Principal Ecosystem Architect

Arm; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Principal Ecosystem Architect to shape how Arm's technologies succeed. This role involves understanding innovations and guiding actions for impactful deployment, requiring strong leadership and technical experience in software development and collaboration across diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional workgroups.
• Experience in software development tools across multiple industries.
• Strong presentation and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Dive into Arm technologies to understand market fit.
• Collaborate across teams to articulate customer needs.
• Drive software and partnership development with engineering teams.

Skills

Leadership

Technical credibility

Presentation

Software development tools

Education

Substantial technical experience

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Job Overview

The Ecosystem Architecture Team shapes how Arm’s latest technologies succeed in the hands of software developers and end-users. Our mission is to deeply understand Arm's newest innovations and guide the actions Arm must take to make them impactful.

Job Overview

The Ecosystem Architecture Team shapes how Arm’s latest technologies succeed in the hands of software developers and end-users. Our mission is to deeply understand Arm's newest innovations and guide the actions Arm must take to make them impactful.

This is a unique chance to join a small, experienced team that spans Arm’s full technology portfolio—IoT, Automotive, Server, PC, and Mobile. By influencing Arm’s ecosystem strategies, you’ll have an extraordinary impact on the markets that we serve.

Expect a mix of technical deep-dives, prototyping, business alignment, and leading workgroups to consensus. Some international travel is anticipated.

The role reports to Arm’s Fellow of AI & Developer Platforms. As a senior position, we require substantial technical experience, including leadership roles in software or semiconductors.

Responsibilities

• You’ll dive into new Arm technologies to understand their function and market fit—but that’s just the beginning.
• You’ll collaborate across Arm to explore how we can best serve developers and users. That means understanding our customers and articulating the partnerships, software, and education needed for success.
• You’ll then work with Arm’s engineering teams, translating these needs into action and driving software and partnership development.
• Required Skills and Experience Proven ability to lead cross-functional workgroups, energise teams, and guide discussions to clear decisions.
• Strong presentation and writing skills to communicate insights to leadership and engineers.
• Technical credibility, with hands-on experience in software development tools and methods across multiple industries (e.g., Mobile, Gaming, IoT, Cloud).
  
  

"Nice to have" Skills and Experience

• Experience with generative AI tools, which are a key part of our prototyping and analysis workflows.
• Deep, specialised knowledge in a domain that differentiates you within Arm.
• Familiarity with low-level technology, especially Arm CPU or GPU architectures.
  
  

In Return

In return, you’ll craft the success of Arm’s most sophisticated technologies across diverse markets by guiding ecosystem strategy and developer enablement. You’ll collaborate with senior leaders and technical teams to drive real-world impact through prototyping, partnerships, and multi-functional leadership. This is a rare opportunity to influence how pioneering innovations are adopted globally.

Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email [e-mail] . To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. 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 at Arm

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 at Arm

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Semiconductor Manufacturing, Software Development, and Computer Hardware Manufacturing

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