Program Manager, Software

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

The Software Program Manager is responsible for the software development lifecycle in a program's planning, development, launch, and closure phases.

The person will be the primary technical interface for software development between the customer and internal stakeholders.

The responsibility includes planning the product development and testing, actively managing the gating software deliverables, and reporting status against the plan.

What You Will Do

Build and manage customer relationships at a working team level Customer Program Release Engineers)

Make decisions regarding software build content and timing (Performance and Features), and translate it into an engineering-level plan, this includes identifying dependencies and roadblockers.

Gate the Software Development Release lifecycle to ensure customer acceptance of each release to ensure product acceptance for launch

Manage program risk proactively, identify program risks, and coordinate meetings with the PM and multi-discipline functions to address risks before they become issues

Evaluate project management processes and metrics to track and measure project success (Manage all product delivery elements)

Represent the program internally to senior management during the program, quality, and operations reviews.

Lead the program adherence to follow standard Harman processes and maintain program and customer-related documentation

Be the primary escalation point for both internal and external project software communications for the dedicated customer project

Resolve conflicts between internal and customer engineering groups.

Will be involved in multiple software development lifecycles.

Manage multiple programs from requirements to delivery.

Be able to solve complex design issues and take calculated risks.

What You Need

Ph.D. degree in Engineering or related field and 4 years of experience in corporate or academic research; alternatively, a Master’s Degree in the fields mentioned above and 8 years of experience in research and development or a Bachelor’s Degree and 12 years of experience

10-15 years of systems engineering, requirements management, or related background

Proven technical leadership within the technology industry or automotive industry

Must be able to articulate vision and influence decision-making outcomes with internal stakeholders, external suppliers, and the customer

Experience managing external and internal vendors / partners

Strong communication skills (written & spoken) to explain technology concepts to non-technical audiences

High-quality mindset to develop software with best industry practices

Passion for Audio quality and performance

What is Nice to Have

Practical experience in related areas such as system design, hardware / software design, and real-time embedded applications

Previous experience in all phases of the software development process (Requirements, Scope, Design / Plan, Develop, Test, and Customer Acceptance.)

What Makes You Eligible

Be willing to travel up to 10%, domestically

Be willing to work in an office in Novi, Michigan, USA

Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

What We Offer

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

Tuition Reimbursement

Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria

An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.

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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.