The Customer & Execution Manager for MCU Products is responsible for leading customer-facing product programs from opportunity engagement through production launch and lifecycle support. This role combines strategic customer program management with strong cross-functional project execution to ensure successful delivery of microcontroller (MCU) products for automotive, industrial, and embedded markets. The ideal candidate has experience managing semiconductor product programs, coordinating global engineering teams, driving execution against aggressive timelines, and serving as the primary escalation point for customer and internal stakeholders.  Key Responsibilities Customer Program Management Serve as the primary program interface for strategic MCU customers and ecosystem partners. Drive customer engagement from design-in through production ramp and sustaining phases. Translate customer requirements into executable cross-functional plans. Manage customer expectations, schedules, deliverables, risks, and escalations. Lead regular program reviews with customers and executive stakeholders. Coordinate customer samples, qualification activities, change requests, and issue resolution. Support business development teams during RFQ, design-win, and commercialization activities. Project Execution & Delivery Own end-to-end execution of MCU product programs across silicon, software, systems, validation, manufacturing, and quality teams. Build and maintain integrated program schedules with clear milestones, dependencies, and critical paths. Drive execution readiness for silicon bring-up, software releases, validation, qualification, and production launch. Track program KPIs including schedule, cost, quality, risk, and resource utilization. Identify execution risks proactively and lead mitigation and recovery plans. Coordinate global cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, product marketing, applications, quality, and supply chain. Ensure alignment between customer commitments and internal execution capabilities.