Business Manager - Sales Strategy & Business Management

Description

Xilinx develops highly flexible and adaptive processing platforms that enable rapid innovation across a variety of technologies - from the endpoint to the edge to the cloud. Xilinx is the inventor of the FPGA, hardware programmable SoCs and the ACAP (Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform), designed to deliver the most dynamic processor technology in the industry and enable the adaptable, intelligent and connected world of the future in a multitude of markets including Data Center (Compute, Storage and Networking); Wireless/5G and Wired Communications; Automotive/ADAS; Emulation & Prototyping; Aerospace & Defense; Industrial Scientific & Medical, and others. Xilinx's core strengths simultaneously address major industry trends including the explosion of data, heterogeneous computing after Moore's Law, and the dawn of artificial intelligence (AI).

Our global team is growing and we are looking for bold, collaborative and creative people to help us lead the industry transformation to build an adaptable intelligent world. We believe that by embracing diverse ideas, striving for excellence in all that we do, and working together as a unified team, we can accomplish anything. Come do your best work and live your best life as part of the ONEXILINX team!

As Business Manager you will be a key member of the Wired and Wireless Group (WWG) Sales Strategy & Business Management team. An ideal candidate for this role will be an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual who has a strong bias for action, detail and process oriented with a very strong operational excellence mindset.

The position requires a track record of successful operational execution, cross functional collaboration, driving business objectives and ability to communicate very effectively at all levels of the company ideally in telecommunications industry, who wants to be on the cutting edge of technology proactively driving strategic business initiatives in WWG Sales team. You will play a highly visible role within the WWG group supporting all major telecommunications customers globally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Revenue Forecasting for WWG providing deep customer and market insight & knowledge for WWG BU
• Driving and managing WWG Monthly Operational Forecast Reviews with WWG Global teams
• Driving and managing 5G & ORAN Triangulation within WWG Sales and Marketing
• Driving and managing WWG Sales long range forecasts in collaboration with Marketing
• Leveraging analytics and driving corrective actions
• Partnering very closely with WWG Global Sales & leadership team
• Partnering very closely with Xilinx Global Operations team – assessing and analyzing revenue and top program forecasts, demand pipeline and forecast accuracy
• Drive strategic sales initiatives and drive process improvements
• Develop relationships with and become trusted advisor to WWG Sales, Marketing & Engineering leaderships

Required Skills:

• Operational excellence, highly detail oriented, with bias for action
• Strong team player with “can do” attitude
• Strong organization skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize and keep track of activities
• Cross functional collaboration skills to develop and foster strong relationships internally within BU - Sales, Marketing and Engineering Teams and externally with Operations and Finance Teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills ability to implement analytical problem-solving techniques
• Excellent communication skills, ability to summarize complex, detailed data to present to executive level staff
• Strong business acumen with an understanding of the semiconductor market
• Ability to identify a customer’s key care-abouts and thus contribute to overall sales strategy and success
• Willingness to keep learning

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in the telecommunications market either wired or wireless
• Knowledge of PLD’s is a strong asset

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of semiconductor industry experience in Business Management, Operations, Sales
• Strong business acumen with an understanding of the semiconductor/telecommunications market
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Location:

• San Jose is preference although open for right candidate