Chief of Staff – UX

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Plano, TX, USA
In-Office
Expert/Leader
3D Printing
The Role
Act as the VP of UX's strategic and operational partner to define and deploy a global UX Playbook, standardize workflows and KPIs, coordinate cross-functional execution across Product Groups, Sales, and Software, produce executive reporting, provide business strategy and M&A input, and drive measurable improvements in time-to-market, reuse, and attach rates.
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Company Description

User Experience (UX) at Renesas represents the end-to-end experience of engineers, partners, and customers when discovering, designing, deploying, and scaling systems built on Renesas technology. UX goes beyond user interfaces and tools; it encompasses how easily users can translate application intent into working, production-ready solutions using Renesas silicon, software, reference designs, and ecosystem partnerships.

UX is a strategic growth lever for Renesas. By reducing friction, accelerating time-to-value, enabling reuse, and providing system-level clarity across MCU, MPU, analog, power, and software, UX directly impacts time-to-market, attach rates, design wins, and long-term customer loyalty. UX acts as the connective tissue between Product Groups, Solutions, Software & Digitalization, Sales, and the external ecosystem, ensuring Renesas delivers differentiated, scalable, and software-defined solutions aligned with its 2030 and 2035 vision. 

Act as the operational, strategic, and analytical extension of the VP of UX, ensuring the UX vision translates into repeatable execution, measurable outcomes, and enterprise alignment across Product Groups, Sales, and Software & Digitalization. The role owns the UX Playbook and drives continuous improvement of processes, impact, and strategic relevance.

Job Description

  • UX Playbook – Definition & Execution
  • Lead the definition, deployment, and continuous evolution of the UX Playbook
  • Standardize solution definition workflows, engagement models, deliverables, KPIs, and governance
  • Ensure scalability, reuse, and global consistency Cross-Functional Orchestration
  • Drive and coordinate execution across UX, Product Groups, Sales, and Software & Digitalization
  • Act as single-threaded owner for cross-org initiatives
  • Resolve priorities, dependencies, and escalations Executive & External Reporting
  • Produce executive-level material for ELT, Board (as needed), and analysts
  • Translate operational data into strategic insight and narratives Business Consulting & Strategy
  • Act as internal business consultant to the VP UX
  • Analyze performance, gaps, and ROI of UX initiatives • Recommend improvements in process, resources, and structure M&A; and Portfolio Insight
  • Provide UX-driven input to M&A; target screening and integration • Assess technology, capability gaps, and strategic fit Continuous Improvement & Outcomes
  • Establish metrics to improve time-to-market, reuse, and attach rates
  • Ensure outcomes are measurable and repeatable Required Profile

Qualifications

  • 10+ years leading projects in the semiconductor industry
  • Experience across engineering, product, sales, and software
  • Education Engineering degree or equivalent
  • MBA strongly preferred Skills & Presence
  • Executive presence and ELT-level credibility
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Strong business acumen and structured thinking Success in 12–18 Months
  • UX Playbook operational and globally adopted
  • Trusted UX metrics in executive reviews
  • Reduced friction across UX, PG, Sales, and Software
  • UX recognized as a strategic growth lever

Additional Information

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. It shapes how we work, grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?

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.

Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.

Skills Required

  • 10+ years leading projects in the semiconductor industry
  • Experience across engineering, product, sales, and software
  • Engineering degree or equivalent
  • MBA
  • Executive presence and ELT-level credibility
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Strong business acumen and structured thinking

Renesas Electronics Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Renesas Electronics and has not been reviewed or approved by Renesas Electronics.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Feedback suggests pay is generally fair-to-good across many roles, with base pay aligned to prevailing market levels in multiple U.S. locations. Engineering and leadership tracks can be competitive on total compensation, reinforcing a sense that pay can meet market expectations in key job families.
  • Healthcare Strength Feedback suggests core medical, dental, and vision coverage is solid and well-regarded by employees. Day-one eligibility in U.S. roles is described, supporting confidence in access and continuity of care.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Feedback suggests PTO, paid holidays, sick time, and parental leave provide a comprehensive time-off framework. Company initiatives like Renesas Day and meeting-light Focus Fridays further support time away and balance.

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The Company
HQ: Tokyo
10,040 Employees

What We Do

We're the world's leading semiconductor manufacturer. Our mission is to make our lives easier and a world that's safer, healthier, greener, and smarter.

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