Senior Executive Search Recruiter - Semiconductor (Global)

Renesas Electronics; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career advancement opportunities

Flexible and inclusive work environment

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Renesas Electronics is looking for a Senior Executive Search Recruiter to oversee all executive level hiring. The successful candidate will partner with senior leadership to ensure a best-in-class candidate experience while managing recruitment strategies and processes.

This role requires extensive executive search experience, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to influence and advise senior executives. Benefits include career growth opportunities in a flexible and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in executive search, either in-house or from a top-tier search firm.
• Manage senior-level searches for Senior Director, VP, or C-Suite roles.
• Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all search strategies, candidate sourcing, and interview design for executive positions.
• Design and improve executive search processes and ensure compliance with recruiting standards.
• Manage relationships with external executive search firms.

Skills

Extensive experience in executive search

Strong track record managing senior-level searches

Proven experience building and leading recruiting teams

Expertise in managing hiring processes

Strong ability to influence and advise

Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills

Job description

Senior Executive Search Recruiter - Semiconductor (Global)

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

We are seeking a Senior Executive Search to build and lead a high-performing team responsible for all leadership level of hiring. This role partners closely with Senior leadership and HR to deliver exceptional executive recruitment outcomes and ensure a best‑in‑class candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Executive Recruiting

• Oversee and guide all search strategies, candidate sourcing, pipeline development, assessments, interview design, and offer negotiations for all G-level (Senior Director and above) positions.
• Act as a primary partner to senior business leaders, HRBPs, and TA leadership on all executive hiring needs.
• Ensure exceptional candidate experience for senior-level talent reflective of the company’s leadership values and brand.

Governance & Process Excellence

• Design, implement, and continuously improve executive search processes, tools, scorecards, and governance frameworks.
• Maintain strong compliance and ensure all searches adhere to global recruiting standards and best practices.
• Deliver executive hiring metrics, reporting, and insights to Talent Acquisition and executive leadership teams.

Search Firm Management

• Act as the key owner of all relationships with external executive search firms.
• Establish and maintain a preferred vendor program, including selection, negotiation, performance evaluation, and cost management.
• Ensure external partners deliver consistent quality, diverse slates, and strategic market insights.
• Provide deep market mapping, competitive landscape research, compensation benchmarking, and succession pipeline insights.
• Partner with HR and senior leaders to influence talent strategies and long‑term workforce planning for executive roles

Required

• Extensive experience (typically 10+ years) in executive search—either in‑house, from a top‑tier search firm, or a combination of both.
• Strong track record managing senior‑level searches (Senior Director / VP / C‑Suite).
• Proven experience building and leading recruiting teams.
• Expertise in managing executive hiring processes, assessment tools, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong ability to influence, advise, and partner with senior executives.
• Exceptional communication, executive presence, and relationship‑building skills.
• High discretion and ability to handle confidential or sensitive information.

Preferred

• Experience in a global, matrixed corporate environment.
• Deep knowledge of market dynamics, talent trends, and executive compensation.
• Strong vendor management and negotiation capabilities

Benefits

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.
• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers’ evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure.
• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people‑first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.

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.