Chief of Staff and Transformation Leader, Americas Sales

Chief of Staff and Transformation Leader, Americas Sales

Reports to:

SVP America Sales

Location:

US (preferred Austin TX, Phoenix AZ, San Jose CA)

NXP Introduction: AI is rapidly moving beyond research labs and into the real world—powering advancements in vehicles, factories, hospitals, homes, and everyday devices. NXP's Global Sales organization is the force that transforms our intelligent edge vision into meaningful market impact. We operate on the front lines of innovation, delivering real‑world AI, secure edge intelligence, and breakthrough technologies to the customers shaping tomorrow's world.

As a strategic partner at the intersection of customer ambition and NXP capability, our global sales team drives alignment, opens new markets, and builds the relationships that lead to design wins and revenue growth. Through deep market insight and long‑term collaboration, we embed customer‑centricity into every decision and help accelerate innovation at the system‑solution level. This disciplined, client‑first mindset enables us to architect integrated, future‑ready solutions that deliver sustained value and strengthen NXP's competitive advantage.

We thrive in a high‑performance, high‑ownership environment—competing boldly, executing with urgency, and celebrating results. If you want to win big, grow fast, and work with the customers building what's next, NXP Global Sales is where ambition becomes achievement.

Opportunity overview

• High-impact leadership role supporting the SVP, AMEC Sales while leading a regional transformation agenda across sales process, operating model, data, and AI-enabled execution.
• Ideal for a strategic operator who can turn executive priorities into measurable operating change and business outcomes.

This role works across AMEC Sales, including Direct Sales, Distribution, Field Applications, and Sales Operations. The leader will partner closely with Sales Operations, IT, Data and Analytics, Finance, HR, and external partners to drive a multi-quarter transformation agenda.

• AMEC Sales leadership operating rhythm, including agenda quality, decision clarity, prioritization, and follow-through
• Prioritization and execution of the AMEC Sales transformation agenda
• Redesign of high-value sales and management workflows
• Adoption of AI-enabled ways of working across target users and leadership forums
• Executive visibility into progress, risks, decisions, and business impact

1. Executive operating cadence

• Run the Sales Management Team cadence to improve focus, decision quality, and accountability.
• Support the SVP with strategic preparation, decision framing, and action follow-through.

2. Transformation leadership

• Lead the AMEC Sales transformation agenda from strategy through execution, adoption, and outcomes.
• Translate priorities into sequenced initiatives, measurable outcomes, and high-value workflow improvements.

3. Sales process and workflow redesign

• Redesign sales, management, and operating workflows to be more AI-enabled, scalable, and signal-driven.
• Reduce low-value work, simplify coordination, and align workflows with roles, coverage, and incentives where needed.

4. Cross-functional orchestration

• Integrate work across Sales, Sales Operations, IT, Data and Analytics, Finance, HR, and other stakeholders.
• Surface risks and misalignment early, then drive sequenced actions through closure.

5. AI-enabled workflow deployment

• Design and deploy AI-enabled workflows that simplify or augment key sales motions.
• Partner with IT and Data on secure architecture, compliance, governance, and responsible AI use.

6. Leadership leverage and executive support

• Build AI-enabled capabilities for meeting prep, pre-reads, briefings, decision capture, and action tracking.
• Improve the quality and efficiency of key leadership forums and communications.

7. Change leadership and adoption

• Lead adoption of new workflows, AI tools, and operating methods across AMEC Sales.
• Drive change management, enablement, feedback loops, and management capability for sustained impact.

8. Executive visibility and scale

• Provide regular executive visibility on progress, risks, adoption, and business…