Director Corporate Strategy

About the role

Nexperia is a crucial international high-tech semiconductor company with ambitious plans. The Director Corporate Strategy leads the development, coordination and execution of Nexperia's corporate strategy and strategic growth agenda. The role owns key elements of the corporate strategy process, long-term planning, strategic portfolio reviews and strategic projects sponsored by the Executive Management Team (EMT).

Working closely with Business Group leaders, functional executives and senior stakeholders, the Director drives strategic alignment, challenges assumptions, translates strategic priorities into actionable initiatives and ensures robust execution against long-term value creation objectives.

As a trusted advisor to the CSO, CEO and EMT, the Director is accountable for translating strategic priorities into executable programmes, measurable outcomes and sustainable value creation across the organisation.

The role is ideally suited to a former Engagement Manager, Principal, Director or equivalent from a leading strategy consulting firm, or an experienced in-house strategy leader with exposure to technology, semiconductors, industrials or manufacturing.

Furthermore, the role includes:

Strategic Management Process Ownership

• Own, govern and continuously improve the Nexperia Strategic Management Process, ensuring alignment between strategy development, capital allocation, execution management, risk management, ESG priorities, governance requirements and long-term value creation.
  

Corporate Strategy Process Leadership

• Lead and coordinate the annual strategy cycle, Long-Term Planning (LTP) process and periodic strategy reviews across all Business Groups and Functions, ensuring consistent methodologies, assumptions, timelines, deliverables and decision quality.
  

Strategic Intelligence and Insight Generation

• Oversee market, customer, competitor, technology, geopolitical, regulatory, sustainability and macroeconomic analyses to support corporate strategic decision-making and long-term scenario planning.
  

Strategic Assumption Management

• Own the Strategic Assumption Register, ensuring that key market, customer, technology, financial, manufacturing, geopolitical and ESG assumptions are evidence-based, regularly reviewed and transparently incorporated into strategic decision-making.
  

Portfolio and Technology Strategy Governance

• Coordinate portfolio, technology and manufacturing strategy reviews in partnership with Business Groups, R&D and Operations, supporting investment prioritisation, growth opportunities, portfolio optimisation and strategic trade-offs across BIP, MOS, ICs, WIM and emerging technologies.
  

Strategy and Capital Allocation Support

• Support the EMT Strategy & Capital Allocation Committee by developing strategic options, evaluating investment cases, facilitating scenario analyses and providing fact-based recommendations regarding strategic priorities, capital allocation and resource deployment.
  

Strategic Challenge and Decision Quality

• Challenge business assumptions, strategic plans, investment proposals and transformation initiatives through rigorous analysis, independent assessment and evidence-based recommendations to strengthen decision quality and long-term value creation.
  

Value Creation Management

• Coordinate enterprise-wide tracking of strategic priorities, value-creation initiatives and transformation programmes, monitoring progress against approved objectives, expected benefits, EBITDA, cash, ROIC, ESG targets and other strategic KPIs.
  

Strategic Decision Governance

• Maintain the Strategy Decision & Control Register and ensure that material strategic decisions are properly documented, supported by appropriate analyses, approved through established governance processes and monitored through implementation.
  

Cross-Functional Strategic Initiatives

• Lead high-impact strategic, cross-functional and transformation initiatives sponsored by the CSO, CEO, EMT or Supervisory Board.
  

Government Affairs, Industrial Policy and Incentives

• Drive strategic assessment of geopolitical developments, industrial policies, government incentive programmes, subsidies, regulatory developments and sustainability-related legislation affecting Nexperia's competitive position, manufacturing footprint and investment decisions.
  

Board, EMT and Shareholder Support

• Develop and coordinate strategic content, analyses, decision papers and recommendations for EMT, Supervisory Board and Shareholder discussions, ensuring consistency of strategic narrative, assumptions, risks and value-creation expectations.
  

Strategy Governance and Controls

• Ensure effectiveness of the Strategic Management System governance framework, including decision rights, strategic review processes, documentation standards, control mechanisms, audit readiness and continuous process improvement.
  

ESG and Sustainable Long-Term Value Creation

• Ensure that ESG and sustainability considerations are integrated into strategic planning, portfolio decisions, manufacturing footprint reviews, capital allocation processes and long-term value creation plans.
  

Business Partnership and Alignment

• Act as strategic advisor to Business Group and Functional leadership teams, ensuring alignment of business plans, investment priorities and execution roadmaps with Nexperia's corporate strategy and long-term objectives.
  

What you will need

• 10+ years of professional experience.
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Finance or related field.
• The successful candidate will have built a significant part of their career within a top-tier strategy consulting firm, bringing rigorous problem-solving skills, structured thinking and experience advising senior executives on strategic business issues.
• Deep understanding of the semiconductor industry or a comparable technology-intensive sector.
• Proven track record in corporate strategy, portfolio management, corporate development and transformation.
• Outstanding analytical, financial modelling and problem-solving capabilities.
• Credibility and presence to influence executive decision-making at the highest levels of the organisation.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to balance strategic ambition with business realities.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of translating complex analyses into clear strategic recommendations.

Why work for us?

• Shape the future of a global semiconductor company with ambitious growth aspirations.
• Work directly with senior leadership on some of the industry's most strategic opportunities and challenges.
• Enjoy a competitive reward package, including bonus and long-term incentives.
• Benefit from a culture that values flexibility, personal growth and continuous learning.
• Collaborate with talented colleagues across the globe in a dynamic and purpose-driven environment.
• Access a broad range of benefits that support your wellbeing, development and long-term success.

About the team

Few industries will shape the future of humanity as profoundly as semiconductors. As the foundation of artificial intelligence, electrification, automation, connectivity and digital sovereignty, semiconductors have evolved from a critical technology into strategic infrastructure—recognised globally as essential to economic prosperity, technological leadership and national resilience.

At Nexperia, you will be at the centre of this transformation. As part of a global team of more than 11,000 colleagues, you will contribute to technologies that power industries, accelerate innovation and enable the digital future. We are united by curiosity, ambition and a commitment to excellence. We challenge conventional thinking, embrace complexity and work together to solve problems that matter. By combining world-class engineering with strategic vision and operational discipline, we create lasting value for our customers, communities and stakeholders. At Nexperia, no individual succeeds alone. Our strength comes from the collective talent, integrity and determination of TeamNexperia. Together, we are building a company that is not only successful today, but one that advances the future of the global semiconductor industry and enables the technologies that will define generations to come.

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D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, and we consider all applicants fairly, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.

In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.