Director, Business & Operational Analytics
San Jose, CA - USA
Job Summary
We are looking for a transformational leader to build and lead Business & Operational Analytics for Power Computing Products (PCP) the fastest-growing business within the Power Products Group (PWR) with a charter to scale the capability across PWR.
Today we have strong visibility into financial outcomesrevenue GM% and OM%but limited visibility into the operational drivers behind those outcomes. This role will establish the metrics analytics systems and operating mechanisms needed to provide leadership with a fact-based view of NPI health operational performance productivity risks and business impact.
This is not a reporting or dashboard role. The leader will define the future-state operating model build the organization and analytics capability leverage AI and drive measurable business transformation.
Key Responsibilities
1. Build the Performance Management System
- Establish a comprehensive framework for business and operational health beyond financial metrics.
- Define critical KPIs leading indicators targets ownership and accountability.
- Connect operational performance business outcomes financial impact.
- Develop executive performance reviews focused on decisions actions and accountability.
- Identify trends systemic issues and emerging risks before they impact results.
2. Establish NPI Health & Execution Analytics
- Build a comprehensive framework to measure NPI health execution velocity readiness cost/margin quality risk and post-launch performance.
- Develop leading and predictive indicators to identify which programs are healthy at risk why and what intervention is required.
- Benchmark execution productivity and efficiency across products programs functions resources and sites.
3. Turn Data into Business Insights
- Move from descriptive reporting to diagnostic and predictive analytics.
- Identify root causes and quantify the business and financial impact of operational issues and opportunities.
- Integrate data across Finance Engineering Operations Quality Supply Chain Product Management and IT/Data.
- Enable faster fact-based resource investment and business decisions.
4. Build the Organization & Drive Business Transformation
- Assess the current state and define the target operating model organization and transformation roadmap.
- Build a high-performing Business & Operational Analytics team with clear interfaces across Business IT and Data.
- Simplify standardize automate and transform processes using data analytics and AI.
- Establish scalable tools standards and continuous-improvement mechanisms with clear accountability and measurable outcomes.
- Partner with senior leaders to turn insights into decisions actions and business impact.
5. Leverage AI & Advanced Analytics
- Identify and scale high-value opportunities for AI-enabled operational intelligence.
- Develop predictive models for NPI risk schedule quality supply capacity cost and business outcomes.
- Deploy AI agents and intelligent workflows to automate data gathering analysis issue identification and performance management.
- Move from static dashboards to intelligent exception-based decision support.
- Establish and scale an AI roadmap across PWR.
6. Scale Across PWR
- Initially focused on PCP establish a scalable PWR Performance & Operational Intelligence capability.
- Create common standards metrics systems and operating mechanisms across PWR.
- Provide leadership with an integrated view of NPI Health Operational Performance Productivity Cost Risk Business Impact.
Qualifications :
Required
- Bachelors degree in engineering Computer Science Data Science Business Operations or related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 710 years of progressive experience in business/operational analytics engineering operations NPI transformation strategy or related fields.
- Demonstrated experience building business performance-management or operational analytics capabilities.
- Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for senior executives.
- Strong understanding of NPI/product development and operational execution.
- Experience building teams processes and capabilities from the ground up.
- Strong business acumen and ability to connect operational performance to financial outcomes.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive change without direct authority.
- Excellent executive communication and presentation skills.
Preferred
- Semiconductor electronics hardware or high-tech industry experience.
- NPI/product lifecycle management experience.
- Experience across Engineering Operations Quality Supply Chain and Finance.
- Experience with advanced analytics predictive modeling AI or machine learning.
- Experience scaling capabilities from a business unit to an enterprise.
- Experience with modern data platforms BI tools and enterprise systems.
- Experience applying AI/agentic technologies to transform business processes and deliver measurable outcomes.
Leadership Profile
We are looking for a builder and transformernot simply an analytics manager.
The ideal candidate:
- Thinks strategically operates with urgency and is comfortable creating structure from ambiguity.
- Moves seamlessly between executive strategy and operational execution.
- Influences experienced cross-functional leaders without authority and builds credibility through facts and data.
- Understands that analytics creates value only when it changes decisions and improves outcomes.
- Can build a team and operating model from the ground up.
- Has a strong bias toward action and measurable results.
- Is curious about AI and knows how to apply emerging technologies to real business problems.
- Is comfortable connecting business strategy operational processes data technology and financial impact.
Additional Information :
Pay Transparency (approved text)
The expected annual pay range for this position is $216000 - $270000. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.
Renesas offers a full range of elective benefits including medical health savings account (with applicable medical plan) dental vision health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts pre-tax commuter benefits life insurance AD&D and pet addition to elective benefit options benefited employees receive company-paid life insurance and AD&D LTD short term medical benefits as well as paid sick time paid holidays and accrued paid vacation. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.
Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries we offer the opportunity to work on worldleading 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
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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.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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