Technical Program Manager, Data Center Projects

Job Overview:
Arm is seeking a Technical Program Manager - Data Center Projects to lead Solution Engineering (SE) validation execution for data center SoC programs. This role applies thorough program management experience to ensure SE-owned validation activities are well planned, accurately tracked, cost-controlled, and meet defined exit criteria from Tape-Out through readiness for productization.
The role partners closely with Validation, Design, Systems, Software, and Manufacturing teams, as well as peer TPMs, to provide execution structure, coordination, and visibility across various validation efforts. The focus is on driving alignment to ensure the SoC meets quality, performance, and readiness requirements before downstream handoff.
Responsibilities:

• Lead program management for Solution Engineering validation planning and execution on data center SoC programs
• Partner with Validation teams to build, maintain, and manage the execution plan from Tape-Out through readiness for productization
• Track validation activities, dependencies, achievements, risks, and critical paths within SE scope
• Serve as the central coordination point for SE validation activities across ASIC design, silicon validation, systems, software, platform, and manufacturing teams
• Ensure alignment between various validation engineering teams including functional stability, performance, and power behavior
• Collaborate with engineering, software, and systems TPMs to align assumptions, surface gaps, and drive convergence between models and silicon behavior
• Organize and facilitate validation execution reviews, validation syncs, and triage discussions with clear ownership and follow-up
• Coordinate silicon, hardware, and sample readiness tracking in support of validation schedules
• Define, track, and enforce clear exit criteria for SE scope to support downstream handoff
• Track validation metrics, ensuring data accuracy and consistency
• Manage validation cost tracking and highlight budget risks or variances early
• Prepare structured status reports, risk summaries, and readiness updates for engineering and program leadership
• Ensure validation issues, gaps, and takeaways are documented and carried forward into productization

Required Skills and Experience:

• Expert-level technical program management experience, including ownership of complex schedules, dependency management, risk tracking, cost control, and execution reporting
• Formal project or program management training or certification (e.g., PMP)
• Strong experience using program management and planning tools such as Microsoft Project, execution trackers, and dashboards
• Experience supporting validation execution for complex SoCs
• Solid understanding of validation flows, achievements, and readiness expectations
• Working knowledge of validation data correlation across functional, performance, and power domains
• Ability to work credibly with Validation, Design, Systems, and Software teams to manage execution, risks, and exit criteria
• Strong cross-functional coordination and partner management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide clear execution visibility and drive accountability
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-paced, execution-focused environments

"Nice To Have" Skills and Experience:

• Prior experience supporting data center or server-class SoC programs
• Experience working across silicon, hardware, software, and platform validation teams
• Familiarity with manufacturing readiness and silicon sample flows
• Experience defining and tracking post-silicon metrics and readiness indicators at scale

In Return:
At Arm, we are proud to offer a collaborative and innovative work environment defined by our core behaviors:

• Partner and customer focus - Building long-term relationships that drive mutual success.
• Teamwork and communication - Collaborating with openness and transparency.
• Creativity and innovation - Encouraging new ideas and challenging the status quo.
• Team and personal development - Investing in growth for yourself and others.

Join us and shape the future of compute by helping us deliver groundbreaking technology at scale!
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.
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Salary Range:
$222,700-$301,300 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.
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