Market Sector Manager

ZEISS Microscopy is the leading provider of light, electron, X-ray microscope systems, correlative microscopy and software solutions leveraging AI technologies. The portfolio comprises of products and services for life sciences, materials research, semiconductors and various industrial applications, as well as education and clinical routine applications.

Your role

The sector manager (f/m/x) in the business sector electronics is responsible for the commercial success of the ZEISS Microscopy portfolio into the electronics and semiconductor markets.  Specifically, this role carries the responsibility to define the long-term roadmap requirements, the competitive market positioning, and the go-to-market strategies for ZEISS Microscopy solutions, with a focus on semiconductor logic and memory markets and electron microscopy product lines.

The sector manager (f/m/x) is required to identify and propose solutions in terms of the semiconductor industry customers’ problems and in their language, and to support the overall market and portfolio strategy for ZEISS Microcopy in terms of strategy development, business modeling, market and competitive analysis, and profitability.

Through close alignment with sales, service and applications teams, you will consolidate the needs of semiconductor customers into market requirements for the EM product strategy.  You will drive the market sector contributions into upcoming roadmap projects, in cooperation with the respective product managers. You will coordinate between global marketing, sales, and product management to develop market facing messaging which is relevant and impactful for the semiconductor customer, and present technology roadmap meeting (TRM) content to key global semiconductor accounts.

This is an opportunity to work on difficult and interesting problems at the interface of business and technology, to collaborate with the best talent in the global semiconductor industry, and to make a real contribution to the growth strategy of ZEISS Microscopy.

Your profile

• University degree in electrical engineering, physics, or equivalent industry-based training

• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing, testing, or in semiconductor capital equipment, especially in metrology, inspection, or failure analysis

• Business development, product marketing or product management experience a plus

• Leadership skills – clarity of communication, empathy, and confidence to influence decision making and build consensus within a matrix organization

• Passion to solve complex challenges as part of our team in a structured and responsible manner

• Passion to professionally serve our customers as a representative of a world-class company interfacing to world-class companies

• Willingness to travel internationally and work with a global perspective on working cultures and business norms

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