Senior Manager Revenue Forecasting

Job Summary:
This role is tasked with generating our Royalty and Silicon Revenue forecasts that serve as the foundation for internal and external operating targets for these businesses. This position plays a critical role, ensuring sure that our forecasts are reliable and accurate for business and strategic planning, and enabling us to demonstrate a record of consistent execution. Join us in San Jose, CA, and become a significant contributor within an experienced and high-performing team.
Responsibilities:

• Become a domain expert in the Royalty and Silicon businesses.
• Lead the consolidation of the Quarterly Royalty Revenue forecast, refining forecasts in collaboration with our lines of business.
• Develop the Royalty Revenue business narrative and prepare presentations for senior Finance leaders, including CFO and Investor Relations.
• Lead the Quarterly Royalty Revenue Accrual process, working closely with the Revenue Accounting team to ensure alignment and accuracy.
• Prepare Market Intelligence reports that provide senior leadership with insights into key near-term business drivers and help inform our forecasting process.
• Lead the further development of the Corporate FP&A forecasting process for Silicon Revenue in close coordination with the Silicon Operations team and lines of business.

Required Skills and Experience: The ideal candidate:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Corporate FP&A, Investment Banking, Equity Research or similar.
• Exceptional financial modeling, forecasting and analytical skills, with high-attention to detail, the ability to test assumptions, interpret complex data, and make well-supported judgments.
• Demonstrated ownership of key functions within Corporate Finance, including managing processes, driving implementation, delivering outputs, collaborating across functions, and solving problems.
• Proven ability to earn trust with senior leaders and across function through domain expertise and clear decision-making.
• Strategic problem solver with the ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations, influencing decisions across functions.
• Ability to identify inefficiencies and improve processes, data quality, and forecast accuracy.
• Growth mindset with an open-minded approach to changing dynamics in Arm's business and ability to embrace and leverage emerging AI tools and data analytics platforms.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of providing executive-level commentary that balances simplicity with detail to explain Revenue performance and forecast movements.
• Ability to react swiftly to new data points and business developments, informing senior leaders and adjusting forecasts as necessary.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Strong understanding of the Silicon business model and ecosystem, including IP licensing, the chip design and manufacturing processes, and competitive market dynamics.
• Strong fluency with AI tools and data analytics platforms, including Databricks, with the ability to harness their capabilities to automate processes and to provide unique insights into our business.
• MBA, CFA or equivalent.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
In Return:
Joining Arm means stepping into a career‑defining opportunity. You'll occupy a central role in the company's most critical initiatives. These initiatives build how Arm innovates, scales, and partners globally.
Additional Information
Please note this role does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship, and therefore the successful candidate must have the right to work in the US without relying on sponsorship by Arm.
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At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email [email protected]. 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.
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.
Hybrid Working at Arm
Arm's hybrid approach to working is centred around flexibility, where we split our time between the office and other locations to get our work done. Within that framework, we empower groups and teams to determine their own particular hybrid working pattern, 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
Salary Range:
$187,000-$253,000 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
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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 [email protected] . 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 to the extent 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.