Senior PMO Director, Automotive Semiconductor Programs

Renesas Electronics Corp.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics Corp. in Chandler, AZ seeks an experienced PMO leader to establish and head the PMO for a major automotive semiconductor power management portfolio.

You will drive governance, program execution, and cross-functional alignment across design, development, validation, and production stages, embedding ISO 26262 and SOTIF practices, and delivering on-time, on-budget results. You will build a capable PMO team, implement stage-gate processes, and create real-time dashboards to

Qualifications

• 12+ years of program/portfolio management experience in semiconductor, automotive electronics, or related complex product development environments.
• Experience establishing and leading PMO organizations with responsibility for 10+ concurrent programs across design, development, validation and production phases.
• Deep understanding of automotive product development processes, NPI methodologies, design-in cycles, volume production ramps, and supplier management in automotive supply chains.
• Proven expertise in establishing stage-gate processes and project governance.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the PMO organization: define vision, governance, processes, tools, and team composition for 15–25 concurrent programs across design through production.
• Implement portfolio governance with quarterly reviews, go/no-go frameworks, and resource allocation.
• Drive program execution: set milestones, dependencies, and success criteria; track health with dashboards and steering reviews.
• Manage schedule, budget, and resource allocation with robust planning and forecasting; escalate constraints to leadership.
• Embed functional safety governance (ISO 26262, SOTIF) across the portfolio and track ASIL classifications, safety cases, and FMEA/FTA.

Skills

PMO leadership

Portfolio governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Stage-gate processes

Functional safety awareness

Job description

Renesas Electronics Corp. in Chandler, AZ seeks an experienced PMO leader to establish and head the PMO for a major automotive semiconductor power management portfolio.

You will drive governance, program execution, and cross-functional alignment across design, development, validation, and production stages, embedding ISO 26262 and SOTIF practices, and delivering on-time, on-budget results. You will build a capable PMO team, implement stage-gate processes, and create real-time dashboards to