Staff Project/Program Mgmt Specialist

• Responsible for managing the development of New Products (Industrial and Automotive) and delivering on all program commitments from inception through execution to tape out and start of production.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, and resource allocations to ensure on-time project completion within budget constraints
• Drive cross-functional teams including design, test, product engineering, validation, marketing, systems, applications, operations, various factories, and vendors as project lead to meet project milestones and objectives.
• Manage several key projects in parallel or singular large program
• Continuously reviews program progress, proactively identify risks and collaboratively develops and drives risk mitigation efforts
• Collaborate with cross-functional and peers from other business groups to drive collaboration and harvest best practices and lessons learned to keep the business group in sync with One Renesas methodologies, tools and systems
• Drive execution initiatives and process improvements at the functional, cross functional and business group level
• Monitor and report on project progress, including key performance indicators and metrics, to senior management and stakeholders
• Key Performance measures
• Delivery of projects to schedule, budget and quality. First time right mentality with execution.
• Implement project management strategy to challenge status quo and drive higher efficiency of execution to scale up to the roadmap requirements
• Continuous focus on mitigating project risk by tracking progress, contingency planning and acting on small signals with high urgency and timely escalation to prevent fire fighting

• Experienced semiconductor professional with at least 5-10 years of relevant experience working for a major semiconductor company
• 3+ years of hand`s on technical program/project management experience leading cross functional teams to develop broad market or custom mix-signal analog products for commercial, industrial or automotive applications.
• 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 APQP automotive process is a plus.
• Knowledge of back-end semiconductor processes like wafer fabrication, Bump, Packaging and Assembly is an asset.
• Working experience in a high-pressure environment, competing priorities and tight turnaround times.
• Strong communication, presentation, and leadership skills; Ability to lead technical discussions and summarize outcome for executive level status reporting.
• Proficient with industry standard project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, SharePoint, FMEA, Root Cause Analysis , Confluence, Microsoft OneNote
• PMP certification is not a requirement but will be plus

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

Renesas Electronics Corporation empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. The leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at www.renesas.com.

Renesas’ mission, To Make Our Lives Easier, is underpinned by our company culture, TAGIE. TAGIE stands for Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative and Entrepreneurial. Our goal is to embed this unique culture in everything we do to succeed as a company and create trust with our diverse colleagues, customers and stakeholders.

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.