Manager, Program

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.

A Career at HARMAN Automotive

We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Automotive, we give you the keys to fast-track your career.

• Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that augment the driving experience.
• Combine ingenuity, in-depth research, and a spirit of collaboration with design and engineering excellence.
• Advance in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency, and enjoyment.

About the Role

This position would lead local project team.  The position could be managing 5-10 projects simultaneously.  The position performs a variety of tasks including but not limited to coordinating all resources and stakeholders; setting deadlines; assigning responsibilities; and monitoring, summarizing and communicating the progress of the project(s).

What You Will Do

• Manage automotive programs, requiring both applications and core development engineering.
• Foster positive environment to create high-achieving team: treat all members with respect, encourage constructive dissent, re-focus team members when they get off-track, give positive feedback whenever it is appropriate, maintain a positive attitude, and reallocate resources to meet team commitments.
• Define tasks to be performed by a cross-functional team in developing systems.  Use a task list to create a work breakdown structure.  Use work breakdown structure to establish program schedule. Establish program budgets and manage program budgets.
• Ensure prompt decision-making executed by promoting consensus decisions, intervening when consensus decision-making fails, and making unilateral decisions in the case of a deadlock. Understand all the technical details of the products used in all systems, both electrical and mechanical.
• Lead team meetings by establishing an agenda, monitoring discussion to ensure adherence to agenda, promoting a free exchange of ideas, challenging the pre-conceptions of team-members, finishing the meeting in a timely fashion, and publishing meeting minutes.
• Work with Sales, Supplier Engineering, and Design Engineering to set system cost target.  Lead team meeting system cost target.
• Negotiate resource allocations from functional managers.  When a resource conflict occurs, negotiate a solution with functional managers and other program managers; serve as lead program interface with sales.
• Identify program issues as early as possible and drive resolution at the team level.  If resolutions require management intervention, escalate to appropriate management personnel with proposed alternatives.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent. Major preferably in engineering like Hardware, Software, and Mechanical related.
• Minimum 5 years Project Management experience managing projects throughout product development lifecycle.
• Minimum 8 years related experience in relevant product development disciplines (e.g. Engineering, Technical Management, Quality, Manufacturing, etc.).
• PMP certification preferred.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent. Major preferably in engineering like Hardware, Software, and Mechanical related.
• Minimum 5 years Project Management experience managing projects throughout product development lifecycle.
• Minimum 8 years’ related experience in relevant product development disciplines (e.g. Engineering, Technical Management, Quality, Manufacturing, etc.)
• PMP certification preferred

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to travel 10 - 20% of the time.
• Willingness to work in an office in a different location beside Suzhou.
• Willingness to submit to a background screen and a drug test.

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment.
• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.).
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University.
• Competitive wellness benefits.
• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria.
• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program.
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.