Technical Software Program Manager

Ampere; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 182,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium medical insurance

401K retirement plan

Unlimited flextime

Financial programs and benefits

Job summary

Ampere in Portland, OR seeks a highly qualified Technical Program Manager to lead software initiatives for a physical AI program. You will coordinate software, hardware, systems and product teams, establish cadence, and drive roadmap execution.

Your role focuses on delivering high‑quality software with clear dependency tracking and risk management. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in technical program management, strong communication, and deep familiarity with Jira, Jama Connect, and Confluence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical experience.
• 8 years of technical program management or related software delivery experience.
• Experience leading complex software programs across multiple teams and partners.
• Strong understanding of software lifecycles, delivery methods, and release processes.
• Proficiency with Jira, Jama Connect and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end software programs supporting physical AI products and systems.
• Translate goals into integrated plans with milestones and roadmaps.
• Coordinate across software, hardware, firmware, systems engineering, product, and operations.
• Establish planning cadences, execution reviews, and dependency reviews.
• Build dashboards and automated reporting for milestones and risks.
• Communicate status and recommendations to technical teams and senior leadership.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Self-starting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Jama Connect

Confluence

Job description

Invent the future with us.

Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient AI compute.

Description

As a pioneer in the new frontier of energy efficient high-performance computing, Ampere is part of the Softbank Group of companies driving sustainable computing for AI, Cloud, and edge applications.

About The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated, self-directed Technical Program Manager to lead the planning and delivery of software capabilities supporting a physical AI program. This role coordinates complex, cross-functional initiatives across software, hardware, systems engineering, product, operations, security, quality, suppliers, and external partners.

The ideal candidate enjoys creating structure from ambiguity and operating at the intersection of advanced technology, physical products, and execution. This role will establish the operating rhythm, processes, and visibility needed to deliver high-quality software predictably while managing dependencies across the product ecosystem.

What You’ll Achieve

• Lead end-to-end execution of software programs supporting physical AI products and systems.
• Translate program goals and product requirements into integrated plans, milestones, schedules, and roadmaps.
• Coordinate work across software, hardware, firmware, systems engineering, product, operations, security, quality, suppliers, and external partners.
• Establish and improve program operating mechanisms, including planning cadences, execution reviews, dependency reviews, and leadership updates.
• Create clarity around priorities, ownership, dependencies, and milestones across teams and workstreams.
• Manage requirements, traceability, dependencies, and change control using tools such as Jama Connect, Jira, and Confluence.
• Maintain risk, issue, action, and decision logs; drive ownership, escalation, and resolution.
• Build dashboards and automated reporting for milestone progress, scope changes, schedule confidence, quality trends, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Use automation and data integrations—including Jama, Jira, spreadsheets, and APIs—to streamline roadmaps, reports, and program metrics.
• Communicate status, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to technical teams and senior leadership.
• Improve delivery processes without adding unnecessary bureaucracy, enabling predictable releases with appropriate quality and traceability.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related technical discipline—or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in technical program management, software development, systems engineering, product development, or a similar technical environment.
• Demonstrated success managing complex software programs across multiple engineering teams, stakeholders, suppliers, or partners.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, delivery methodologies, and release processes.
• Proficiency with Jira, Jama Connect, Confluence, or similar requirements and work-management platforms.
• Ability to build and maintain integrated schedules, roadmaps, dependency maps, execution plans, and program-level reporting.
• Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to identify risks early, establish accountability, and drive actions to closure.
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, evolving, and ambiguous environment.
• Working knowledge of automation tools and data integrations across Jira, Jama, spreadsheets, APIs, or similar sources.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting robotics, autonomous systems, AI/ML, embedded software, or other physical products.
• Experience coordinating software delivery with hardware, firmware, systems integration, manufacturing, or operations teams.
• Experience with requirements decomposition, traceability, verification, and validation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps, software quality practices, or release management.
• Experience working with external suppliers, technology partners, or geographically distributed teams.
• Experience presenting program status and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Highly self-driven, organized, pragmatic, collaborative, and persistent in driving follow-through.

What We’ll Offer

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, cash long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $182,000 and $273,000, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $195,000 and $292,000.

Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life.

Benefit Highlights Include

• Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future.
• Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance.
• A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process. Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.