Abhishek Lal

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Director of Engineering - Analog & Mixed Signal at NXP Semiconductors

Delhi, India

Overview

Abhishek Lal is a seasoned Director of Engineering at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in Analog and Mixed-Signal circuit design. His extensive career includes leadership roles at Synopsys, Microsemi, and STMicroelectronics, focusing on FPGA development and Non-Volatile Memory. He holds an M. Tech from IIT Delhi and an MBA from IIM Lucknow.

Colleagues and direct reports describe Abhishek as a key leader, insightful professional, and a top performer with a positive attitude. He is recognized for his deep technical knowledge, his quest for learning beyond his immediate expertise, and his ability to manage both teams and business functions effectively.

He has earned both a University Gold Medal and a Department Medal for achieving the highest CGPA, highlighting a strong foundation of academic excellence.

Personality Overview

Self-Confident

Challenger

Decisive

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Analog & Mixed-Signal
His entire career is built on expertise in Analog, Mixed-Signal, and Non-Volatile Memory design, holding director-level roles in this specific domain at NXP.
Engineering Leadership
Praised as a "key leader" and "good techno manager, " he has a long history of managing and leading custom engineering and analog design teams.
Talent Recruitment
Actively posts about hiring "sharp minds" for his AMS design team at NXP, showing a clear focus on building a strong and capable engineering team.

Media Appearances

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Work History

10-2022
Director of Engineering - Analog & Mixed Signal at NXP Semiconductors
1-2019 - 10-2022
Product Engineering Manager at Synopsys Inc
11-2014 - 1-2019
Senior Engineering Manager - Custom Engineering (Analog,IO,SI,NVM,Layout) - FPGA Development at Microsemi Corporation
4-2003 - 11-2014
Different Positions in Non Volatile Memory Group (Senior Design Engg - Senior Manager) at ST Microelectronics
10-2000 - 3-2003
Design Engineer at ST Microelectronics

Education

2006 - 2009
MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
2001 - 2003
M.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

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Insights For Selling To Abhishek

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries

DONT's

  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Abhishek is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Abhishek

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Abhishek move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Abhishek take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

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