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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.\nA Career at HARMAN\nAs 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.\nAbout the Role\nThis role is responsible for a program and lead the programs on time, at cost, and meeting all quality standards. As the Japan PM Group lead you will oversee the program, customer engineering and work with other program managers who maybe the lead. Additional global responsibilities will include the management across all SBUs, maintenance, and EOL forecast and redesign/customer changes if required.\nYour Team\nThe position in Harman is directly report to Sr Director CPM and work closely with lead PMs on programs as assigned.\nWhat You Will Do\nManage customer interface and communication strategy to align program deliveries with Harman work efforts. Ensure assignments from S-OEM is well understood, distributed to required team members and program managers to ensure a reasonable plan for Harman success.\nBuild and manage customer relationships with Harman Japan.\nWork with S-OEM relevant department and Harman CPM team to manage issues.\nAnalyze and negotiate program schedules with internal and external stakeholders.\nEnsure adherence to engineering best practices / processes and facilitate creation of new best practices as appropriate.\nBack up Harman colleagues in program management team as appropriate.\nManage product risk proactively, identify engineering risks and coordinate meetings with the cross-functional team to address risks before they become issues.\nEnsure customer requirements are communicated throughout Harman engineering teams. Ensure customer requirements are met with the product design. Manage customer interface teams to clarify requirements when needed.\nWhat You Need\nBachelors in Engineering\n5+ years experience in technical program management.\nProficient in Japanese language.\nProficient to communicate in English (spoken and written).\nExperience as Japanese carmakers or experience as a supplier to Japanese carmakers.\nMust have general knowledge of automotive engineering.\nMust be able to articulate vision and influence decision making outcomes with internal stakeholders, external suppliers, and the customer.\nMust have a \"whatever-it-takes\" attitude using diplomatic leadership skills within a collaborative teamwork environment to accomplish the necessary results.\nProven and effective communication, analytical, judgment, initiative and execution skills.\nWillingness to help your colleagues.\nTeam player don’t be sticking with low priority details, ability to accept different approaches, always being focused to complete priority task items.\nWhat is Nice to Have\nMaster’s degree or MBA preferred.\nExpertise in driving complex cost reduction projects and program deliverables.\nBusiness acumen.\nAnalytical thinking.\nDrive for Results, Change Orientation, Customer Focus, Self-Awareness.\nExperience with managing distributed development teams is preferred.\nWhat Makes You Eligible\nBe willing to travel up to 35%, domestic and international travel.\nAble to work late evening and early morning as necessary especially when working with global teams.\nThis position requires the use of a HARMAN or customer-owned vehicle. 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