Director, Technical Development Full Time NEW

Why This Role Matters

Arm is evolving beyond IP into full silicon and product delivery. This shift requires stronger, more integrated technical capability across the entire silicon lifecycle. This role will lead the development of that capability—ensuring the right skills exist across the business to support delivery, innovation, and growth.

The Role

Reporting to the Senior Director, Talent & Development, you will define and deliver Arm’s global technical development strategy. You’ll build a modern, scalable, AI-enabled learning ecosystem that strengthens engineering capability and drives measurable business impact.

This is largely a strategic individual contributor role (with two direct reports), combining enterprise-wide influence with accountability for execution, governance, budget, and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Capability

• Define and deliver a multi-year capability strategy aligned to Arm’s technologies.
• Partner with engineering leaders to identify skill gaps and implement targeted solutions.
• Run regular capability reviews and prioritise investment based on delivery risk.
• Link initiatives to measurable outcomes (productivity, quality, time-to-market, innovation).

Strategy & Ecosystem

• Build a global technical development framework.
• Establish communities of practice, expert networks, and mentorship programmes.
• Manage external partners (e.g. universities, vendors) to accelerate capability build.

Learning Infrastructure (LMS)

• Ensure robust tracking of skills, certifications, and capability data.
• Integrate learning data with broader skills and business insights.
• Partner with others on the team to maintain LMS governance, standards, and data integrity.

Learning Innovation & Delivery

• Partner with engineering teams on budget, governance, and delivery standards.
• Ensure programmes are timely, scalable, and commercially effective

Candidate Profile

• Background in Learning Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience leading technical enablement or engineering development in a global tech environment.
• Track record of building and scaling technical academies or capability frameworks

What You’ll Bring

• Ability to communicate strategic value and ROI to senior stakeholders.
• Strong balance of strategy and execution.
• Commercially minded and data-driven.
• Experience building capability systems (not just programmes).
• Comfortable leading change in complex, evolving organisations.

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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

Hybrid Working at Arm

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 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.

Salary Range

£114,600 – £155,000 per year