Senior Segment Strategy Lead – Industrial & Building

Renesas; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas seeks a Senior Staff Segment Strategy for Industrial and Building Applications to analyze markets, define portfolio priorities, and drive investments. You will lead cross-functional initiatives, develop business cases, and coordinate go-to-market plans across global teams.

This role requires deep strategic vision, technical understanding, and strong leadership to shape segment growth. Based in Lombardy, full-time and on-site.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Marketing, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in Product Marketing, Segment Marketing, Product Management, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of system-level solutions and technology-driven markets.
• Experience developing business cases and investment proposals.
• Proven track record leading complex cross-functional initiatives from concept to commercialization.
• Ability to work across global cross-functional organizations.
• Excellent presentation and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze market trends, customer needs, competitive dynamics, and emerging technologies within the assigned segment.
• Identify growth opportunities, priority applications, and key use cases.
• Develop market assessments, business forecasts, and segment solution roadmaps.
• Define solution portfolio priorities and investment recommendations aligned with segment growth objectives.
• Gather, evaluate, and prioritize solution opportunities from regional teams, product groups, customers, and ecosystem partners.
• Collaborate with Architects to define solution concepts and assess technical feasibility.
• Own assigned solution opportunities from initial evaluation through commercialization.
• Drive alignment and execution across stakeholders required to deliver approved solution initiatives.
• Prioritize opportunities based on market potential, strategic value, business impact, and portfolio fit.
• Develop business cases and investment proposals for new system solutions.
• Assess market opportunity, revenue potential, costs, risks, and expected returns.
• Define solution success metrics and commercialization objectives.
• Develop investment recommendations and prioritization proposals for management approval
• Prepare development approval packages and executive presentations.
• Drive alignment across Architecture, Engineering, Product Groups, Marketing, Sales, and Finance.
• Support management reviews and investment decision processes.
• Own execution readiness, ensuring resources and commitments stay aligned.
• Oversee solution development from concept to launch and capture market requirements.
• Track progress against objectives, milestones, and market requirements.
• Act as the business owner and execution leader for approved initiatives.
• Drive issue resolution, risk mitigation, and cross-functional decision making.
• Escalate risks when required to achieve objectives.
• Coordinate solution launch activities with Marketing, Product Groups, and Sales.
• Monitor adoption, market impact, and launch effectiveness.
• Validate value propositions and commercialization plans with regional teams and customers.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Market Analysis

Business Case Development

Cross-Functional Leadership

Executive Communication

Stakeholder Management

Project / Program Management

Commercial Acumen

Technology & Applications Understandin

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Marketing, or related discipline

Job description

Renesas seeks a Senior Staff Segment Strategy for Industrial and Building Applications to analyze markets, define portfolio priorities, and drive investments. You will lead cross-functional initiatives, develop business cases, and coordinate go-to-market plans across global teams.

This role requires deep strategic vision, technical understanding, and strong leadership to shape segment growth. Based in Lombardy, full-time and on-site.