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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.
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The Director, Technical Program Manager joins the Cloud AI Business unit to lead end-to-end program execution for the Arm AGI family of SoCs. This role involves managing the full product lifecycle from pre-silicon through commercialization for hyperscale customers. You will establish integrated program plans, manage critical dependencies, and drive cross-functional decisions across hardware, software, systems, and product teams. Key responsibilities include identifying product-level risks, developing recovery plans, and ensuring readiness for firmware, validation, and platform enablement. The role requires deep expertise in semiconductor development lifecycles, including design, verification, manufacturing readiness, and product qualification at data centers. Candidates must possess strong skills in coaching senior leaders, relationship building, and providing fact-based reporting to senior executives while orchestrating complex, multi-year programs across globally distributed organizations.
Lead end-to-end program execution for SoC products in the Arm AGI family.
Establish and maintain integrated program plans including dependencies, resourcing, and delivery risks.
Drive cross-functional decisions on delivery approach, sequencing, and risk recovery actions.
Provide fact-based status reporting on program trade-offs and risks to senior business leaders.
Identify product-level risks and lead the development of credible recovery plans.
Ensure full product readiness including firmware, software, validation, and customer documentation.
Improve development practices by applying lessons learned and removing structural barriers to delivery.
What we're looking for
Significant experience leading complex, end-to-end silicon or systems programs through to customer deployment.
Track record of delivering large, multi-year programs involving diverse disciplinary teams across organizations.
Deep understanding of semiconductor development lifecycles, including design, verification, validation, manufacturing readiness, and software enablement.
Experience building and developing high-performing program teams and coaching senior program leaders.
Ability to lead through influence across large, globally distributed organizations.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for providing clear, fact-based guidance to senior executives.
Record of identifying systemic delivery risks early and driving crucial action and recovery plans.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical subject area, or equivalent experience.
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