Key Account Manager Automotive (f/m/d)
The posting
Your role
As part of the Global Key Account Team for Valeo, you will play a critical role in driving one of NXP’s strategic relationships.
Working closely with the GKAM, you translate account strategy into results - owning operational excellence, accelerating business opportunities and ensuring flawless execution across a complex, multi-division customer landscape. This is a high-impact, high-intensity role where success depends on your ability to move fast, take ownership and create new paths to win.
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What success looks like
- You are recognized as a trusted and responsive partner by the customer
- You ensure flawless execution of the daily business - fast & reliable
- You consistently deliver on revenue, pipeline and design win targets
- You proactively identify and solve issues before they impact the business
- You actively create new growth opportunities, not just manage existing ones
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You operate with an unstoppable mindset
- Speed – You act with urgency, simplify complexity and keep momentum in all commercial activities
- Ownership – You take full accountability for your business, proactively solving issues end-to-end
- Innovation – You continuously challenge the status quo to unlock new growth opportunities
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Your profile
- 5+ years of experience in automotive semiconductor sales or account management
- Proven ability to manage complex Tier 1 customer structures and long design cycles
- Strong commercial acumen, including pricing, negotiations and contract handling
- Solid technical understanding of automotive electronics & automotive architecture
- Experience working with automotive semiconductor solutions such as microcontrollers, power management, radar or application processors would be a plus
- Ability to drive and align cross-functional teams in a matrix organization
- Confident engagement with purchasing, engineering and program stakeholders
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Why join this team
- Work on one of NXP’s strategic global accounts
- A culture that rewards speed, ownership, and innovation - and backs people who deliver
- Direct exposure to senior leadership and critical customer decisions
- The opportunity to shape future vehicle architectures and technologies
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Taken from NXP's own posting, last seen live on 1 Nov 2026.
About NXP
Microcontrollers, processors and SoCs, vehicle networking, electrification, UWB and connectivity chips, sold to carmakers, automotive Tier 1 suppliers and industrial, IoT and mobile device makers, directly and through distributors.
Pay schedule: NXP pays a base salary with incentive compensation or equity for certain roles, and US health, dental and vision cover, a 401(k) and paid leave; German automotive account managers get a company car and pension plan, and interns are paid hourly.
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