Customer (Hyperscalers) Program/Product Manager
Job Description
The Customer Program/Product Manager (CPM) is responsible for the end-to-end execution of strategic customer programs, ensuring seamless alignment between customer requirements and internal cross-functional teams.
This role serves as the operational leader for customer engagements, driving accountability, visibility, and on-time delivery across engineering, product management, operations, quality, and sales.
The CPM ensures that customer commitments - including project milestones, engineering samples, and volume ramps - are executable, scalable, and delivered with excellence in a supply-constrained and fast-paced environment.
Renesas Electronics, a leading global semiconductor company, is rapidly scaling its AI-focused power delivery business. Products include high-performance digital power VRMs, multiphase controllers, Smart Power Stages (SPS), Vertical Power Stages (SPS with integrated capacitors and multiple silicon die), Power Towers (power modules integrating multiple SPS-equivalents with capacitors and inductors), and power MOSFETs.
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ **End-to-End Program Execution:**
+ Own the successful execution of assigned customer programs.
+ Understand and manage customer project scope, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
+ Align internal development timelines with customer expectations.
+ Identify program risks and drive mitigation plans proactively.
+ Lead regular internal and customer-facing program reviews.
+ **Volume Ramp & Supply Coordination** :
+ Understand customer forecast and volume ramp requirements.
+ Coordinate with supply chain, manufacturing, and capacity planning to ensure readiness.
+ Monitor ramp execution and escalate constraints early.
+ Ensure alignment between customer demand and supply capabilities
+ **Engineering Samples & NPI Management**
+ Manage planning, forecasting, and delivery of engineering samples.
+ Track requested ship dates, lead times, and build status.
+ Drive cross-functional coordination to meet sample commitments.
+ Ensure proper governance through NPI planning gates and readiness reviews.
+ **Cross-Functional Leadership & Governance**
+ Act as a single point of program coordination across: Product Line Management Design Engineering, Applications / FAEs, Operations & Supply Chain, Quality, Sales.
+ Establish execution dashboards and KPIs.
+ Provide transparent status updates on schedule, quality, supply, and risks.
+ Escalate critical issues with data-driven recommendations.
Qualifications
+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
+ 8+ years of experience in program management, product management, or operations within semiconductors, power electronics, or infrastructure markets.
+ Strong understanding of NPI processes, supply chain operations, and volume ramp execution.
+ Experience managing complex, high-visibility customer programs.
+ Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
+ Excellent communication, organization, and executive presentation skills.
+ Strong analytical mindset with ability to create structured execution dashboards.
Additional Information
The expected annual pay range for this position is $190K-$230. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.
Renesas offers a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, and pet insurance. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive company-paid life insurance and AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as paid sick time, paid holidays, and accrued paid vacation. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.
Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ' **To Make Our Lives Easier** .' As the industry's leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
With a diverse team of over 22,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ' **To Make Our Lives Easier** .'
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