Harman

About the Role 

In your role as Ready Link Marketplace Partner Relationship Manager for Asia you will be responsible for implementing the Ignite Store Content Strategy, discovering, onboarding and supporting new - and existing - 3rd party Developer Partners in the Asia region, with the special focus on Japan, South Korea and India. You will need to manage the relationship with partners to have them bringing new apps into our in-Vehicle App Store EcoSystem. It is an individual contributor position reporting to Content EcoSystem Product Lead.  
 
What You Will Do  

• Partner Onboarding: Facilitate the onboarding process for new developer partners, ensuring they understand our platform, tools, processes and best practices for successful collaboration. 

• Relationship Management: Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with existing developer partners, acting as their primary point of contact for business support and guidance, exploring possibilities to extend the partner`s app portfolio in our App Store. 

• Collaboration and Support: Work closely with the Ignite Store`s OEM Customers and HARMAN cross-functional teams, especially with Product Management, Legal, Marketing, and Certification, to support partners in their development efforts and address any challenges. 

• Strategic Growth Initiatives: Identify opportunities for expanding the partner ecosystem, especially on the Asia region, driving strategic initiatives that enhance partner engagement and increase the value of partnerships. 

• Responsibility: Own the relationship with the selected Partners, selected OEM Customers, Partner Location Region, App Distribution Region, and App Category. 

• Partnership team contribution: As part of the Partnership team, you will have responsibilities and contribute to create and define: the partnership and content strategy; partnership team processes & tools; and suggests the team`s presence at conferences, marketing and PR campaigns.  

• Regional Responsibilities: Your main responsibility will be Asia, especially Japan, South Korea, India region. 

What You Need 

• In this position is critical to have outstanding interpersonal skills, working as individual contributor in Leadership role, to have excellent Collaboration skills, and to be always Results Driven. 

• Necessary to have 5+ years of experience in Partner Relationship Management, working with software startups or Android Developers. Proven track record in developing and maintaining partnerships, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and the ability to foster collaboration. 

• 2+ years of experience in leadership or manager role.  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, AND, Japanese or Korean languages. 

• BS/BA degree. 

What is Nice to Have 

• Experience working as Application Store Partnership or Content Manager.  

• Proven track record working for a Content Provider.   

• Outstanding expertise in App categories. 

• International experience as business developer at software startups or android app developer companies.  

What Makes You Eligible 

• Be willing to travel up to 50% domestic and international travel.  

• This role is eligible to work remotely full-time with occasional trips into the Tokyo HARMAN office location required (this could be on 24-hour notice) 

What We Offer  

• Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location 

• 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