Audio Technical Program Manager and Strategist

HP
Houston
Full timeUSD 121,950 - 179,900 annuallyFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Stakeholder leadership","Communication","Influencing","Program discipline","Risk management"]

Own HP’s audio and voice strategy and roadmap across future PC platforms, translating customer needs, marketing direction, competitive insights, and platform requirements into measurable technical targets. Lead cross-functional alignment across audio engineering, architecture, suppliers, validation, and software teams. Drive proof-of-concept planning, Voice AI and voice interaction requirements, Poly Better Together innovation, benchmarking, and disciplined demo governance through successful transition to NPI.

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Audio Technical Program Manager and Strategist

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Job Summary

Own HP’s audio and voice strategy and roadmap across future PC platforms, translating customer needs, marketing direction, competitive insights, and platform requirements into measurable technical targets. Lead cross-functional alignment across audio engineering, architecture, suppliers, validation, and software teams. Drive proof-of-concept planning, Voice AI and voice interaction requirements, Poly Better Together innovation, benchmarking, and disciplined demo governance through successful transition to NPI.
Location: Houston
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and drive HP’s audio & voice strategy and roadmap across multiple PC portfolios.
  • •Own the audio and voice technology roadmap, including playback, microphone capture, conferencing audio, speech clarity, voice interaction, Voice AI readiness, and AI-enabled collaboration.
  • •Translate customer, marketing, competitive, and platform requirements into audio & voice experience targets and technical requirements.
  • •Partner across Marketing, Product Planning, Platform Architecture, Audio Engineering, suppliers, and software/validation teams to align the audio & voice strategy.
  • •Lead proof-of-concept planning and governance, including scope, success criteria, demo readiness, risk management, benchmarking, and transition path to NPI.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 121,950 - 179,900 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsurancePaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Four-year or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Audio Engineering, Acoustics, Computer Science, or equivalent technical discipline.
  • •Typically 7+ years of technical program management, product development, platform architecture, audio engineering, or related experience.
  • •Experience leading cross-functional programs across hardware, firmware, software, platform architecture, validation, suppliers, and product/marketing stakeholders.
  • •Experience managing roadmap planning, technical risks, issue tracking, schedules, dependencies, and cross-functional executive communication.
  • •Preferred: experience with PC audio, conferencing audio, collaboration devices, embedded audio systems, consumer electronics, or related areas.
Experience:7+ yearsConsumer electronicsPC audioConferencing audioCollaboration devicesEmbedded audioPlatform architecture
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Audio Engineering, Acoustics, Computer Science, or equivalent technical discipline
Skills:Stakeholder leadershipCommunicationInfluencingProgram disciplineRisk management
Tech Stack:Audio architectureSpeakersMicrophonesAmplifiersCodecsDSPAudio driversOS audio stackWindows audio architectureDriver integrationFirmware dependenciesSilicon integrationValidationCodecBeamformingNoise suppressionEcho cancellationSpeech clarityWake-word

Company Brief

HP
Designs and manufactures personal computers, printers, and related supplies, as well as provides software, services, and solutions for consumers and enterprises worldwide.
Industry: Hardware Devices
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Palo Alto, United States
Founded: 1939
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