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

Renesas Electronics · Austin, TX · 3 wk ago
On-siteManufacturingFull-time

Renesas is seeking an experienced, strategic leader to build and scale the product management organization for the High-Performance AI and Compute (HPAC) product line. 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.

About the Role

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.

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 a sense of urgency and ownership. Lead by example in a 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 development 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.

Requirements

  • 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).

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.

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