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Senior Director - Software Programs

Cambridge, United Kingdom💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-21 → 2026-07-22

Core

Define and drive software program strategy and execution for a portfolio of large, multi-functional software programs spanning multiple products and organizations to solve global compute challenges.

Role type

Senior Director, Software Programs

Builds

Enterprise software, embedded software, platform software, cloud services, and developer ecosystems

Domain

Semiconductor / Compute / Software Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Strategic problem solving, business insight, program management, organizational leadership, cross-functional influence, enterprise software delivery, embedded software expertise, platform software experience, cloud services knowledge, developer ecosystem management, software architecture understanding, quality engineering, security compliance, regulatory compliance, systems thinking, data-driven decision making

Preferred skills

Agile methodologies, release management, DevOps, CI/CD, engineering productivity measurement, executive communication, succession planning

Technologies

Firmware, boot flow, OS, applications, modern software development lifecycles, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD

Responsibilities

Define and drive software program strategy in support of the company's product roadmap; Translate business objectives into executable, measurable program plans; Lead a portfolio of large, multi-functional software programs spanning multiple products and organizations; Establish a culture of predictable execution, transparency and accountability; Drive organisational maturity in planning, governance and delivery; Lead a high-performance program management team; Represent Software Programs on the Software Leadership Team; Build organisational capability through coaching, succession planning and leadership development; Drive execution across multiple concurrent programs while balancing priorities, resources, and risks; Own the Software program governance model across the organisation; Develop a consistent planning framework spanning roadmap, execution and customer delivery; Drive enterprise-wide dependency management across engineering organisations; Identify systemic execution risks and implement improvements; Ensure compliance with standards for security, quality, and regulatory requirements

Seniority

Senior Director, strategic leadership & execution

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