Senior Manager, Strategic Technology & Venture Development

Arm Limited; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 281,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm Limited seeks a strategic Ventures professional in Silicon Valley to identify emerging technologies and build relationships with founders, investors, and senior leaders. You will evaluate opportunities, coordinate across global teams, and shape Arm's strategic investments and partnerships.

You will work independently while aligning with Arm's UK team, leveraging a strong technical background to translate complex tech into actionable business insights in a fast-paced, opportunity-rich

Qualifications

• Solid technical background in computing-related field.
• Strong analytical thinking and commercial judgement.
• Ability to assess unfamiliar technologies and opportunities.
• Independence and sound judgement in fast-paced settings.
• Capability to communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Ability to build relationships with senior technical and business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key local representative of Strategic Ventures in Silicon Valley.
• Build relationships with founders, technology leaders, venture investors and others.
• Identify companies/technologies aligning with Arm's priorities outside core businesses.
• Filter a high volume of opportunities to find meaningful strategic potential.
• Coordinate research with UK colleagues and Arm's technical experts.
• Analyze opportunities across technical, strategic and commercial aspects.
• Develop clear recommendations on next steps: investigate, partner, invest or monitor.
• Manage local connections with Arm's US leadership to cultivate opportunities into partnerships.

Skills

Technical background

Analytical thinking

Commercial judgement

Independent work

Communication skills

Autonomy

Job description

Job Overview:

Arm leads many of the major transformations happening in computing and AI. This role offers a chance to help develop how Arm navigates this fast-changing technology field. You will identify emerging companies and technologies, build strategic relationships, and guide our choices in partnerships and venture investments.

Located in Silicon Valley, you will serve as an important local contact for Arm's Strategic Ventures team. You will collaborate with colleagues in the UK and Arm's US technology and commercial leadership. You will explore a dynamic and busy innovation environment, pinpointing opportunities that align with Arm's long-term strategic goals.

We seek a person with independence, curiosity, and judgement to explore beyond current markets and immediate business needs. They will identify emerging technologies that might develop new opportunities or question existing beliefs.

For those with a solid technical background, this role offers a chance to expand strategic, commercial, and investment knowledge while assuming major responsibility for tasks in a top global technology environment.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a key local representative of Strategic Ventures in Silicon Valley, working independently while staying closely connected with the globally distributed team.
• Build relationships with founders, technology leaders, venture investors, and others to develop a strong network across emerging technology ecosystems.
• Actively seek out and identify companies and technologies that align with Arm's priorities, focusing mainly on opportunities outside its core businesses.
• Navigate and filter a high volume of emerging opportunities, distinguishing meaningful strategic potential from market enthusiasm and short-term trends.
• Explore and chart emerging technology landscapes, coordinating research and opportunity identification with UK colleagues and Arm's technical experts.
• Analyze opportunities by considering technical, strategic, and commercial aspects, engaging Arm experts for in-depth technical verification.
• Develop clear recommendations on where Arm should investigate further, build relationships, partner, invest or continue to monitor.
• Manage specific local connections, collaborating with Arm's US commercial and technical leadership to cultivate promising opportunities into partnerships or potential investments.

Necessary Skills and Experience:

• A solid technical background in a field pertinent to the future of computing, such as semiconductors, computer systems, AI, networking, software, or another advanced-technology area.
• Strong analytical thinking and commercial judgement, with the ability to assess unfamiliar technologies, weigh competing opportunities and arrive at evidence-based conclusions.
• The capability to grasp both how a technology operates and its possible broader strategic and commercial importance.
• Intellectual curiosity, independence and sound judgement, with the focus to maintain strategic direction in a fast paced and opportunity-rich setting.
• The confidence to operate autonomously, build relationships and engage effectively with senior technical and business collaborators across organizational boundaries.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to transform complex technical information into clear recommendations for a geographically distributed team.

Preferred but Not Required Skills and Experience:

Previous venture investment experience is not required. Relevant additional experience could include:

• Working with startups, new technologies, research organizations or universities.
• Technology or product strategy, strategic partnerships, business development, corporate development or venture investing.
• Mapping new technology landscapes, identifying promising companies or assessing competing technical approaches.
• Assessing the commercial potential of technology or contributing to investment, partnership, or arguments.
• Developing connections throughout Silicon Valley's technology firms, startups, academic institutions, or investment sector.

In Return

This role offers the chance to explore technologies that could build the future of computing. It combines Silicon Valley's vibrant innovation scene with Arm's extensive technical knowledge and worldwide industry connections.

You will have significant independence to build relationships, see opportunities, and compose Arm's engagement with new technologies. You will be part of a collaborative international team working on Arm's future strategic and investment prospects. Join us in inventing the future of technology!
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Salary Range

$280,500-$379,500 per year

We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.

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]. 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

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.