Strategic Projects & Programs Lead (Software Delivery)

Arm Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm in Manchester is seeking a Project/Program Manager within Strategy & Ecosystems to lead the delivery of complex software and engineering initiatives that support developers on Arm.

You will coordinate planning and execution across business, product, and technical teams, drive alignment, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure delivery quality with agile or iterative methods in a fast-paced tech environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex software or technology projects, preferably with Agile methods.
• Strong planning, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication to influence and collaborate with engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to grasp technical discussions and assess project risks and dependencies.
• Experience coordinating across distributed teams and driving delivery improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, implementation, tracking, monitoring, and reporting for complex projects and programs.
• Build realistic plans and maintain visibility of delivery progress and confidence.
• Proactively manage risks, dependencies, issues, and change through to resolution.
• Bring teams together to resolve delivery challenges and recover off-track projects.
• Ensure oversight and alignment with Arm processes and ISO requirements.
• Coordinate delivery across Engineering, Product, Business, Marketing, Legal and others.
• Provide clear communication across teams and senior management.
• Support roadmap creation and ongoing refinement of PM procedures and automation.
• Contribute to process improvements and integration of automation in delivery.

Skills

Complex software projects

Planning & organization

Communication & collaboration

Agile / iterative development

Cross-team coordination

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Arm in Manchester is seeking a Project/Program Manager within Strategy & Ecosystems to lead the delivery of complex software and engineering initiatives that support developers on Arm.

You will coordinate planning and execution across business, product, and technical teams, drive alignment, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure delivery quality with agile or iterative methods in a fast-paced tech environment.