Senior Staff Segment Strategy - Industrial and Building Applications

About the role

Renesas Electronics is looking for a Senior Staff member for Segment Strategy covering Industrial and Building Applications in Milan. The role owns the segment solution portfolio, working alongside Application and Technology Architects and the Solution Marketing teams to identify opportunities, define solutions, secure investments and deliver successful market launches. It sits in the Triad model of market intelligence, customer insights and opportunity identification.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze market trends, customer needs, competition and emerging technologies, and develop market assessments, forecasts and solution roadmaps
• Gather, evaluate and prioritize solution opportunities from regional teams, product groups, customers and ecosystem partners, and own them from evaluation through commercialization
• Work with Application and Technology Architects to define solution concepts and assess technical feasibility
• Develop business cases and investment proposals, including market opportunity, revenue potential, costs, risks and expected returns
• Prepare development approval packages and executive presentations, and support management reviews and investment decisions
• Lead solution development from concept to launch, track progress against milestones and escalate risks when needed
• Coordinate launches with Digital Marketing, regional solution marketing, product groups and sales, and monitor adoption and post-launch performance

Required profile

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Marketing or a related discipline
• 8+ years of experience in Product Marketing, Segment Marketing, Product Management, Business Development or Solution Management
• Experience developing business cases and investment proposals
• Proven track record of leading complex cross-functional initiatives from concept through commercialization
• Excellent presentation and executive communication skills

Required skills

• Strategic thinking, market analysis and business case development
• Solution portfolio management and project / program management
• Technology and application understanding, cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management
• Go-to-market strategy, commercial acumen and executive communication