Senior Project Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

FTC position

Job summary

Arm Cambridge is seeking a Senior Project Manager on a Fixed Term Contract to lead architecture-based projects shaping IP development. You will coordinate planning, scheduling, and governance, driving teams across engineering, product management, and operations to deliver high-tech outcomes.

The role requires strong communication, distributed-team experience, and the ability to translate complex technical challenges into actionable plans.

Qualifications

• Experience leading delivery in Agile or iterative environments.
• Strong communication and networking skills to influence engineering teams and partners.
• Positive, can-do mindset embracing change in a high-tech setting.
• Experience working with geographically distributed engineering teams.
• Ability to engage confidently in technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive planning, scheduling, tracking and reporting for projects.
• Motivate and drive teams to deliver commitments.
• Ensure project governance and proactively manage risks, changes and dependencies.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, Legal and Operations.
• Engage to develop and improve processes and practices.
• Work with adjacent functional groups to align on roadmaps and delivery.

Skills

Project delivery

Communication

Adaptability

Distributed teams

Technical discussions

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job ID 2026-17470 Date posted 01/09/2026 Location Cambridge, United Kingdom Category Program/Project Management

Job Overview: - Fixed Term Contract

Join the Central Engineering CT Operations team as a Senior Project Manager. You will lead architecture-based projects to shape our IP Development. This work ultimately enables partners to create energy-efficient Arm powered products. This role offers a chance to collaborate with excellent engineering teams in a fast-paced, high-tech setting. You will be part of a capable, diverse, encouraging, and inclusive group. Please note this is a FTC (Fixed Term Contract) Position.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive planning, scheduling, tracking, monitoring and reporting for your projects.
• Motivate and drive teams to deliver commitments.
• Ensure project governance, and proactively drive project risks, change and dependencies to conclusion.
• Have strong organizational skills, a can-do approach and be a collaborative member of the team.
• Work closely with adjacent functional groups such as Engineering, Product Management, Legal and Operations.
• Intentionally engage to develop and improve our processes and practices.

Necessary Skills And Experience

• Leading project delivery, preferably in an Agile or iterative environment.
• Strong communication and networking skills to be able to influence and collaborate with engineering teams, peers, senior management, and Arm partners.
• A positive, can-do spirit that embraces change, shows resilience, and is keen to take on new challenges in a dynamic high-tech atmosphere.
• Experience working with geographically distributed engineering teams.
• Ability to engage confidently in technical discussions.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Familiarity with Product Development Lifecycles.
• Ability to translate complex technical challenges into actionable plans and achievements.
• Exposure to IP development and the SoC development processes.
• Usage of supporting tools commonly used in Arm project management e.g., Jira, Confluence.
• Professional memberships or qualifications in project management methodologies e.g; APM/PMI/Prince2.

In Return

You will learn about the latest Arm architecture features by working closely with highly skilled engineering teams on ground-breaking technology. You will be encouraged to identify and implement improvements to our ways of working. A diverse team of project and program managers will support you.

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

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.