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This role will help shape that future. Working at the intersection of technology, industry intelligence, and business strategy, the Manager will evaluate how key industries may evolve, identify emerging opportunities, and help determine where the company should focus its investments, partnerships, and capabilities.
It is an opportunity to bring together technical expertise and business strategy, influencing how a global organization evaluates emerging technologies, identifies new opportunities, and positions itself for future growth.
The company has established a strong position in semiconductor packaging materials and is now exploring how its technical expertise and capabilities can support additional applications and future growth opportunities
Positioned within the Silicon Valley innovation ecosystem, the role offers access to technology companies, startups, research organizations, and industry partners. The position works closely with colleagues across the United States and Japan, with periodic domestic and international travel.
Employment Type: Permanent, full-time
For someone who wants to apply their technical expertise to bigger business questions, expand their influence, and help shape what comes next, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
Manager, Growth Strategy & Intelligence (Hybrid)
The Opportunity
Our client is investing in its long-term growth strategy, looking beyond its established businesses to identify where its technologies and capabilities can create value in emerging industries.This role will help shape that future. Working at the intersection of technology, industry intelligence, and business strategy, the Manager will evaluate how key industries may evolve, identify emerging opportunities, and help determine where the company should focus its investments, partnerships, and capabilities.
It is an opportunity to bring together technical expertise and business strategy, influencing how a global organization evaluates emerging technologies, identifies new opportunities, and positions itself for future growth.
About the Company
Our client is a global company with a long history of innovation rooted in food science, chemistry, and materials technology. Its capabilities extend into several industries, including healthcare and information and communications technology.The company has established a strong position in semiconductor packaging materials and is now exploring how its technical expertise and capabilities can support additional applications and future growth opportunities
Location
Palo Alto, California | HybridPositioned within the Silicon Valley innovation ecosystem, the role offers access to technology companies, startups, research organizations, and industry partners. The position works closely with colleagues across the United States and Japan, with periodic domestic and international travel.
Employment Type: Permanent, full-time
What You Will Do
- Research emerging technologies, market developments, competitive dynamics, and industry trends to understand where relevant industries are heading.
- Develop future-state scenarios, identify potential industry shifts and inflection points, and assess their implications for the business.
- Connect technical and market insights to the company’s capabilities, identifying opportunities for growth, differentiation, and competitive advantage.
- Evaluate new applications, adjacent markets, strategic partnerships, investments, and potential acquisition opportunities.
- Translate research and insights into strategic perspectives, recommendations, and actionable growth opportunities.
- Collaborate with business, R&D, innovation, and venture investment teams to shape strategic direction and advance opportunities.
- Build relationships across the external innovation ecosystem, including technology companies, startups, investors, universities, and industry experts.
- Serve as the technical point person for the ICT future-vision initiative while contributing to broader innovation strategy efforts.
Who You Are
- A technically grounded professional with experience in R&D, applied research, engineering, or product development.
- Deep expertise in at least one relevant technology area, with the curiosity and learning agility to understand adjacent industries and emerging technologies.
- Interested in applying technical knowledge beyond product development or research to broader questions of market direction, innovation, and business growth.
- Able to connect complex technical developments to commercial opportunities, competitive dynamics, and business implications.
- An independent thinker and researcher who can investigate ambiguous questions, synthesize information, and develop a well-supported point of view.
- A strong communicator who can engage technical and business stakeholders and articulate ideas clearly.
- Collaborative and co-creative, with the ability to challenge assumptions, incorporate different perspectives, and build alignment.
- Comfortable with ambiguity, influencing without direct authority, and working across a global, consensus-driven organization.
Education & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, materials science, chemistry, physics, computer science, or another relevant technical discipline required. An advanced degree or MBA is a plus.
- Approximately 4–10 years of relevant experience in R&D, applied research, engineering, technology development, or a related technical environment.
- Technical expertise in one or more relevant areas, including semiconductors, electronic or advanced materials, advanced packaging, photonics, next-generation computing, robotics or physical AI, energy technologies, or adjacent fields.
- Experience in strategy, innovation, corporate development, venture investing, or new business development is preferred but not required; strong interest and aptitude for applying technical expertise to growth strategy is essential.
- Experience working across functions, organizations, or geographies in complex technical or business environments preferred.
Flexibility & Work-Life Integration
- Work Structure: Hybrid position based in Palo Alto, California.
- Environment: Collaborative and evolving innovation strategy function, offering the opportunity to help shape the team’s approach and contribute to broader organizational priorities.
- Travel: Periodic domestic travel and occasional international travel.
Why Join the Team?
This role offers the opportunity to bring technical expertise and business strategy together to help shape the future direction of a global organization. Rather than focusing on a single product or research program, you will help evaluate where industries are heading and how the company can position itself for future growth. Working directly with innovation leadership, you will explore emerging technologies and business opportunities and contribute to strategic decisions involving partnerships, investments, research direction, and new markets.For someone who wants to apply their technical expertise to bigger business questions, expand their influence, and help shape what comes next, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.