Overview
The SiGMa Media team is responsible for the core media platform that powers audio, camera, imaging, codecs, and media experiences across the Windows ecosystem. We own the platform foundations that enable rich user experiences, reliable hardware enablement, and industry leading performance for millions of Windows devices worldwide.
We are looking for an experienced** Program Manager II** to drive the Windows Audio platform. Audio is foundational to nearly every Windows experience - from gaming and media to communications and accessibility. In this role, you will directly influence how Windows audio evolves, shaping platform capabilities that developers, partners, and customers rely on every day. You will have the opportunity to set platform direction, influence the ecosystem, and deliver meaningful user impact on a global scale. This role sits at the intersection of OS internals, hardware ecosystems, and user experience, working closely with engineering teams, silicon partners, OEMs, and ISVs to deliver a best-in-class audio platform on Windows.
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Responsibilities
- Help define the long-term vision and roadmap for the Windows Audio platform, grounded in customer needs, ecosystem requirements, and competitive analysis aligning with Microsoft’s business goals and strategy.
- Own and drive the end-to-end product roadmap, prioritizing features that result in a more reliable and capable audio platform across a broad range of PC devices and form factors, and that drive adoption, retention, and user delight.
- Drive strategic investments across the audio stack, including kernel mode drivers, audio frameworks, user mode pipelines, spatial audio, effects, and system experiences.
- Serve as the primary interface for internal and external partners on audio platform capabilities and roadmap, ensuring alignment and clear communication.
- Work closely with IHVs, OEMs, silicon vendors, and audio ISVs to enable new features, improve reliability, and accelerate ecosystem adoption.
- Drive cross functional execution across engineering, data, UX, and internal/external partner teams to deliver high-quality audio features on schedule.
- Monitor platform health using telemetry, partner feedback, and customer signals to continuously improve quality and user satisfaction.
- Represent Windows Audio platform internally and externally (at conferences, in blog posts, and with key partners in the industry).
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development.
- OR equivalent experience.
Understanding of OS level platforms, system software, or device ecosystems.
Experience working across hardware, drivers, and software layers.
Proven ability to drive cross team alignment and deliver complex, multistakeholder initiatives.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
Demonstrated excellence in written communication, with a proven history of delivering strategic executive briefings and authoring public content.
**Other Requirements: **Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development.
- OR equivalent experience.
2+ years experience improving product metrics for a product, features, or experience in a market (e.g., growing customer base, expanding customer usage, avoiding customer churn).
2+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product).
Experience with audio technologies, such as playback/capture pipelines, spatial audio, low latency systems, or audio effects.
Familiarity with kernel mode vs. User mode architectures and their tradeoffs.
Background working with OEMs, IHVs, or silicon partners.
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about **requesting accommodations.**