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Arm

Senior Director, Silicon Technical Program Management

$313K–$424K

San Jose, California · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026

Experience
No years specified.

About the job

Leads Arm’s pre-silicon Technical Program Management organization, guiding complex SoC programs from early design through tapeout and developing scalable execution practices.

What you'll do

  • Lead, coach, and develop TPMs, including performance management, career development, and resource planning.
  • Oversee integrated SoC program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, and execution readiness through tapeout.
  • Establish program governance and execution standards, while aligning engineering teams and informing senior leaders about program health and risks.

What they ask for

  • Extensive experience leading and developing Technical Program Manager teams in complex semiconductor or engineering organizations.
  • Deep understanding of the pre-silicon SoC lifecycle, including architecture, RTL design, functional verification, DFT, physical design, and tapeout.
  • Demonstrated success overseeing multiple complex, cross-functional SoC programs and managing dependencies, risks, and milestones.
  • Proven ability to influence senior engineering leaders, align competing priorities, and communicate complex challenges to executive stakeholders.

Nice to have

  • Experience establishing scalable TPM frameworks and standardized execution practices; experience with high-performance, infrastructure-class, or multi-die SoCs.
  • Experience leading distributed TPM teams or coordinating with external silicon partners and vendors; familiarity with Jira, Confluence, dashboards, and engineering execution tools.

Pay

$313,200-$423,700 per year (USD, base salary)

Tools

SoC, RTL, DFT, Jira, Confluence

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First seen Oct 30, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)