SVP – Product and Markets — Manufacturing-Technology Programme

The mandate

Customer and operating evidence now point to a product portfolio that no longer maps cleanly to customer economics within a multinational-owned fabless, foundry or semiconductor-systems enterprise. The immediate arena is the manufacturing-technology programme during a yield and ramp challenge. For mandate 528, the successful executive inherits decisions that have been deferred, competing stakeholder expectations and a need to establish facts before committing further capital.

The SVP – Product and Markets operating perimeter covers approximately NT$5,700 million in design, manufacturing and customer programme portfolio, with activity spanning several manufacturing-technology programme customer, product and delivery clusters rather than a single asset. The SVP – Product and Markets Semiconductor remit carries direct influence over roughly 725 colleagues and third-party capacity.

The board and its investment committee want a SVP – Product and Markets who can convert ambiguity into a short list of explicit choices for the manufacturing-technology programme. The SVP – Product and Markets Semiconductor seat must resolve a yield and ramp challenge, while preserving the underlying strengths of the manufacturing-technology programme. For mandate 528, value will come through sharper allocation, stronger leaders and an operating cadence that exposes variance early.

The SVP – Product and Markets’s first year on the manufacturing-technology programme is expected to end with portfolio focus, adoption and lifecycle profitability. In mandate 528, authority covers resources and leadership appointments; material trade-offs go directly to the board sponsor.

Why this seat is open

This is a planned replacement for the SVP – Product and Markets — Manufacturing-Technology Programme seat. The incumbent continues to lead the manufacturing-technology programme through an agreed succession period and will support a structured handover. The board has allowed 4–6 months to assess candidates, complete diligence and protect continuity while a yield and ramp challenge is addressed. The search is confidential so the transition can be communicated to employees, customers and partners in a controlled sequence.

What you will own

• Set the SVP – Product and Markets value-creation thesis for the manufacturing-technology programme, translate it into no more than five enterprise priorities and stop work that does not support them.
• Carry stewardship of approximately NT$5,700 million in design, manufacturing and customer programme portfolio, including allocation, risk acceptance and board forecasts.
• Lead the SVP – Product and Markets Semiconductor organisation of about 725 employees and partners, appointing a team with clear decision rights and credible succession for every critical seat.
• Resolve the manufacturing-technology programme economics and execution constraints created by a yield and ramp challenge, with SVP – Product and Markets-approved owners, dated milestones and transparent escalation thresholds.
• Establish one SVP – Product and Markets operating review across commercial, customer, financial, people, technology and risk outcomes for the manufacturing-technology programme; remove reconciliations that obscure accountability.
• Show end-to-end ownership of a material platform or value stream, including budget, talent and measurable operating outcomes in mandate 528.
• Build the SVP – Product and Markets’s three-year succession and capability plan for the manufacturing-technology programme, reducing dependence on individual executives and improving mobility across the wider Semiconductor organisation.

The first 12 months

• Days 1–90: Validate the manufacturing-technology programme baseline, meet the 30 stakeholders most consequential to a product portfolio that no longer maps cleanly to customer economics, assess the leadership team, stabilise immediate delivery risks and agree a board-owned scorecard with explicit decision gates.
• Months 4–9: Make the principal SVP – Product and Markets portfolio and organisation choices for the manufacturing-technology programme, install the new operating cadence, fill critical leadership gaps and deliver the first measurable release of cash, capacity or customer value.
• Months 10–12: Demonstrate a repeatable manufacturing-technology programme trend against portfolio focus, adoption and lifecycle profitability, lock the following year’s capital and talent plan, evidence control sustainability and present a credible three-year value case with downside actions.

What the board will measure

• Delivery of the SVP – Product and Markets’s agreed first-year manufacturing-technology programme value case within a 10% tolerance, with variance explained before rather than after the relevant quarter closes.
• A SVP – Product and Markets forecast that remains decision-useful across three consecutive quarters and reconciles the manufacturing-technology programme’s operating, cash, customer and people assumptions.
• Closure of the SVP – Product and Markets mandate’s highest-priority manufacturing-technology programme risk and execution issues by their board-approved dates, with independent evidence that fixes are sustained.
• Retention of at least 90% of critical manufacturing-technology programme talent and ready-now successors for at least 70% of the SVP – Product and Markets’s direct reports.
• A quantified SVP – Product and Markets-owned improvement in the manufacturing-technology programme operating constraint behind a yield and ramp challenge, supported by a clean baseline and named data owner.
• Clear stakeholder confidence in mandate 528: no unresolved high-severity escalation older than 30 days and no material surprise withheld from its agreed governance forum.

The person

You are currently a SVP Product, Product Line GM or Commercial Product Head in a multinational-owned Semiconductor or adjacent enterprise. In relation to the manufacturing-technology programme, your SVP – Product and Markets track record includes a transition where the original plan was no longer sufficient; you can explain your choices, evidence and numerical impact. Candidates from semiconductors, electronics, embedded systems, advanced manufacturing or engineering services will be considered where the operating model, customer stakes and governance intensity match this SVP – Product and Markets brief.

As a SVP – Product and Markets candidate, you bring 22–28 years of progressive Semiconductor or adjacent-sector experience, consistent with the 22-28 experience band. At minimum, you have carried a P&L, book, budget or accountable portfolio of NT$3,300 million and led an organisation of at least 500 people.

For mandate 528, the board wants two transitions: a difficult manufacturing-technology programme portfolio choice and a leadership-system change during a yield and ramp challenge. As the prospective SVP – Product and Markets for this manufacturing-technology programme, you must challenge optimistic cases and still create followership. References for mandate 528 must distinguish your contribution from the institution around you.

The SVP – Product and Markets must be based in Hsinchu; international relocation is supported, but this Semiconductor role is not designed as a remote appointment.

Non-negotiables

• Current or recent accountability at the level of SVP Product, Product Line GM or Commercial Product Head, with direct exposure to a board, investment committee or equivalent Semiconductor governance forum.
• Proven SVP – Product and Markets ownership of at least NT$3,300 million and leadership of no fewer than 500 employees in a comparable manufacturing-technology programme context.
• One completed Semiconductor or adjacent-sector example of a product portfolio that no longer maps cleanly to customer economics with outcomes sustained for at least two reporting periods after the initial intervention.
• Sector credibility from semiconductors, electronics, embedded systems, advanced manufacturing or engineering services; experience that is purely functional and lacks SVP – Product and Markets-level manufacturing-technology programme consequences will not meet the bar.
• Willingness to meet the Hsinchu location expectation, complete conflicts and background diligence, and protect the confidentiality of mandate 528.

Compensation and terms

The anticipated SVP – Product and Markets package is NT$9–13 million base + annual incentive, calibrated to the final manufacturing-technology programme scope and the candidate’s current mix. Any long-term participation for mandate 528 follows standard vesting and performance conditions. The SVP – Product and Markets appointment in Hsinchu, centred on the manufacturing-technology programme, offers regular exposure to the board and its investment committee. A notice period of up to 6 months can be accommodated for the selected executive in mandate 528.

Confidentiality

This search is being conducted without naming the client for mandate 528. Identifying information will follow only when both sides elect to proceed under confidentiality; nothing in the published mandate should be treated as a clue to ownership or brand for mandate 528.