Technical Program Manager

For over four decades, Cirrus Logic has been propelled by the top engineers in mixed-signal processing. Our rockstar team thrives on solving complex challenges with innovative end-user solutions for the world's top consumer brands. Cirrus Logic is also known for its award-winning culture, which was built on a foundation of inclusion and fairness, meaningful community engagement, and delivering enjoyable employee experiences at every turn. But we couldn’t do it without our extraordinary workforce – and that’s where you come in. Join our team and help us continue to make Cirrus Logic an exceptional place to grow your career! Cirrus Logic is seeking a Technical Program Manager to coordinate the planning and execution of software deliveries that enable advanced audio experiences in customer products. This role is ideal for someone who can connect customer schedules, software content, quality expectations, and cross-functional execution into a clear and reliable release plan. You will work closely with an internal Customer Program Manager, who owns customer schedule alignment, and translate those customer needs into an integrated software release plan. You will map the required software components for each customer delivery, work backward from key customer milestones, and coordinate across software, hardware, test, applications, and support teams to ensure the right features are delivered with the right quality at the right time. This role requires strong organizational discipline, technical understanding, and excellent communication. The ideal candidate can manage complexity across multiple programs, identify risks early, drive alignment across teams, and keep stakeholders focused on execution. Responsibilities Release Planning & Coordination Build and maintain software release plans aligned to customer design, validation, and production schedules Map required software components, dependencies, features, fixes, and validation needs for each customer delivery Work backward from customer milestones to ensure software development, integration, test, and support activities are planned appropriately Track release scope, readiness, risks, dependencies, and open issues across multiple software deliveries Cross-Functional Execution Partner closely with Customer Program Managers to understand customer schedules, priorities, and delivery expectations Coordinate with software program managers, functional leaders, development teams, test teams, hardware teams, applications, and field/support teams Ensure teams feeding technical content into releases understand deliverables, timing, dependencies, and quality expectations Facilitate release readiness discussions and drive closure on blocking issues Quality, Risk & Communication Identify schedule, content, integration, and quality risks early and drive clear mitigation plans Communicate release status, risks, decisions, and tradeoffs clearly to internal stakeholders Ensure releases meet expected feature, quality, documentation, and validation requirements before delivery Support continuous improvement in release planning, readiness tracking, and cross-team execution practices Required Skills and Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Management, or related technical field 7+ years of experience in software program management, release management, technical project management, embedded software development, or a related role Experience coordinating software releases or complex technical deliverables across multiple teams Strong understanding of software development, integration, validation, and release processes Ability to manage dependencies across software, hardware, test, and customer-facing teams Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate schedule, technical, and quality considerations into clear plans and decisions Strong organizational skills and attention to detail across multiple concurrent programs Demonstrated ability to identify risks, drive alignment, and follow through on execution Preferred Skills and Qualifications Experience with embedded software, device drivers, firmware, or systems-level software Experience supporting customer-facing semiconductor, PC, mobile, or consumer electronics programs Familiarity with CI/CD systems, issue tracking, release tracking, and software quality tools Experience working with program managers, applications engineers, field teams, and external customers Understanding of hardware/software integration, platform bring-up, validation, and production readiness Interest in improving release planning, readiness criteria, automation, and cross-functional execution processes At Cirrus Logic, we believe that diversity drives innovation, and we are committed to encouraging an open and collaborative culture where different approaches, ideas, and points of view are respected and valued. We aim to promote a workplace where everyone can contribute irrespective of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or disability.