and scaling. This is your venture to run with. Run fast. Additional information Infineon Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Employment at Infineon is contingent upon proof of your legal right to work in the United States under applicable law, verification of satisfactory references, successful completion of a background check and drug test, and signing all your on-boarding documents. In some instances, if applicable, U.S. export control laws require that Infineon obtain a U.S. government export license prior to releasing technologies to certain persons. This offer is contingent upon Infineon's ability to satisfy these export control laws as related to your employment and anticipated job activities. The decision whether or not to submit and/or pursue an export license to satisfy this contingency, if applicable, shall be at Infineon's sole discretion. Infineon Technologies takes data privacy and identity theft very seriously. As such, we do not request personally-identifiable information (PII) from applicants over the internet or electronically. Please kindly refrain from disclosing your PII electronically during the application process or to unauthorized websites that may purport to be Infineon or any of our affiliates. #LI-MM Salary pay information: Location Indicative salary range San Jose, CA, United States Wage range that the company expects to pay for a qualified candidate: US$ 218,600 – US $300,600 Hourly rate will depend on the highest level of education completed. #WeAreIn for driving decarbonization and digitalization. As a global leader in semiconductor solutions in power systems and IoT, Infineon enables game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT. Together, we drive innovation and customer success, while caring for our people and empowering them to reach ambitious goals. Be a part of making life easier, safer and greener. Are you in? We are on a journey to create the best Infineon for everyone. We strive to create the best Infineon for everyone by embracing diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants for who they are and offer a workplace built on trust, openness, respect and equal opportunity.  Our hiring decisions are based on skills and experience. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. Please let your recruiter know if you need any accommodations during the interview process. Learn more about our various contact channels and about Diversity & Inclusion at Infineon.