Senior Director of Leadership Development & Succession Planning (Onsite)

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

We’re looking for a visionary and dynamic Senior Director of Leadership Development & Succession Planning to architect and lead our enterprise-wide strategy for cultivating leaders at all levels in the fast-paced, innovation-driven world of semiconductors. This role is ideal for a builder—someone who thrives in designing programs from scratch, inspires teams through purpose and play, and understands the unique demands of a high-tech, engineering-centric culture.

You’ll be responsible for designing and implementing innovative leadership development frameworks, succession planning models, and talent acceleration programs that align with our business goals and values. You’ll partner closely with senior executives, HR leaders, and cross-functional teams to ensure our leadership pipeline is strong, diverse, and future-ready. You’ll also mentor and lead a small team focused on leadership and succession planning.

As a Japanese-headquartered company with a global footprint, we are looking for a leader who can navigate diverse cultural contexts and build leadership approaches that work effectively across our worldwide teams.

Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Design:

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive global leadership development strategy tailored to organizational needs and semiconductor industry’s technical and operational demands.
  • Build scalable programs from the ground up, including high-potential development, rotational leadership tracks, technical leadership academies, and immersive learning experiences.
  • Design succession planning frameworks that identify, nurture, and accelerate future leaders across all functions.

• Culture & Engagement:

  • Cultivate a fun, inclusive, and motivating environment that energizes high-performing teams, learning is celebrated, and leadership is accessible.
  • Partner with internal communications to amplify stories of growth, innovation, and leadership impact.
  • Champion a culture of feedback, recognition, and continuous growth.
  • Infuse creativity into leadership events, learning experiences, and recognition programs.

• Execution & Impact:

  • Lead the design and delivery of leadership assessments, 360 reviews, and development planning tools.
  • Collaborate with HRBPs and business leaders to identify critical roles, talent gaps and build robust pipelines.
  • Track program effectiveness through KPIs, engagement metrics, and business outcomes.

• Team Leadership:

  • Build and lead a high-performing team of leadership development professionals.
  • Inspire and mentor team members to innovate, experiment, and deliver exceptional results, with focus on continuous improvement.

• Education: Master’s degree in Organizational Development, HR, Psychology, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in leadership development, talent management, or organizational development, preferably within high-tech or engineering-driven industries.
• Proven success in building programs from the ground up in a fast-paced, evolving environment and scaling them globally.
• Deep expertise in succession planning, executive coaching, and adult learning principles.
• Experience working with technical leaders, engineers, and manufacturing teams.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• A passion for creating joyful, engaging, and transformative learning experiences.
• Proficiency in HRIS and talent platforms (e.g., SuccessFactors, Workday); experience with assessment tools is a plus.
• This is a Hybrid role in Detroit, MI.

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 22,000 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 .’


At Renesas, you can:

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure.

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?

Join Renesas. Shape Your Future with Us .

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating 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 federal, state or local 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.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.