Date Posted: 02/10/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 496819
Industry: Social Media
Job Title: Audio Project Manager
Job Location: Redmond, WA, USA, 98052
Work Model: Onsite
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 7
Min Hourly Rate($): 70.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 77.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Audio/Visual, Project Management
Experience Desired: Project management experience in research or product development (3+ yrs); Project Planning & Execution (3+ yrs); Quick Prioritization (3+ yrs); Risk Assessment (3+ yrs); Ownership & Organization (3+ yrs); Technical audio experience (3+ yrs); End-to-end software project management experience (3+ yrs)
Required Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree
**C2C is not available**
Job Description
Education:
•Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
•PMP or similar certification.
Must have skills:
•Project Planning & Execution
•Quick Prioritization: Ability to rapidly assess and organize medium-term goals (up to 3 months).
•Risk Assessment: Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
•Ownership & Organization: Take charge of priorities, ensuring clarity within workstreams.
•Collaboration: Work closely with multiple technical leads to prioritize and execute ongoing work.
•Communication of Priorities: Ensure all stakeholders are aware of current priorities; escalate or initiate necessary conversations if priorities are unclear.
•Strong Communication Skills
•Concise Conveyance: Clearly communicate priorities within and across workstreams.
•Technical Understanding: Possess a technical background to understand and articulate project goals.
•Audio Background (Highly Desirable): While audio expertise is preferred, candidates with other technical backgrounds who can learn quickly are also valued.
•Task Management & Tracking
•Direct Oversight: Manage and track tasks and goals in collaboration with technical leads.
•Progress Monitoring: Ensure timely completion and documentation of tasks.
Good to have skills:
•Some Agile Experience
•Familiarity with Agile methodologies is beneficial.
•Technical audio experience
•Machine learning experience
•Computer vision experience
•End-to-end software project management experience
Overview:
Client Reality Labs Research brings together a world-class team of researchers, developers, and engineers to create the future of virtual and augmented reality, which together will become as universal and essential as smartphones and personal computers are today. Just as personal computers have done over the past 45 years, AR and VR will ultimately change everything about how we work, play, and connect. We are developing breakthrough AR and VR technologies, including optics and displays, computer vision, audio, graphics, brain-computer interfaces, haptic interaction, eye/hand/face/body tracking, perception science, and true telepresence. The client Audio team, in particular, is focused on redefining how people hear and connect.
We are seeking a Project Manager for an on-site role to help us advance an ambitious research program to develop technologies that will augment human capabilities and enable effortless communication in acoustically challenging environments (learn more about our work here). This is a full-time contract position that requires a highly motivated individual who can work collaboratively as well as independently. As a Project Manager, you will lead scientific research projects from conception to completion, collaborating with experts in audio signal processing, machine learning, and hearing sciences. An ideal candidate would have familiarity with some or all of these areas.
Responsibilities:
•Drive project planning, execution, and delivery for research and feature development.
•Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement solutions to keep projects on track.
•Communicate project status, dependencies, and risks to stakeholders.
•Ensure proper documentation of progress and completion of tasks and projects.
•Oversee procurement of equipment and vendor services.
•Support operational (non-research) projects and tasks as needed.
Minimum qualifications:
•3+ years of project management experience in research or product development.
•Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
•Demonstrates proactive initiative and excels at managing multiple tasks concurrently in a fast-paced environment.
•Effectively collaborates across functions, building strong partnerships with team members and stakeholders throughout the organization.
•Possesses exceptional organizational and time management skills, ensuring priorities are met and deadlines consistently achieved.
- **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
Benefits:
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