Manager, Software Project Management

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.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage multi-site SW development teams through Phase-Gate new product development (NPD) process
• Manage and develop SW project timelines based schedules.
• Develop Software Requirement Document (SRD) capture from customer and product scope
• Conduct regular team meetings and carry out communication with internal and external parties
• Provide regular project reports showing status of each program in development and maintain effective communication with program stakeholders such as suppliers and ODM.
• Track progress of cost, budget and timing of program from SW perspective, reporting any variances and suggesting ways to bring program back to plan.

• Planning, executing and monitoring development projects in accordance with the defined software/product development model
• Coordination of development activities in all of Harman’s various departments, including cross-functional team, product management team, product compliance, quality and manufacturing.
• Relentlessly execute project plan to meet schedule commitment
• Ongoing risk management evaluating the risk and taking the necessary actions
• Timely escalation to senior management team when there is a major issue that would significantly impact program schedule, cost and quality which is beyond what the project team is capable of resolving

Basic Qualifications:

• BS or MS in Engineering or Computer Science disciplines.
• Min. 6-8 years experience in Software development industry.
• Min. 3-5 years experience in Software Project Management role.
• Deep understanding of Software development experiences of audio product range (BT and WiFi speakers; Soundbar dev/QA experience preferred) and IoT connected products is an advantage.
• Knowledge of audio and video product IP technical specifications and certification requirements such as BQE, WiFi, HDMI, Dolby, DTS, Spotify, Google cast, Amazon protocols etc.
• Analytical and pro-active decision making. strong troubleshooting skills on problem solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Communicate very clearly and succinctly (in English) to internal and external stakeholders on all technical and non-technical matters to persuade and influence.
• Comfortable with fast-paced and multitasking environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified project management and/or agile project management is preferred

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment
• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
• 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 torace, 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.