Junior Strategy Officer

The Strategy Officer exists to support the Managing Director in forming, implementing and monitoring company strategy. You will help turn strategic intent into documented plans, help drive those plans into execution across the organisation, and maintain the reporting and tracking that tells us whether they are working. We are looking for raw analytical horsepower, exceptional communication with all channels, and someone who takes ownership without being chased.

Location: Kuala Lumpur (with regular travel to Penang and occasional travel for meetings with agencies, partners and customers)Level: Fresh Graduate / Entry Level

Employment Type: Full-time, permanent (3-month probation)Reports to: Founder & Managing DirectorKey ResponsibilitiesAs a Strategy Officer, you will drive the company's strategic lifecycle by researching, implementing, and monitoring key business objectives and KPIs.

Externally, you will manage investor relations, handle government grant applications, and coordinate with compliance professionals, while internally serving as the vital bridge between corporate and engineering teams to streamline communication and meeting cadences. Furthermore, you will support market development by gathering intelligence on the FPGA landscape to inform go-to-market strategies, and provide robust project management oversight by tracking schedules, deliverables, and risks across all commercial and product milestones.Prepare research, analysis and option papers that inform the MD's strategic decisions; structure ambiguous questions into clear frameworks and written recommendations with supporting evidenceSupport the annual and rolling business planning cycle, including strategic objectives, initiatives and targetsTranslate agreed strategy into documented plans with owners, milestones, dependencies and resourcingCascade strategic priorities into departmental and individual objectives, and follow through to ensure they are understood and acted uponDrive execution discipline: agendas, decision logs, action registers and follow-up until items are closedDefine and maintain the KPI set that measures whether strategy is being deliveredProduce management, Board and investor reporting packs on a fixed cadenceMaintain the strategic risk register; flag variance and slippage early, with options rather than only problemsMaintain the investor pipeline and CRM; prepare investor updates, data-room materials, pitch decks and due-diligence responsesSupport engagement with government agencies and statutory bodies; draft, assemble and track grant and incentive applications end to endMaintain market intelligence on the global and regional FPGA landscape, including competitors such as AMD, Altera, Lattice, Efinix and GowinConduct market sizing and segmentation using authoritative primary sourcesTrack the customer, distributor and partner pipeline; prepare briefing notes ahead of the MD's meetings and capture follow-up actionsMaintain the consolidated programme view and Gantt schedules across product development, qualification and commercial milestonesTrack deliverables, dependencies and interfaces between workstreams; identify where timelines are drifting out of alignmentAbout YouBachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline with a strong academic recordExcellent written and spoken EnglishWorking proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia sufficient to draft and review formal submissions to government agenciesStrong command of Excel and PowerPoint; comfortable structuring data and building clear slides from a blank pageStructured thinker able to break an ambiguous problem into parts and produce a clear written recommendationMeticulous attention to detail - grant submissions and investor documents are unforgiving of errorsWillingness to chase, follow up and hold others to committed dates without formal authority over themSelf-directed, organized, and comfortable operating in a startup with shifting priorities and no established playbookMalaysian citizenInternship or project experience in management consulting, venture capital, corporate development, a government agency, or a technology company is advantageousAbout UsSilicon X™ is a fabless semiconductor company building Southeast Asia's first indigenous FPGA product line. We have designed, taped out and powered on the 1st FPGA chip from Southeast Asia on advanced process node, and we develop our own EDA toolchain, ThunderCAD.This is a rare opportunity to sit at the center of a deep-tech company at the point where engineering, capital and national industrial policy meet.BenefitsDirect daily exposure to the Managing Director and to the full strategic picture of a deep-tech companyA front-row seat to Malaysia's national semiconductor agenda and to the commercialization of a homegrown FPGA productCompetitive salary commensurate with qualifications, plus statutory contributions (EPF, SOCSO, EIS) and annual leave in accordance with Malaysian lawEligibility for the company's long-term incentive scheme subject to performance and Board approvalStructured mentorship and a clear path toward a Senior Strategy or Corporate Development role as the company scales