Principal Specialist, HR Change Management

Renesas; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Renesas is seeking a Principal Specialist, HR Change Management to lead enterprise HR transformation initiatives worldwide. You will shape governance, readiness, communications, and adoption, influencing senior stakeholders across regions.

The role requires broad change leadership, deep HR process understanding, and a focus on measurable outcomes. You will partner with senior leaders to align strategy, manage sponsorship, and deliver improved employee experiences while leveraging digital and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in HR, organizational psychology, business, communications, technology, or related field.
• Experience in change management and global HR transformation, including complex programs.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead Renesas-wide HR change strategy spanning governance, readiness, communications, enablement, and adoption.
• Lead portfolio delivery across evolving priorities such as organization simplification and HR process standardization.
• Establish roadmaps, milestones, interdependencies, and accountability from design through stabilization.
• Translate priorities into executive briefings, manager toolkits, and employee communications.
• Build cross-functional coalitions and align outcomes across regions and functions.
• Drive employee experience and digital engagement through accessible channels and self-service resources.
• Use adoption data to remove barriers, demonstrate value, and sustain new behaviors.

Skills

Change management

HR transformation

Org effectiveness

Stakeholder mgmt

Executive communications

Adoption analytics

Global collaboration

Responsible AI

Data privacy

Project governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

• Full-time
• Employment Type: Regular (PERM)
• Remote Work Available: No

Job Description

The Principal Specialist, HR Change Management is Renesas’ principal advisor for enterprise HR transformation and adoption. The role translates complex people, organization, process, policy, and technology priorities into coordinated change programs spanning governance, stakeholder alignment, communications, readiness, enablement, and adoption. Working globally across functions and regions, the role resolves ambiguous change challenges and influences senior stakeholders through expertise rather than direct authority.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise change strategy: Define and lead integrated strategies for Renesas-wide HR and organization priorities, covering the case for change, sponsorship, stakeholder analysis, readiness, communications, learning, resistance, reinforcement, and benefits realization.
• Immediate transformation portfolio: Lead change across evolving priorities such as organization simplification, job re-leveling and title cleanup, technical ladder program, rewards and benefits harmonization, HR process standardization, and digital, automation, or AI-enabled ways of working.
• Portfolio governance and delivery: Establish integrated roadmaps, milestones, interdependencies, decision forums, ownership, resource needs, risk escalation, and accountability from design through stabilization.
• Communications and enablement: Translate complex priorities into executive briefings, leader narratives, manager toolkits, presentations, FAQs, digital content, cascade plans, training, and practical support for employee conversations.
• Stakeholder and sponsor alignment: Build coalitions across HR, Legal, Communications, Finance, business functions, and regions; align outcomes, sequencing, and employee impacts while surfacing competing needs early.
• Employee experience and digital engagement: Create accessible channels and self-service resources that provide employees and managers with reliable information, tools, updates, and support throughout the change journey.
• Insights and adoption: Use readiness, adoption, sentiment, service, process, and channel data to remove barriers, refine interventions, demonstrate value, and sustain new behaviors.
• Capability and innovation: Build change capability through coaching, reusable methods, communities of practice, and mentoring, while applying external practices in workforce transformation, digital enablement, and responsible AI.

Scope and Accountability

• Serves as Renesas’ principal advisor and thought leader for complex, enterprise-scale HR change.
• Partners with senior business and HR leaders to establish strategy, principles, and priorities across functions and geographies.
• Resolves significant and unique issues requiring conceptual thinking, independent judgment, and a long-term view.
• Develops enterprise methods and standards where established approaches are insufficient.
• Owns outcomes affecting the HR function and multiple business areas through expertise, influence, and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent advanced knowledge in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Business, Communications, Technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Typically 12+ years of progressive experience in change management, HR transformation, organization effectiveness, HR technology, or a related discipline, including complex global initiatives.
• Expertise in change strategy, organization transformation, sponsor and stakeholder management, executive communications, enablement, and adoption measurement.
• Experience across people and organization change, including organization redesign, job architecture, career frameworks, rewards or benefits harmonization, HR process transformation, and digital or AI-enabled adoption.
• Proven ability to advise executives and influence outcomes in a global, matrixed, multicultural environment.
• Strong analytical judgment and working knowledge of responsible AI, data privacy, employee relations, and regional consultation requirements.
• Change management certification such as Prosci, CCMP, or equivalent preferred.

Enterprise Change Strategy | Portfolio Delivery | Organization and Workforce Transformation | Job Architecture and Career Programs | Rewards and Benefits Change | HR Process and Digital Transformation | Communications and Manager Enablement | Governance and Risk | Adoption Analytics | Global Collaboration

Additional Information

The expected annual pay range for this position is $200K - $250. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

Renesas offers a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, and pet insurance. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive company-paid life insurance and AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as paid sick time, paid holidays, and accrued paid vacation. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.

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.

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.