Kearney Product Excellence and Renewal Lab Vice President, Semiconductors

Kearney Product Excellence and Renewal Lab Vice President, Semiconductors

Job Description

Kearney is a leading global management consulting firm with more than 5,300 people working in more than 40 countries. We work with more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500, as well as with the most influential governmental and nonprofit organizations.

Kearney is a partner-owned firm with a distinctive, collegial culture that transcends organizational and geographic boundaries—and it shows. Regardless of location or rank, our consultants are down to earth, approachable, and have a shared passion for doing innovative client work that provides clear benefits to the organizations we work with in both the short and long term.

Product Excellence and Renewal Lab (PERLab) is Kearney's global dedicated practice for “everything product.” PERLab has a simple yet powerful mission to help our clients create products their customers fall in love with. With experts in product design, product development, sustainability, user experience, industrial design, Internet of Things (IoT), consumer insights, product engineering, packaging design, and manufacturing excellence, PERLab’s end-to-end capabilities can support client’s growth at any point in its product’s life cycle.

The PERL Vice President, Semiconductors, is a pivotal role in driving PERLab’s presence and impact in serving Electronics clients. This role will be instrumental in business development, identifying and securing new clients for Kearney, particularly in the semiconductor and defense sectors. The VP will take on a dual role as a client lead and subject matter expert, ensuring the successful delivery of high-impact projects. Additionally, the role involves shaping proprietary assets and solutions to strengthen Kearney’s offerings in this space, contributing to thought leadership and innovation.

Key responsibilities

• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT DELIVERY : Drive business development for PERLab by leveraging your network and expertise to unlock new client opportunities. Support fellow PERLab Partners as a subject matter expert in expanding client relationships. Lead standalone client projects, balancing client relationship management with managing on-ground consulting team to ensure successful delivery.
• Provide management consulting services to Kearney clients utilizing deep expertise in end-to-end profitability, product development, engineering, and manufacturing. Also advise clients on opportunities for portfolio, design, and margin improvement of products.
• Build counseling relationships with CXO-level clients in the capacity of trusted advisor.
• Direct multiple project teams as subject matter expert, pushing the teams’ thinking, goals, and deadlines while ensuring the quality of deliverables that will secure client buy-in.
• Conduct in-depth commercial performance evaluations of products and services. Gather and analyze data related to cost drivers, customer segments, product specifications, supply chain strategy, strategic sourcing strategy, SKU breadth, design trade-offs, organizational structure, and pricing levers to identify opportunities for step-change improvement in commercial, profitability or operating performance. Conduct market and competitor benchmarking studies.
• PRACTICE AND PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT : Enhance PERLab’s capabilities by strengthening its assets and solutions in the Electronics and Semiconductor space. Contribute to the development of cutting-edge methodologies, proprietary frameworks, and industry-leading solutions. Additionally, play a key role in mentoring and nurturing the next generation of practice leaders, fostering a strong talent pipeline.
• Develop and enhance intellectual capital, processes, and tools that drive Kearney commercialization efforts, project capacity, and training curriculum.
• Responsible for the personal development, coaching, and evaluation of middle and senior level consultants. Builds up the bench of future Kearney leaders.

Who you are

After nearly 100 years, we know this business is fundamentally about making connections—between facts, figures, insights, strategies, tools, technologies, and above all, people. That’s why we look for collaborative, insightful, and inquisitive problem-solvers who don’t accept the first thing in front of them and who are always unapologetically themselves.

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What we can offer you

Every day, our people work to be the difference for our clients, our communities, and our colleagues. Helping them make an impact, they are sustained by a competitive remuneration package plus comprehensive benefits and perks, including but not limited to :

Read more about our benefits and how you can make your mark, your way at Kearney.com / careers.

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Vice President Compensation - $265,000 - $295,000

It is important to note that at Kearney, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role. Individual salaries within each range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, and skills. Kearney reviews compensation regularly and may adjust base salaries to reflect market competitiveness. In addition to salary, individuals may be eligible for a discretionary performance bonus. Our full suite of benefits includes paid time off, 401(k) match and profit sharing, medical, dental and vision coverage, healthcare concierge, backup child / adult care, annual employer HSA contribution, home office stipend, subsidized Gympass, and annual wellness program, and leaves of absence when needed to support employees’ physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination

Kearney prides itself on providing a culture where our employees belong and thrive equally, which means our people feel comfort, confidence, and joy as they do great things for our firm, our colleagues, and our clients. That’s why Kearney is committed to building a diverse workforce and inclusive environment. Kearney is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other differences consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices. We encourage everyone to apply, including those who may not feel historically represented in consulting.

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Salary : $265,000 - $295,000