Principal Program Manager

About the Position

The High Performance Compute (HPC) team is seeking an experienced Principal Program Manager to work as part of the Program Management Office. The HPC PMO has oversight of the NPI development process, IP process, and 3rd party management process and additionally partners with stakeholders to drive change initiatives and continuous improvement across HPC and in the wider Renesas organization. Additionally, the team forms a consolidated view of execution across HPC acting as a central conduit for escalation and resolution of cross portfolio issues.

This role will have a broad and varied remit; key areas will be focused on activities directly supporting the HPC SVP and HPC Chief of Staff. This will include driving continuous improvement initiatives, change management within the organization, dealing with critical escalation topics, driving business process, and supporting senior stakeholders in decision making. Critical aspects of the role include execution on tight timelines, budget responsibility, escalation path ownership, monitoring and reporting of progress, comparison of performance against goals (technical and commercial), as well as overall program ownership and accountability. Creating and leading cross-functional teams including senior stakeholders and communication with internal executive leadership is expected. HPC is distributed globally including Japan, India, Vietnam, and the United States.

Responsibilities

• Understand expected outcomes and timelines, synthesize and communicate goals to team and stakeholders to ensure alignment on approach and successful output.
• Complete responsibility for the given projects with strong exposure to executive leadership from Renesas and key partners.
• Establish, drive, and maintain the overall program plan including regular program reporting to both internal and external teams.
• Define milestones and track on a regular basis. Highlight issues and build options for mitigation/resolution. Ensure risk analysis is complete and maintained, including options and trigger dates.
• Organize and hold regular team meetings to drive progress. Create regular data-driven updates for internal and external consumers.
• Lead cross-functional teams across multiple locations to deliver the program.
• Maintain budgets and highlight changes against the plan.
• Suggest and deliver process improvements in conjunction with senior stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ Years of Experience: Proven track record managing large-scale, multi-disciplined global programs within the semiconductor or high-tech sector.
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end product development lifecycle, including technical milestones, risk assessment, and commercial gate reviews.
• Strives for continual improvement in all aspects of work including policies and methodology.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams across diverse geographies and navigating complex cultural and time-zone dynamics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and address the real root cause of issues.
• Rapid response – identifying issues in advance, and the right owners to address these.
• Tenacity - Ensuring end-to-end execution through proactive ownership and persistence.
• Ability to propose innovative solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $200K-$260K per year.
• Bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, AD&D, and pet insurance.
• Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short-term medical benefits, paid sick time, paid holidays, and accrued paid vacation.
• Opportunity to work on world-leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT, shaping a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter future.

About the Company

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.

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.

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Location: San Jose, United States

Remote: No

Requisition ID: 11015195_2026-03-02