Director, Technical Program Management

ARM; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm is seeking a Director of Project Management within the AI & Developer Platforms group to lead the delivery function turning strategy into action across software, engineering, developer tools and ecosystem initiatives.

You will shape the operating model, define planning frameworks, govern delivery and provide leadership visibility across a global organisation, ensuring transparency, pace and accountable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading cross-functional technical programs, portfolios or delivery organisations in software, platform, AI, developer tooling or related technology environments.
• Proven ability to build, lead and develop project, program or delivery management teams across distributed organisations.
• Track record of defining operating models, delivery frameworks, governance practices and execution standards that scale across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Project Management team across AIDP, setting standards for planning, governance, delivery, risk management and portfolio visibility.
• Develop a distributed team of Project Managers, building capability, consistency and career growth across the function.
• Own the portfolio delivery rhythm, including quarterly planning, portfolio reviews, execution reviews, decision tracking and leadership reporting.
• Translate strategic priorities into clear technical delivery plans, dependencies, decision points and measurable outcomes across software and engineering initiatives.
• Partner with engineering, product, UX, ecosystem, business, marketing and legal leaders to align priorities, resolve technical and business trade-offs and drive critical initiatives.
• Identify systemic delivery challenges and implement improvements that increase organisational effectiveness, predictability and pace.
• Ensure appropriate oversight for Arm processes, audit readiness and ISO requirements while keeping delivery practices pragmatic.
• Use data, automation and portfolio insight to improve decision-making and leadership visibility.
• Represent delivery status, risks and recommendations in senior leadership forums.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Delivery leadership

Strategic execution

AI & developer platforms

Technical fluency

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Dashboards

Job description

Join Arm's AI & Developer Platforms (AIDP) group as Director of Project Management, leading the delivery function that turns strategy into action across software, engineering, developer platform and ecosystem initiatives. AIDP is at the heart of Arm's software strategy. We bring together AI, developer experience, software enablement, tools, open source, technical content and ecosystem engagement to help developers build, optimise and deploy software on Arm-based technologies.

This is a leadership role for someone who can shape how a global organisation plans, prioritises and delivers complex work. You will define and evolve the operating model across AIDP, creating the planning frameworks, execution practices, risk management approaches and leadership visibility needed to deliver with transparency, pace and accountability.

We are looking for a delivery leader who can align teams, resolve trade-offs and connect execution to meaningful business, customer and developer outcomes!

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Project Management team across AIDP, setting standards for planning, governance, delivery, risk management and portfolio visibility.
• Develop a distributed team of Project Managers, building capability, consistency and career growth across the function.
• Own the portfolio delivery rhythm, including quarterly planning, portfolio reviews, execution reviews, decision tracking and leadership reporting.
• Translate strategic priorities into clear technical delivery plans, dependencies, decision points and measurable outcomes across software and engineering initiatives.
• Partner with engineering, product, UX, ecosystem, business, marketing and legal leaders to align priorities, resolve technical and business trade-offs and drive critical initiatives.
• Identify systemic delivery challenges and implement improvements that increase organisational effectiveness, predictability and pace.
• Ensure appropriate oversight for Arm processes, audit readiness and ISO requirements while keeping delivery practices pragmatic.
• Use data, automation and portfolio insight to improve decision-making and leadership visibility.
• Represent delivery status, risks and recommendations in senior leadership forums.

Core Skills and Experience:

• Significant experience leading cross-functional technical programs, portfolios or delivery organisations in software, platform, AI, developer tooling or related technology environments.
• Proven ability to build, lead and develop project, program or delivery management teams across distributed organisations.
• Track record of defining operating models, delivery frameworks, governance practices and execution standards that scale across teams.
• Strong ability to influence senior collaborators, drive decisions and build alignment in ambiguous environments with competing priorities.
• Strong systems thinking, with capacity to connect strategy, planning, dependencies, risks, resources and outcomes across a complex organisation.
• Clear communication and leadership skills, including the ability to present progress, trade-offs, potential issues, and proposed solutions to senior leadership.
• Experience using metrics, delivery data, technical signals, and operational insight to improve execution quality, leadership visibility and decision-making.
• Technical fluency to engage with engineering teams, assess architecture and delivery implications, challenge assumptions and connect project risks to product or business outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI and automation to improve project team effectiveness, including planning, prioritisation, risk management, dependency tracking, reporting, workflow design and portfolio insight.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience with AI, developer tools, software infrastructure, open source software or technical ecosystems.
• Experience leading delivery across globally distributed teams and organisations.
• Familiarity with portfolio planning, resource management, investment prioritisation and organisational operating models.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, dashboards or similar project and portfolio management tools.
• Experience improving delivery efficiency through automation, tooling, workflow redesign or AI-enabled project management practices.

In Return:

Join Arm and contribute to shaping how one of the company's strategic software organisations drives impact across the ecosystem and business. Work alongside motivated, collaborative teams on projects that affect how developers build on Arm. You will help establish delivery approaches that enable a global organisation to implement tasks clearly and confidently.

Our 10x Mindset

At Arm, we believe progress happens when people are empowered to think bigger and push beyond what seems possible. Our 10x mindset is about curiosity, ambition and creating impact that will be used by millions. We learn fast, prioritise collaboration and turn bold ideas into real technology. We look for people who are inspired by this way of working and want to grow in an environment where bold ideas are welcomed. Discover how the 10x mindset shapes life at Arm: https://careers.arm.com/10x-mindset

Use of AI in Your Application

At Arm, we embrace the benefits AI can bring, including in recruitment. You may use AI to support your preparation, such as improving the clarity of written responses, practicing interview questions, or learning more about our industry. However, your application and interview responses must reflect your own thinking, experience, and abilities. We want to understand your authentic perspective, creativity, and approach to problem solving. As such, you may not use AI to complete assigned tasks as part of any assessments. If you plan to use AI-supported or assistive technologies as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact [e-mail] so we can support you.

Recruitment Adjustments and Accommodations

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email [e-mail]. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.

Hybrid Working

Arm's approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.