Senior Executive Search Recruiter - (Semiconductor hiring experiences)

Renesas Electronics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics is seeking a Senior Executive Search leader to partner with senior leadership and HR, delivering exceptional executive recruitment and a best-in-class candidate experience.

You will own the end-to-end process from sourcing to offer negotiations for C-suite and Senior Director roles, while shaping governance, metrics, and external partner relationships.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience (typically 10+ years) in executive search.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and guide all search strategies, sourcing, pipeline development, assessments, interview design, and offer negotiations for senior leadership roles.

Skills

Executive search

Stakeholder management

Leadership of recruiting teams

Recruiting processes

Executive communication

Confidentiality

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Executive Search, and 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.

Market Intelligence & Talent Advisory

• 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

Qualifications

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

Additional Information

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.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?

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.