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About the Role

Establish and lead the PMO function for a large automotive semiconductor power management group, driving portfolio governance, project execution, and cross-functional alignment. Implement best-in-class program management practices with a focus on functional safety, risk management, and on-time, on-budget delivery.

Responsibilities

Establish and lead the PMO organization, defining its vision, governance, processes, tools, and team.
Build a team of program managers and coordinators to support 15-25 concurrent programs.
Develop PMO operating standards and playbooks aligned with automotive industry best practices.
Implement portfolio management and governance, including portfolio reviews and decision frameworks.
Create visibility into program status, risks, dependencies, and critical path items.
Ensure alignment between portfolio strategy and business objectives.
Partner with program leads to establish clear milestones, deliverables, and success criteria.
Implement stage-gate processes aligned with the product development lifecycle.
Track program health (schedule, budget, scope, quality, risk) with real-time dashboards.
Establish robust program estimating and planning processes.
Monitor budget execution and spending forecasts across the program portfolio.
Manage resource conflicts and optimize allocation.
Escalate critical resource or budget constraints to leadership.
Establish functional safety management processes aligned with ISO 26262 and SOTIF.
Ensure functional safety reviews are embedded in stage-gate processes and design milestones.
Track functional safety metrics including ASIL classifications, safety case development, and FMEA/FTA completion.
Collaborate with functional safety and quality teams to ensure compliance evidence is generated and maintained.
Ensure functional safety risks are elevated and managed with appropriate rigor.
Establish enterprise-wide risk management processes.
Facilitate cross-functional issue resolution for critical program blockers.
Proactively escalate high-impact risks and interdependencies.
Maintain risk dashboards that highlight functional safety risk status.
Lead programs through critical transition phases including customer design-ins and production ramps.
Ensure NPI processes are executed with discipline.
Build accountability for delivery commitments and establish performance metrics.
Facilitate effective communication and alignment across Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Finance, Supply Chain, and Customer Success.
Resolve conflicts and trade-offs with transparency and accountability.
Serve as a central hub for program information and status communication.
Define KPIs for program portfolio health.
Establish reporting cadence and dashboards for various stakeholder groups.
Drive continuous improvement in PMO processes and tool effectiveness.

Requirements

12+ years of program and portfolio management experience in semiconductor, automotive electronics, or related complex product development environments.
Demonstrated experience establishing and leading PMO organizations with responsibility for 10+ concurrent programs.
Deep understanding of automotive product development processes, NPI methodologies, design-in cycles, volume production ramps, and supplier management.
Proven expertise in establishing stage-gate processes, project governance frameworks, portfolio management, and resource planning.
Strong command of program management tools and methodologies (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent).
Experience with program management software platforms (Microsoft Project, JIRA, SAP, or similar).
Exceptional organizational and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to influence and align multiple functional leaders without direct authority.
Strong communication and presentation ability across all levels.
Track record of driving on-time, on-budget delivery and building accountability culture.
Strong understanding of automotive functional safety standards (ISO 26262, SOTIF, AEC standards).
Ability to ensure functional safety compliance tracking and rigor in program execution.
Direct experience with power management, power distribution, or protection device product development in automotive applications (Preferred).
Experience scaling PMO functions from startup/early stage to mature organization (Preferred).
Familiarity with software-defined vehicle (SDV) architectures (Preferred).
Background in financial management and P&L accountability (Preferred).
Experience implementing advanced program management tools and analytics platforms (Preferred).
Demonstrated experience managing programs with complex functional safety requirements (Preferred).
Knowledge of FMEA/FTA development, ASIL classification, and safety case generation (Preferred).
Deep understanding of quality systems (ISO 9001, IATF standards) (Preferred).
Experience working directly with functional safety engineers and quality teams (Preferred).

Skills

Program Management
Portfolio Management
PMO Leadership
Functional Safety Governance
Risk Management
ISO 26262
SOTIF
Stage-Gate Processes
NPI Methodologies
Stakeholder Management
Cross-functional Collaboration
Budget Management
Resource Allocation
Microsoft Project
JIRA
SAP

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

12+ years of program and portfolio management experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or related field
Advanced degree or PMP certification preferred

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

About the Company

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.

Equal Opportunity

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.
Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations.
Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons.
The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.