Program Manager, Senior – Voice & Music Software

Overview

Senior Software / Technology Program Manager within the Voice & Music Business Unit, providing program management leadership for planning, development, integration and delivery of software across Audio, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and embedded technologies, supporting products such as earbuds and personal audio.

What you'll do

• Drive requirements scoping, analysis, planning and execution across multiple software and technology teams, managing interdependencies, resource constraints, customer requirements and schedule optimization.
• Establish clear Plan of Record (PoR) commitments and drive prioritization, milestone alignment and timely decision-making across competing requirements.
• Manage programs across the complete software development lifecycle, from planning and development through integration, validation, release and customer delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Audio, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, BSP, Connectivity, Sensors, system software, validation, product and customer-facing teams to drive end-to-end execution.
• Proactively identify and manage program risks, dependencies, critical paths and schedule variances, driving mitigation, recovery plans, issue resolution and escalation as needed.
• Establish execution and communication mechanisms, including program health metrics for schedule, quality, milestones and risks, along with executive reporting and stakeholder communication.
• Drive end-to-end hardware/software integration and product readiness, partnering with engineering, quality, product and operations teams.
• Coordinate across global development sites, external partners and stakeholders, driving scalable processes, automation and continuous improvements.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Electronics/Electronics & Communication Engineering.
• Strong domain knowledge and experience in Wireless and Semiconductor industries (mandatory).
• 15+ years of experience combining software product development and program management within the semiconductor/wireless domain.
• Experience managing software products across the full development lifecycle, from concept and planning through development, integration, production and customer delivery.
• Proven experience in end-to-end product integration across hardware and software stacks.
• Good understanding of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies and their integration within embedded products.
• Familiarity with embedded software architectures, RTOS environments, software development processes and system integration.
• Experience with software build, integration, validation, release management and quality/readiness processes.
• Ability to work effectively with engineering teams to understand technical issues and assess program impact, dependencies, risks, priorities and resolution plans.
• Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, and 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience. Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master's = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with open-source development models and ecosystems.
• Familiarity with automation and CI/CD concepts for software build, test, integration and release workflows.
• Experience with Audio technologies, strongly preferred, including audio drivers, DSP frameworks, embedded audio stacks, audio codecs, multimedia frameworks or audio system integration programs.
• Experience working on earbuds, hearables, headphones, personal audio, Bluetooth audio or similar embedded consumer products.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Electronics/Electronics & Communication Engineering.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Job area: Engineering Services Group > Program Management.