What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Director, Technical Program Manager position at Arm?
Job ID 2024-10952 Date posted 14/03/2025 Location Austin, Texas; San Diego, California Category Program/Project Management
Job Overview
Solution Engineering is seeking an experienced Sr. Director, Technical Program Manager to manage delivery of Arm’s most advanced designs for Arm’s SOC partners!
In this critical role, you'll be the driving force behind the technical program for partners’ SOC development. You'll leverage your expertise in both program management and SOC design principles to lead a multi-functional team. Your leadership will ensure partner’s successful delivery of high-performance SoCs, on time and within budget.
Responsibilities
We are proud to have a set of behaviors that reflect our culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together to defy ordinary and shape outstanding!
$302,600-$409,400 per year
We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.
Accommodations at Arm
At Arm, we want our people to Do Great Things. If you need support or an accommodation to Be Your Brilliant Self during the recruitment process, please email
Hybrid Working at Arm
Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.
Equal Opportunities at Arm
Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Job Overview
Solution Engineering is seeking an experienced Sr. Director, Technical Program Manager to manage delivery of Arm’s most advanced designs for Arm’s SOC partners!
In this critical role, you'll be the driving force behind the technical program for partners’ SOC development. You'll leverage your expertise in both program management and SOC design principles to lead a multi-functional team. Your leadership will ensure partner’s successful delivery of high-performance SoCs, on time and within budget.
Responsibilities
- Manage technical tradeoffs for program success. Drive technical alignment between internal team and partner’s architecture, front-end design, physical design, packaging, software, silicon validation, test, product engineering, quality, and post-silicon operations.
- Manage timely resolution of the change requests (features, quality, design efficiency)
- Be a program point of contact on all matters related to the program both internally and externally. Communicates Program status, issues, risk management and recommended mitigation plans to multi-functional and executive teams.
- Bachelor’s and above degree or equivalent experience (Computer Science or Electrical Engineering preferred)
- Minimum 20 year experience in technical management of large complex SOC / subsystem design from concept to production. Experts in fields such as power / performance use cases, system modeling, chip design & test, PPA tradeoffs, foundry process technology, package design, post silicon bring up.
- In-depth knowledge of SOC design principles, methodologies and tool flows.
- Extensive experience in post silicon qualification, foundry process, device performance, yield distractors, product test, and system level integration are required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, and business insight. C-level executive communication experience is a must.
- Strong SOC design experience as a chip lead.
- Experience in technical management of a portfolio of SOCs in multiple market segments is a plus (Mobile, Compute, Automotive and PC)
- Transformative skills. Ability to articulate vision and influence decision making and outcomes across Arm organizations and external suppliers, partners, and customers.
We are proud to have a set of behaviors that reflect our culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together to defy ordinary and shape outstanding!
- Partner and customer focus
- Teamwork and communication
- Creativity and innovation
- Team and personal development
- Impact and influence
- Deliver on your promises
$302,600-$409,400 per year
We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.
Accommodations at Arm
At Arm, we want our people to Do Great Things. If you need support or an accommodation to Be Your Brilliant Self during the recruitment process, please email
Hybrid Working at Arm
Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.
Equal Opportunities at Arm
Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Salary : $302,600 - $409,400
