Sr Staff Program Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 13, 2026. Renesas Electronics scores B on the Alion truth index.
We are seeking a highly motivated and disciplined Project/Program Manager to join our Central PMO office in Analog & Mixed-Signal Product Group. In this role, you will exhibit full project ownership, acting as the go-to person for internal teams and managing assigned chip development projects from kick-off to customer release. You will lead cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams to deliver complex mixed-signal products, ensuring alignment with Renesas' global methodologies and strategic goals.
Responsibilities
- Manages assigned chip development projects of Configurable Mixed Signal portfolio within the Core Analog Division (CAD) by leading cross functional geographically dispersed teams that are focused on the delivery of products from kick-off to release for customers.
- Develops, Defines, and executes project plans, schedules, budgets and deliverables for assigned projects.
- Exhibit full project ownership, become the go-to person for all internal teams for questions related to assigned projects and have total involvement in all phases of product development process from start to finish.
- Work with CAD/CMSD PMO portfolio lead responsible for tracking projects metrics/KPI such as schedule, risks, scope, budget, cost entitlement and manufacturability.
- Support Annual Operation Planning. Working with CAD PM leader to estimate, forecast, and manage individual project as well as program/portfolio spending to ensure actual spending tracks closely with forecast and avoid surprises.
- Maintain good discipline & practice guidelines, processes, and execution methodologies for team to continuously improve project execution.
- Build trust and collaborate closely with functional leadership from other functional teams for identifying and removing execution roadblocks, mitigate risks and improve efficiencies for continuously improving project execution.
- Collaborate with X-functional teams and with peers from other business groups to drive collaboration and harvest best practices and lessons learned to keep CAD Product group in sync with One Renesas methodologies, tools and systems.
- Work with demand creation, sales and marketing to align execution and sample priorities with market and customer needs to allow us to compete and win. Guide team to help prepare customer requested RFI, RFQ responses to bid on key business opportunities.
- Effectively communicate with leadership, with the team and across the organization to keep stakeholders, leadership informed of project status in periodic project reviews.
- Escalate early to identify and address issues before they start to impact execution metrics, if needed by establishing Tiger teams.
- Guide team to prepare and effectively report project status updates at management decision point reviews as well as cross functional project progress reviews.
Experience
- Experienced semiconductor profession with 7-10+ years of relevant experience working for a major analog semiconductor company.
- 5+ years of hand`s on technical program/project management experience leading teams to develop broad market or custom mix-signal analog products for commercial, industrial or automotive applications. PMP certification is not a requirement but will be plus
- 3+ years of relevant experience being part of Product line NPI functional teams as a hands-on product, test, validation, design, quality or related function
- In depth understanding of new product introduction and product development flow from concept to production release. Exposure to Automotive process is a plus
Skills
- Proficient with industry standard project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, SharePoint, FMEA, Root Cause Analysis, Microsoft OneNote
Education
- BS, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, Masters or PhD EE is preferred
Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose, To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries, we offer the opportunity to work on world-leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT, shaping a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter future.
At Renesas, TAGIE is our culture, grounded in being Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work, grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.
We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.
Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?
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