About this role
About the Role The Chief of Staff is a senior leadership partner who works with the Head of HWJP to improve operating rhythm, transparency, governance, decision readiness, and execution discipline, enabling HWJP to function effectively as a major engineering organization within Renesas. This role bridges HWJP with HWEN and global engineering sites, fostering One Team execution across Japan, the United States, India, and Vietnam. What You'll Do
- Serve as a trusted advisor and leadership partner to the Head of HWJP, supporting prioritization, risk management, decision-making, and organizational alignment.
- Support the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the HWJP operating model; define and improve governance frameworks, leadership reviews, operating cadence, escalation mechanisms, and communication rhythms; establish scalable operating mechanisms that improve transparency, accountability, and execution effectiveness.
- Ensure the right information reaches the right people at the right level of detail and at the right time; standardize reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and execution health indicators; convert complex engineering and operational inputs into decision-ready insights.
- Drive transparency as a core operating principle across HWJP; promote proactive escalation and issue resolution.
- Partner closely with the HWEN Chief of Staff to strengthen alignment between HWJP and HWEN while sharing ideas, best practices, and operational insights; contribute practical operating mechanisms, governance practices, and lessons learned from HWJP that support continuous improvement across the broader HWEN organization; collaborate effectively with stakeholders across Japan, the United States, India, and Vietnam.
- Build trusted partnerships with Central Engineering and other partner organizations; clarify ownership, dependencies, and decision paths; foster a One Team culture across HWJP and partner organizations.
- Prepare executive reviews, dashboards, leadership presentations, and organizational communications; coordinate follow-up on key decisions, actions, and strategic initiatives. What We're Looking For
- 10+ years of experience in semiconductors, hardware engineering, engineering operations, program management, business operations, strategy, or related fields.
- Experience supporting senior engineering leaders in complex global organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to influence without authority.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Professional working proficiency in Japanese, with the ability to communicate and build relationships across engineering organizations and stakeholders in Japan.