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The Customer & Execution Manager for MCU Products is responsible for leading customer-facing product programs from opportunity engagement through production launch and lifecycle support. This role combines strategic customer program management with strong cross-functional project execution to ensure successful delivery of microcontroller (MCU) products for automotive, industrial, and embedded markets. 

The ideal candidate has experience managing semiconductor product programs, coordinating global engineering teams, driving execution against aggressive timelines, and serving as the primary escalation point for customer and internal stakeholders. 

Key Responsibilities 

Customer Program Management 

• Serve as the primary program interface for strategic MCU customers and ecosystem partners. 

• Drive customer engagement from design-in through production ramp and sustaining phases. 

• Translate customer requirements into executable cross-functional plans. 

• Manage customer expectations, schedules, deliverables, risks, and escalations. 

• Lead regular program reviews with customers and executive stakeholders. 

• Coordinate customer samples, qualification activities, change requests, and issue resolution. 

• Support business development teams during RFQ, design-win, and commercialization activities. 

Project Execution & Delivery 

• Own end-to-end execution of MCU product programs across silicon, software, systems, validation, manufacturing, and quality teams. 

• Build and maintain integrated program schedules with clear milestones, dependencies, and critical paths. 

• Drive execution readiness for silicon bring-up, software releases, validation, qualification, and production launch. 

• Track program KPIs including schedule, cost, quality, risk, and resource utilization. 

• Identify execution risks proactively and lead mitigation and recovery plans. 

• Coordinate global cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, product marketing, applications, quality, and supply chain. 

• Ensure alignment between customer commitments and internal execution capabilities. 

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. 

• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor, embedded systems, automotive electronics, or related industries. 

• 5+ years of experience in technical program management, customer program management, or project execution roles. 

• Experience managing complex MCU or SoC product development programs. 

• Strong understanding of embedded systems, software development lifecycles, and semiconductor product development. 

• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional global teams and customer relationships. 

• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills. 

• Proficiency with project management tools and methodologies. 

Key Competencies 

• Customer-centric leadership 

• Program execution excellence 

• Technical depth in embedded systems and MCU products 

• Risk management and problem solving 

• Executive communication and stakeholder alignment 

• Cross-functional collaboration 

• Strategic planning and operational execution 

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.'     
At Renesas, you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people's lives easier, safe and secure. 

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.    

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?  

Join Renesas. Shape Your Future with Us.  

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