Job Overview
Join the Central Engineering Software Operations team as a Principal Program Manager where you will lead delivery of production software that helps our partners build energy-efficient Arm-powered products. This is an amazing opportunity to work with outstanding engineering teams in a fast-paced environment, and be part of a capable, diverse, supportive, and inclusive team, while contributing to the evolution of Computing Infrastructure using Arm Architecture and technology.
To be considered for this senior hands-on role, you will have an extensive track record of working with multiple software engineering teams to plan, deliver and support complex product-quality software/firmware. Excellent interpersonal skills are a requirement, as is displaying confident leadership and a dedication to engagingengineering teams and partners to drive your program through to success.
Responsibilities:
- Own and drive cross-team planning – working with team leads, architects and project managers. Own the scheduling, tracking, monitoring, and reporting for your program.
- Connect with external suppliers and work with internal Legal and Licensing functions to secure their approvals and ensure compliance with Arm policies.
- Be a point of contact for customers and run a support process to maximise customer satisfaction with software/ firmware releases.
- Motivate and drive multiple teams to deliver commitments, help teams connect their work to the program vision and Arm’s strategy.
- Lead the governance of theprogram; proactively identifyingrisks, changes and dependencies and driving them to conclusion.
- Have strong organisational skills, a can-do approach and be a collaborative member of the team, working with engineering, project management, technology management, product management and other functions.
- Take the initiative to develop and improve our processes and practices.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Leading engineering teams for delivery of production software/ firmware preferably in an Agile or iterative environment.
- Strong communication and networking skills to be able to influence and collaborate with engineering leads, architects, project managers, peers, senior management, and Arm suppliers and partners.
- A positive, can-do attitude which is adaptive to change, resilient and eager to accept new challenges within a fast-paced high-tech environment.
- Professional memberships or qualifications in program or project management methodologies e.g.APM/PMI/PgMP/MSP.
- Experience working with geographically distributed engineering teams and partners.
- Familiarity with the Software Development Lifecycle, and of Program, Project and Product Lifecycles.
- Proficient in the application of standard Microsoft Office tools.
'Nice to Have’ Skills & Experience
- Supplier management and customer support management.
- Familiarity with software licensing considerations and support and maintenance service level agreements.
- Usage of supporting tools commonly used in Arm program management e.g., Jira, Confluence, MS Project.
In return:
- You will be a senior member of the CE-Software group - contributing to exciting new technology programs that shape the future of Compute in AI era!
- You will have the opportunity to learn about the latest Arm architecture features, working closely with highly skilled engineering teams on ground-breaking technology!
- You will be empowered to continually identify and roll out improvements to our ways of working, while being supported by a diverse team of project and program managers.
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Hybrid Working at Arm
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Equal Opportunities at Arm
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