Director, Post-Silicon Technical Program Manager

Job Title

Director, Post-Silicon Technical Program Manager

Role Summary

Hands-on program management leader responsible for driving post-silicon execution and silicon readiness for complex Arm-based SoC initiatives. Individual contributor role focused on silicon bring-up, validation, qualification, and manufacturing handoff.

The role coordinates cross-functional teams, vendors, and external partners to converge on functionality, performance, power, quality, and release criteria while maintaining schedule, risk, and dependency control.

Experience Level

Senior — 12+ years of experience in semiconductor program management, silicon bring-up, and validation for complex SoC projects.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate post-silicon execution from bring-up through validation, qualification, and manufacturing readiness; maintain program transparency and drive convergence across domains.

• Own post-silicon program execution and integrated schedules, dependencies, critical paths, deliverables, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Coordinate silicon validation, board bring-up, software enablement, debug, operations, TPMs, vendors, and partners as the central point of contact.
• Drive cross-functional convergence on functional correctness, performance, power, quality, validation and board readiness, and release criteria.
• Lead execution forums with clear actions, ownership, accountability, and issue resolution.
• Identify execution gaps and improve processes, tools, workflows, and feedback loops for future program readiness.
• Maintain an integrated view of program health, including deliverable readiness, risks, blockers, and handoff criteria to manufacturing.

Requirements

Core qualifications and practical skills required to succeed in the role.

Must-have:

• 12+ years of experience in semiconductor, silicon bring-up, validation, and technical program management supporting complex SoC development programs.
• Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional programs within a matrixed organization.
• Ability to influence and align teams and drive accountability without direct authority.
• Deep understanding of the post-silicon lifecycle: bring-up, validation, qualification, debug, software dependencies, and manufacturing handoff.
• Strong execution rigor and practical process implementation to deliver consistent results.
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills under ambiguity or pressure.
• Experience overseeing external vendors, labs, or partners for post-silicon activities (where applicable).

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with high-performance or infrastructure-class SoCs.
• Exposure to multi-die integration and complex cross-domain dependency management.
• Familiarity with pre- to post-silicon correlation methodologies and silicon quality metrics.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Arm

Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom

ARM is a global leader in semiconductor and software design, driving innovation in computing technology. The company specializes in designing processors and systems that provide the essential building blocks for electronic devices. ARM's architecture is widely used in smartphones, servers, and IoT devices, and its collaborative culture fosters bold thinking, diversity, and high-impact benefits for its talented workforce.