Principal Partner Program Manager

The Partner Program Manager (PPM) plays a pivotal role in ensuring the technical and operational success of Arm’s most advanced customer silicon programs. Acting as a trusted liaison and program orchestrator, the PPM drives collaboration across internal and customer teams to achieve seamless integration of Arm technology into complex SoCs and systems.

As part of the core Account Team—alongside the Account Manager and Field Application Engineer (FAE)—the PPM owns the end-to-end execution of our customer silicon programs. This includes managing delivery commitments, maintaining strong technical relationships, mitigating risks, and ensuring partner satisfaction throughout the silicon lifecycle—from concept to mass production.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of customer silicon programs — from planning and design through validation, ramp, and lifecycle management.
• Drive cross-functional and cross-Line of Business (LoB) coordination, ensuring aligned priorities and seamless execution across Arm and customer teams.
• Manage integrated program governance, managing schedules, milestones, risks, and deliverables through structured reporting and reviews.
• Act as a primary customer interface, building trusted relationships and ensuring clear communication on status, risks, and priorities.
• Oversee pre- and post-silicon execution, driving IP delivery, tape-out readiness, bring-up, and production enablement.
• Deliver executive dashboards and performance insights to track outcomes, highlight progress, and drive measurable success.
• Champion continuous improvement by sharing best practices and lessons learned across programs.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5–7 years of experience in Program/Project Management, Applications Engineering, or Technical Account Management.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional technology programs, ideally in the semiconductor or SoC domain.
• Strong understanding of IP and SoC development lifecycles, from pre-silicon through production.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, including experience engaging with executive-level audiences.
• Outstanding organizational, communication, and analytical abilities; capable of managing competing priorities calmly and effectively.

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with Arm Solutions, tools, and ecosystem.
• Program management certifications
• Experience working in customer-facing, global program delivery roles within the semiconductor industry.
• Proactive, solution-oriented approach with a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Accommodations

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Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email accommodations@arm.com. 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 at Arm

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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.