Principal Technical Development Program Manager
About The Position
Marvell is seeking a Principal Technical Development Program Manager for its Technical Development organization within the Corporate CTO Office. The role leads and scales technical training, career development, and technical leadership programs, aligning them with the company’s engineering roadmap and technical career ladders. The position shapes program strategy, establishes governance and standards, and leads end-to-end delivery across regions. It calls for strategic thinking, knowledge of learning science and technical development, understanding of engineering organizations, credibility with senior technical leaders, and the ability to deliver measurable impact at scale. The role owns the strategy, roadmap, budget, and delivery of a portfolio of programs, including objectives, milestones, KPIs, and success measures. It partners with executive sponsors, senior leaders, and the Technical Career Committee; assesses engineering skills and workforce needs; turns findings into prioritized training plans; designs and scales new programs; and measures outcomes such as productivity, retention, and technical bench strength. It also guides regional program managers, develops shared standards and best practices, tracks emerging technologies and vendors, and mentors program managers and coordinators. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and 10–15 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and/or Ph.D. in those fields with 5–10 years of experience. The role is eligible for Marvell’s bonus and equity plans, including a new-hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers. The position may require access to export-controlled technology or software and applicants may be subject to an export-license review process.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and 10–15 years of related professional experience, or a master’s degree and/or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 5–10 years of experience.
- Solid experience managing programs in technical training, technical career development, or technical leadership, including ownership of a multi-program portfolio across regions and hands-on delivery of cohort planning, workshops, mentoring, and events.
- Deep understanding of learning science, instructional design, adult learning, and performance consulting, applied to technical audiences.
- Track record of setting program strategy, building programs from the ground up, and scaling them globally with measurable business impact.
- Experience leading enterprise-level skills needs assessments or engineering workforce analyses linked to business priorities and product roadmaps, and translating findings into a prioritized training plan.
- Strong working knowledge of AI tools and emerging technologies for program design, content production, and analysis, with the vision to apply them at scale.
- Credibility as a trusted advisor to senior engineering leaders, grounded in an understanding of how engineering organizations think, decide, and operate.
- Experience setting governance, standards, and operating models that enable regional program managers to deliver consistent quality, and developing others to lead independently.
- Sound judgment in ambiguous, high-stakes situations; experience leading change and negotiating priorities among competing stakeholders to gain alignment in a matrixed, global organization.
- Strong business and financial acumen, including budget management, business cases, and investment trade-offs as priorities shift.
- Analytical skills to turn program data, skill-gap trends, and feedback into insights that guide leadership decisions and connect outcomes to business impact.
- Proven experience facilitating workshops and discussions for senior technical audiences.
Nice To Haves
- Experience at a technology or semiconductor company.
- Familiarity with certification-based competency programs and technical leadership readiness pathways.
Responsibilities
- Own the strategy, roadmap, budget, and end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of technical development programs; define objectives, milestones, KPIs, and success measures.
- Define program governance and quality standards, including templates, toolkits, and sign-off processes.
- Guide local program managers, review and sign off on regional program plans and changes, and facilitate cross-region sharing of best practices.
- Partner with executive sponsors, senior leaders, and the Technical Career Committee to understand engineering priorities and align programs with technical competencies, career ladders, customer engagement, and the long-term talent pipeline.
- Lead enterprise-level skills needs assessments and engineering workforce analyses grounded in business priorities, product roadmaps, and emerging areas; translate findings into a prioritized technical training plan.
- Use data to decide when to launch or scale programs and tie outcomes to business impact, including time to productivity, retention, and technical bench strength.
- Design new programs and pilots from concept to scale, drawing on external best practices; examples include certification-based competency programs and technical leadership readiness pathways.
- Build and maintain an impact measurement framework, including the Technical Talent Intelligence Dashboard, and report program ROI, skill-gap trends, retention impact, and pipeline health.
- Track emerging technologies, industry trends, and vendor offerings, and turn promising innovations into scalable value for the engineering community.
- Mentor program managers and coordinators and shape the team’s operating model and scalability.
- Facilitate workshops and discussions for senior technical audiences.
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in Marvell’s bonus and equity plans, including a new-hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers.
- Employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back.
- Family support programs to help balance work and home life.
- Mental health resources.
- Recognition and service awards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
