Automotive PMO Director - Portfolio & Safety Excellence

Renesas; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas seeks an experienced PMO leader to establish and run the PMO for a large automotive semiconductor power management group. You will drive governance, program execution, and cross-functional alignment across development, manufacturing ramps, and operations.

The role emphasizes ISO 26262/SOTIF functional safety, stage-gate discipline, risk management, and visibility across 15–25 concurrent programs. Strong leadership and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in program and portfolio management in semiconductor or automotive electronics.
• Experience leading PMO organizations with 10+ concurrent programs.
• Deep understanding of automotive product development, NPI, and ramp production.
• Proven governance, stage-gate, portfolio management, and resource planning.
• PM/PPM tools experience; PMP/PRINCE2 or equivalent; MS Project/JIRA/SAP.

Responsibilities

• Define PMO vision, governance, processes, tools, and team composition.
• Lead 15–25 concurrent programs across design, development, validation, and production.
• Establish portfolio governance with quarterly reviews and resource allocation.
• Track schedule, budget, risks with real-time dashboards and reviews.
• Embed functional safety reviews per ISO 26262 and SOTIF in stage-gate.
• Drive on-time and on-budget delivery of design-ins and ramps.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and finance.
• Develop KPIs and reporting cadence for executives and stakeholders.

Skills

PMO leadership

Portfolio governance

Program management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Business/PM

PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

JIRA

SAP

Job description

Renesas seeks an experienced PMO leader to establish and run the PMO for a large automotive semiconductor power management group. You will drive governance, program execution, and cross-functional alignment across development, manufacturing ramps, and operations.

The role emphasizes ISO 26262/SOTIF functional safety, stage-gate discipline, risk management, and visibility across 15–25 concurrent programs. Strong leadership and stakeholder management are essential.