Senior Executive Search Recruiter - Semiconductor (Global)

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and guide all search strategies, candidate sourcing, pipeline development, assessments, interview design, and offer negotiations for all G-level (Senior Director and above) positions.
• Act as a primary partner to senior business leaders, HRBPs, and TA leadership on all executive hiring needs.
• Ensure exceptional candidate experience for senior-level talent reflective of the company’s leadership values and brand.
• Governance & Process Excellence: Design, implement, and continuously improve executive search processes, tools, scorecards, and governance frameworks.
• Maintain strong compliance and ensure all searches adhere to global recruiting standards and best practices.
• Deliver executive hiring metrics, reporting, and insights to Talent Acquisition and executive leadership teams.
• Search Firm Management: Act as the key owner of all relationships with external executive search firms.
• Establish and maintain a preferred vendor program, including selection, negotiation, performance evaluation, and cost management.
• Ensure external partners deliver consistent quality, diverse slates, and strategic market insights.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience (typically 10+ years) in executive search—either in-house, from a top-tier search firm, or a combination of both.
• Strong track record managing senior-level searches (Senior Director / VP / C-Suite).
• Proven experience building and leading recruiting teams.
• Expertise in managing executive hiring processes, assessment tools, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong ability to influence, advise, and partner with senior executives.
• Exceptional communication, executive presence, and relationship-building skills.
• High discretion and ability to handle confidential or sensitive information.

Preferred Experience

• Deep knowledge of market dynamics, talent trends, and executive compensation.
• Strong vendor management and negotiation capabilities.

Additional Information

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 21,000 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.'

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. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.