Senior Program Manager (m/f/d)

HARMAN’s engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you’ll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car, enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day, you will push the boundaries of creative design, and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities, innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

About the Role

As the Program CEO of complex, high revenue program, the Senior Program Manager leads the cross-functional team to develop and launch product and services acting as the key customer interface to set program objectives, balance profit, quality performance and timing while managing launch risk and change management through launch and into stable production.

Your Team

Team 1 is your core team responsible for development and launch of a compelling product that meets internal/external customer requirements and promotes customer satisfaction. The purpose of Team 1 is to deliver the product in accordance with development milestones into stable production and to meet operating profit targets over program life.  The Team1 consists of sales, design, product sourcing, manufacturing and quality roles and is led by the Senior Program Manager.

What You Will Do

• Assemble a team to develop and launch a product or service
• Define program objectives and ways of working and communicating externally and internally
• Drive the execution of the program as overall program responsible
• Responsible to deliver the product according to agreed targets (schedule, BOM costs, budget costs, quality)
• Balance triple constraint of cost, timing and quality performance to program objectives
• Manage changes and program risk while executing the product development and launch process, Supervise Scope Management (internal / external CCBs)
• Active support of sales pursuit team in steering during RFI/RFQ-phase to compile feasibility studies, product performance specification and offer documentation
• Top level planning and controlling w/r to schedule and budget
• Close technical alignment with functional departments
• Regular meetings with OEM-customer for all aspects of technical status, program progress and product alignment
• Transition from prototyping to production incl. Ramp-up
• Reporting towards customer and internally incl. management board (CEO-level)
• Execution of defined Value Management measures and active support in ideation process for cost saving initiatives
• Maintenance support after SOP+90 days

What You Need

• Bachelor of Science in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5-10 years product development and/or program management experience with specific experience in at least one area of technical specialization (software, hardware, mechanical or manufacturing) preferably in an automotive application.
• Developed and launched at least 1-2 complex products through the lifecycle from business commitment through stable production.
• Expected general skills includes, but not limited to, cross functional and international team leadership, arbitrate technical tradeoffs, problem solving, negotiation, P&L understanding and communication skills
• Fundamental knowledge in terms of methodologies in project management
• Ability to mediate between conflict parties and to work under pressure
• Fluent in English (written and verbal)

What is Nice to Have

• Master of Science, Technical or MBA
• PMP Certification
• Automotive supplier, Tier1 Electronics background
• Direct experience with applicable customer

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 10%, domestic and international travel

What We Offer:

• HARMAN offers a diverse and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities, professional training and competitive market base compensation
• You will also receive top-notch employee discounts on Harman’s Consumer Audio (JBL, AKG, HARMAN Kardon) and Samsung products
• Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work life integration and collaboration in a global friendly working atm