Director, SW Product Management

Arm Holdings

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$262,700–$355,400 / yr
Posted
2 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $309k
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This role pays more than 93% of similar roles. Most pay $176,450–$256,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $309k versus about $216k for comparable roles.

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About Arm Holdings

Arm Holdings plc is a leading British semiconductor and software design firm, established in 1990 and recognized for developing energy-efficient processor architectures that power nearly all smartphones and a vast range of IoT and computing devices.

Arm Holdings currently has 40 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,500–$249,600 across 40 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, SW Product Management

Join our dynamic business unit as a senior software leader to drive platform software and enablement strategy for next-generation Arm technologies. You will work closely with internal engineering teams, product management, OEMs, silicon partners, and the broader ecosystem to define requirements and shape priorities, ensuring that innovations are translated into optimal solutions for customers and partners. Key responsibilities include establishing an approach for firmware, OS, and tooling enablement, engaging directly with stakeholders to capture feedback, and driving software readiness across reference platforms like simulation and FPGA. You will also build alignment on priorities and success criteria while translating technical capabilities into partner value. Ideal candidates have experience in software product leadership, system software, and ecosystem enablement, along with strong communication skills and a deep understanding of Arm architecture and platform bring-up processes.

What you'll do

  • Establish and guide platform software enablement for Arm technologies in mobile and consumer compute.
  • Engage with customers and partners to capture requirements and shape software priorities.
  • Translate market needs into clear software requirements across firmware, OS, and tooling.
  • Drive software readiness for reference platforms to support customer engagement and feature demonstration.
  • Ensure features are supported in critical software stacks like Android, Linux, and Windows.

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience in software product leadership or ecosystem enablement.
  • Strong understanding of system software, firmware, and OS enablement.
  • Ability to translate technical needs into clear requirements and priorities.
  • Experience defining strategy for early technology validation and productization.
  • Excellent partner management and multi-functional leadership skills.
  • Familiarity with Arm architecture and platform software preferred.
  • Knowledge of ecosystem enablement challenges across various platforms.

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