Renesas Electronics America

Director of Product Management, High Performance AI and Compute Product Line

Renesas Electronics America$160K — $190K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in product management or related roles
  • Experience in data center, telecom, networking or computing markets
  • Knowledge of power management applications and products
  • Proven record of driving revenue growth and market adoption
  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
  • Effective communication for technical and executive audiences
  • Excellent interpersonal skills for collaboration across teams and cultures
  • Change leadership experience with measurable outcomes
  • Ownership mindset with a self-motivated approach
  • BS in Electrical Engineering or related field (MS or MBA is a plus)

Responsibilities

  • Build and hire talented product managers across experience levels
  • Define roles and success metrics for product managers
  • Foster a collaborative and high-performing team culture
  • Define and communicate the product strategy and roadmap
  • Identify new market opportunities and growth segments
  • Guide development of market requirement documents and competitive analyses
  • Monitor new product development pipeline health
  • Establish product management processes and best practices
  • Create templates and frameworks for product launches and pricing strategies
  • Present product strategy and financial projections to senior leadership
  • Engage global teams to drive cross-cultural collaboration

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package will be provided during the hiring process
Full Job Description

  • The HPAC product line-part of the Performance Computing Power (PCP) division-develops high-performance digital multiphase voltage regulator solutions for AI, cloud infrastructure, data centers, servers, networking, and emerging computing markets. As Director, you will own the complete product lifecycle and roadmap while building and leading a team of product managers at various experience levels.

This newly created director role is a pivotal opportunity to shape the future of power solutions in the world's fastest-growing computing segments. You'll drive market leadership and revenue growth while building a best-in-class product organization.

Job Description

Team Leadership & Development
  • Build and Hire: Develop, retain and recruit talented product managers with diverse experience levels. Establish hiring criteria and interview processes aligned with organizational needs.
  • Drive Accountability: Define roles, responsibilities, and success metrics for each PM. Establish clear ownership of products and outcomes. Hold team members accountable to commitments.
  • Build Culture: Foster a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing team environment. Encourage knowledge-sharing across the organization. Instill sense of urgency and ownership. Lead by example in customer-first mindset.

Product Strategy & Portfolio Management
  • Own the Roadmap: Define and communicate the product strategy, portfolio vision, and roadmap for the HPAC product line. Align with market demands, emerging trends, and business objectives.
  • Identify Opportunities: Stay abreast of technology trends in cloud infrastructure and compute markets; identify new market segments, emerging applications, and growth opportunities; develop recommendations for portfolio expansion.
  • Lead Product Definition: Guide the team in developing market requirement documents, business cases, and competitive analyses for new product concepts; ensure strategic alignment and resource prioritization.
  • Manage the Pipeline: Monitor the health of the new product development funnel. Establish and track KPIs that indicate portfolio health, market traction, development progress, and revenue potential.
  • Manage Portfolio Economics: Define and manage pricing strategies, cost structures, and margin targets for assigned products. Optimize portfolio profitability.

Operational Excellence & Process Development
  • Scale Product Management: Establish product management processes, standards, and best practices designed to support mass-market operations and organizational growth.
  • Develop Systems & Frameworks: Create templates, processes, and decision-making frameworks for product launches, go-to-market planning, pricing strategy, and customer engagement.
  • Enable the Team: Establish processes, methods, and training programs that enable product managers to work more effectively and efficiently at scale.
  • Cross-Functional Alignment: Ensure full alignment with engineering, marketing and sales. Establish clear communication channels, handoff points, and governance structures.
  • Continuous Improvement: Regularly review and refine processes based on team feedback and market outcomes. Drive data-driven decision-making across the organization.
  • Drive the develop of best-in-class product documentation, including customer presentations, training material, product erratas, application notes, etc. Ensure compelling product collaterals and materials are developed.

Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Executive Engagement: Present product strategy, portfolio health, market opportunities, and financial projections to senior leadership. Ensure executive alignment with HPAC product plans.
  • Global Operations: Work effectively with distributed teams across multiple global offices. Drive cross-cultural collaboration and alignment.


Qualifications
  • 10+ years in product management, product marketing, or related roles.
  • Hands-on experience managing and launching products in data center, server, telecom, networking, or computing markets.
  • Understanding of power management applications and products.
  • Track record of driving revenue growth and market adoption.
  • Strategic thinking with strong analytical, problem-solving and decision making skills.
  • Communication that translates complex concepts clearly for technical and executive audiences.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to influence across teams, geographies, and cultures. Ability to be personable and drive process changes. Experience with driving change that resulted in positive outcomes. Ability to collaborate and be effective in a fast-paced environment.
  • Change leadership - experience driving organizational improvements with measurable outcomes.
  • Ownership mindset - high energy, self-motivated, and results-oriented.
  • BS in Electrical Engineering or related field (MS or MBA a plus).


Additional Information

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?

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About Renesas Electronics America

Renesas Electronics America is a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions including microcontrollers, SoC solutions and a broad range of analog and power devices, with operations spanning research, development, design and manufacturing for a wide range of applications.
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