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# Automotive MCU Business Development Marketing Director/Sr. Manager at Hop

- **Company:** Hop
- **Location:** Japan
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-07-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/hophr/f41dfd4c-e95c-4c9e-84d1-bf782c5cf1c3

## Job description

We are seeking a self-driven, motivated, and enthusiastic senior professional to join our High-Performance Computing (HPC) Microcontroller Business Development team. As the MCU Business Development Marketing Director / Sr. Manager for Japan, you will lead the regional HPC MCU marketing team and drive business development efforts in the automotive segment. Your role will be crucial in positioning the company as a leader in key automotive applications by using your extensive product knowledge, application expertise, and business development skills. You will build strong customer relationships and work closely with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and ecosystem partners, ensuring smooth internal collaboration.

## What you'll do

In this role, a successful candidate will:

- Develop and execute Japan regional marketing and business development plans to support automotive MCU business growth.
- Work closely with Sales, FAEs, Product Marketing, and Engineering teams to identify and pursue new business opportunities.
- Build and maintain relationships with key automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and industry partners in Japan.
- Promote Renesas automotive MCU products and solutions to customers and support design-win activities.
- Support customer engagements from early evaluation through design-in and production launch.
- Monitor automotive market trends, customer requirements, and competitor activities, and provide feedback to internal teams.
- Develop regional product promotion materials, training content, and customer presentations.
- Support product launches, customer workshops, seminars, and industry events.
- Lead and develop the Japan regional marketing team to achieve business objectives and strengthen customer engagement.
- Foster a collaborative and results-oriented team culture.

## What we require

- Master or bachelor’s degree in engineering.
- 15+ years working experience in automotive semiconductor, OEMs and Tier 1s, as product marketing, business development, sales, FAE, or product management roles.
- Good understanding of automotive OEM and Tier-1 customer requirements and development processes.
- Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Willing to travel up to 30%.
- Demonstrated ability to manage teams to achieve targets and increase business penetration at Automotive customers

## About Hop

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Hop (HopHR) is a recruitment platform that connects U.S. companies with pre-vetted AI, machine learning, and data science talent from Latin America.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: Walnut Creek, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Nazli Nadem and Arash Sohrabian

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Staffing and Recruiting (specialized in AI/ML and data science talent)
- **Target customers**: B2B – startups to Fortune 500 companies seeking technical talent, especially in AI, machine learning, and data engineering
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Break geographic barriers, giving global talent access to high-paying, future-focused roles” and promote diversity in tech hiring.

## Products & Services
- **Recruitment Platform**: AI-driven matching and vetting platform that evaluates candidates using proprietary technology; only top 1 in 500 talents are selected.
- **Direct Hire**: Full-time placement of pre-vetted engineers (AI/ML, data science, full-stack, MLOps, etc.) with a 16-day selection process.
- **Contract-to-Hire**: Trial period engagements before committing to a full-time offer.
- **Team Augmentation**: On-demand scaling of engineering capacity with LATAM-based talent working in U.S. time zones.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Headcount of 16 employees (+12.5% YoY); talent pool of over 100,000 data science and AI professionals worldwide (including 35,000+ women in tech)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No disclosed investors; trusted by startups and Fortune 500 companies; featured in Forbes.
- **Growth Signals**: 80% client return rate; LinkedIn followers growing +10.5% yearly; expanding marketing team (hiring Marketing Manager as of Sep 2024).

## Competitive Advantages
- **LATAM Focus**: Timezone-aligned talent (mostly Latin America) enabling real-time collaboration at lower cost compared to U.S.-based hires.
- **Rigorous Vetting**: Proprietary 16-day evaluation covering technical skills, communication, and cultural fit; only top 1 in 500 candidates pass.
- **Diversity Commitment**: Actively promotes hiring of women and underrepresented groups in tech; over 35,000 women in their talent pool.
- **AI-Powered Matching**: Uses machine learning algorithms and a human-segmented database to surface the best candidates quickly.

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic Expansion**: Continue breaking barriers by connecting LATAM talent with U.S. companies, with a goal to uplift communities.
- **AI Talent Specialization**: Deepening expertise in generative AI, LLMs, and MLOps to meet growing demand.
- **Scalability**: Offering flexible engagement models (direct hire, contract-to-hire, augmentation) to adapt to client needs.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Rated 4.2/5.0 on employer reviews (Culture: 4.3, Career: 4.3, Compensation: 3.8). Described as “zestful,” encouraging bold initiatives and diversity.
- **Work Mode**: Hybrid workspace – employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
- **Notable Perks**: Focus on professional growth; access to top mentors and training on ethics, work culture, and self-mastery.
- **Engineering Culture**: Emphasis on using AI tools to enhance recruitment, with a tech-forward approach and a small, distributed team (16 people across 6 countries).

## Sources
1. [LinkedIn – Hop](https://linkedin.com/company/hophr)
2. [HopHR About Page](https://hophr.com/about)
3. [HopHR Services Page](https://hophr.com/services)
4. [Built In – HopHR Careers](https://builtin.com/company/hophr)
5. [HopHR Jobs on Lever](https://jobs.lever.co/hophr)

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