TPM hiring in the rest of Asia-Pacific cools well below its September peak
New postings for Technical Program Manager roles fell 45% over 30 days, and the weekly pace has eased sharply from its early-September high.
is what the typical role asks for. 26% ask for 10 years or more.
79% of open roles state years30 new roles in the last 30 days, against 55 the 30 days before, at the same companies.
Companies read for 60 days or moreat 66 companies hiring in the Rest of Asia-Pacific.
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This week's read
The weekly count of new Technical Program Manager postings has slowed a lot since early autumn. The week of 7 September brought 18 new roles, the most of any week tracked. By the week of 26 October, that had fallen to 8, a drop of 56% from that peak. Over the last 30 days, 30 new roles were posted, down from 55 in the 30 days before, a fall of 45%.
Right now there are 106 open roles across 66 companies, and a typical posting stays open 35 days before it is filled or pulled. Hiring is spread fairly wide: the top 8 employers together hold only 33% of all open roles. Celestica International leads that group with 8 open roles, followed by Amazon and Dell with 5 each, then HP and Lam Research with 4, and HSBC, Nxp and Oracle with 3 each.
This is not an entry-level market. Among postings that state a minimum, the median ask is 7 years of experience, and 26% want 10 years or more. Looking at titles, 61% are mid-level, 16% senior, 15% principal and only 1% junior, so most of the competition is in the middle and upper bands.
None of the open roles are listed as remote, so wherever you are applying, expect to be tied to a location. On paper requirements, PMP is named in 32% of postings, well ahead of PRINCE2 and PgMP. Agile and Jira show up most often among ways of working, at 20% and 18%, and AI and machine learning is the most asked-for technical area at 16%. Semiconductors and manufacturing are the two biggest industries behind these roles, named in 15% and 10% of postings.
What this means for you
Three things you can act on this week
- Expect a high experience bar
The median minimum asked is 7 years, and 1 in 4 postings want 10 years or more. Roles aimed at junior candidates are rare, so lead with senior, multi-year program experience.
- PMP is the standout certification
PMP appears in about a third of postings, far more than PRINCE2 or PgMP. It is worth knowing whether a given posting expects it before you apply.
- Don't count on remote work
None of the current open roles are listed as remote. Plan on applying for roles tied to a specific location rather than searching for remote options.
Latest roles
The latest TPM roles in the Rest of Asia-Pacific
Read straight from the companies' own careers sites, newest first.
- (竹北) CAD AI Program ManagerCareers.Winbond.Com · 新竹，台灣, TW, Posted 2d ago
- Overseas ContractorLTIMindtree · SHANGHAI, Posted 2d ago
- Data & AI Acceleration ManagerJT International S.A. · TAGUIG CITY, PH, Posted 2d ago
- (Sr.) Manager, Program Management (Chinese Key Battles) (高级)项目管理经理（中国关键战略）Renesas Electronics · Beijing, Beijing, China, Posted 2d ago
- Manager, Technical Program ManagementAmazon · Shenzhen, CHN, Posted 2d ago
Momentum
New TPM roles each week
Last 30 days: 30 new roles, against 55 the 30 days before (-45%). Each week counts the same companies, and a role counts as new only in the week it was posted, so a careers site we start reading never shows up as growth.
See the numbers
| Week starting | New roles |
|---|---|
| 7 Sep | 18 |
| 14 Sep | 9 |
| 21 Sep | 10 |
| 28 Sep | 14 |
| 5 Oct | 12 |
| 12 Oct | 5 |
| 19 Oct | 8 |
| 26 Oct | 8 |
Who is hiring
The companies with the most open TPM roles
66 companies are hiring. The top eight hold 33% of the open roles.
| Company | Open roles | Change in new roles |
|---|---|---|
| Celestica International | 8 | |
| Amazon | 5 | |
| Dell | 5 | |
| HP | 4 | |
| Lam Research | 4 | |
| HSBC | 3 | |
| Nxp | 3 | |
| Oracle | 3 |
Change compares new roles in the last 30 days with the 30 days before, shown where a company posted 25 or more in the earlier 30 days. Staffing agencies are left out. A company name links to its Ashney company page where there is one.
What they ask for
The technology TPM roles ask for most
Ask Rate is the share of roles that name a skill, from 105 postings read in full. Ways of working (methods such as Agile, tools such as Jira) are listed apart; office tools and soft skills are left out.
Ways of working
Industries named most: Semiconductors 15%, Manufacturing 10%, Automotive 5%. Certifications named: PMP 32%, PRINCE2 5%, PgMP 4%. 0% of open roles say they are remote.
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