Principal Technical Development Program Manager

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States

Expected base pay: $142,580–$213,600 per annum

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor solutions for enterprise, cloud and AI, and carrier data infrastructure.

What you will do

• Own the strategy, roadmap, budget, objectives, milestones, KPIs, and end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of technical development programs.
• Define governance, quality standards, templates, toolkits, and sign-off processes; review regional plans and enable cross-region best-practice sharing.
• Partner with executive sponsors, senior engineering leaders, and the Technical Career Committee to align programs with competencies, career ladders, customer engagement, and the long-term talent pipeline.
• Lead enterprise skills needs assessments and engineering workforce analyses, translating findings into prioritized technical training plans.
• Design, pilot, scale, and measure programs such as certification-based competency programs and technical leadership readiness pathways.
• Build the Technical Talent Intelligence Dashboard and report ROI, skill-gap trends, retention impact, and pipeline health; mentor program managers and coordinators.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 10–15 years of related professional experience, or a Master’s degree and/or PhD in these fields with 5–10 years of experience.
• Experience managing technical training, technical career development, or technical leadership programs, including a multi-program portfolio across regions and hands-on cohort planning, workshops, mentoring, and events.
• Deep understanding of learning science, instructional design, adult learning, and performance consulting applied to technical audiences.
• Experience setting program strategy, building programs from the ground up, and scaling them globally with measurable business impact.
• Experience leading enterprise skills assessments or engineering workforce analyses linked to business priorities and product roadmaps and converting findings into prioritized training plans.
• Strong working knowledge of AI tools and emerging technologies for program design, content production, and analysis.
• Credibility with senior engineering leaders; experience setting governance, standards, and operating models for regional delivery.
• Sound judgment in ambiguous, high-stakes situations and experience leading change and negotiating priorities in a matrixed, global organization.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including budget management, business cases, investment trade-offs, program analytics, impact measurement, and workshop facilitation for senior technical audiences.

Nice to have

• Experience at a technology or semiconductor company.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role within hirify.global Technical Development and the Corporate CTO Office.
• Eligible for bonus and equity plans, including a new-hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers.
• Benefits include an employee stock purchase plan with a two-year lookback, family support programs, mental health resources, and recognition and service awards.
• Access to export-controlled technology may require eligibility under U.S. export control laws and, for some applicants, an export license review before employment.
• AI tools, transcription apps, real-time answer generators, and automated note-taking bots are prohibited during interviews; unauthorized use results in disqualification.

Hiring process

• Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during selection should contact hirify.global HR Helpdesk.
• Interviews assess individual experience, thought process, and communication in real time without unauthorized AI assistance.