Senior Director, Technical Program Management (Post-Silicon)

Job Title

Senior Director, Technical Program Management (Post-Silicon)

Role Summary

Lead and scale a Technical Program Management (TPM) organization focused on post-silicon execution for complex Arm-based SoC programs. The role drives predictable program delivery through silicon validation, debug, and production readiness by establishing program governance, managing cross-functional dependencies, and developing TPM talent.

Experience Level

Senior (Director-level). Requires extensive technical program management and senior people leadership experience within semiconductor or complex engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

Accountable for the effectiveness, execution quality, and continuous improvement of post-silicon TPM practices across multiple SoC programs.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Technical Program Managers, including performance management and resource planning.
• Define and enforce program management methodologies, governance, tools, and execution standards.
• Oversee integrated program plans: schedules, milestones, critical paths, dependencies, deliverables, risks, and mitigations through silicon validation and production readiness.
• Provide senior leadership with clear visibility into program health, schedule confidence, and critical dependencies.
• Drive resolution of complex cross-functional issues, resource constraints, and execution risks.
• Partner with engineering teams (silicon validation, hardware, firmware, software, architecture, design) to align priorities and execution.
• Establish accountability for milestone readiness, issue resolution, and timely escalation of execution risks.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to increase operational efficiency and predictability.
• Coordinate with external silicon partners and vendors as required to meet program objectives.

Requirements

Must-have technical leadership and program execution capabilities for post-silicon SoC programs. Nice-to-have items are listed separately.

• Must-have: Proven experience leading and developing TPM teams in semiconductor or complex engineering organizations.
• Must-have: Deep understanding of the post-silicon SoC lifecycle: silicon bring-up, hardware/software validation, silicon debug, performance/power characterization, and production readiness.
• Must-have: Track record managing multiple complex, cross-functional SoC programs, with emphasis on dependency management, risk mitigation, and milestone accountability.
• Must-have: Ability to influence senior engineering leaders and communicate technical/programmatic issues to executive stakeholders.
• Nice-to-have: Experience establishing scalable TPM frameworks, governance, and standardized execution practices.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with high-performance, infrastructure-class, or multi-die SoCs.
• Nice-to-have: Experience leading geographically distributed TPM teams and coordinating external silicon partners or vendors.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, program management dashboards, and engineering execution tools.

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.