Harman

About the Role

You will direct a team of Software Leads that is responsible for the execution and delivery of complex Intelligent Cockpit software projects. The Software Leads are the primary customer contact for the software function and are responsible for project managing the cross functional delivery of software for the assigned program. You will ensure that the Software Leads follow the process, lead the project change management, manage the software release to customer, software industrialization to factories and for service. 

Your Team

Your team is made up of 5-10 Software Project Leads, Configuration Managers, and Defect Managers located within your region.

Your team is in responsible for the software execution of the projects for one or multiple OEMs (depending on the overall scope of projects).

What You Will Do

• Responsible for delivering the software for customer programs in high quality, in time, and in budget.
• Ensure high level of collaboration and transparency between the various entities involved with project execution, including but not limited to the Customer Group, Software and Hardware domains, and Test Domain.
• Own and monitor the project metrics and ensure they stay healthy. Identify risks earlier and ensure mitigation actions are initiated in a timely and effective manner.
• Staff and direct a team of Software Project Leads, Configuration Managers, and Defect Managers focused on the overall software delivery for all projects in scope of your area of responsibility.
• Oversee the activities within the various programs that they are responsible for and provide the teams with the necessary guidance and support required to be successful.
• Ensure that the Software Leadership team executes the assigned projects, including:
  - Development & release to HARMAN and customer requirements
  - Develop and execute project software plan to adhere to process
  - Release to factory and lead effective change management
  - Consider and implement software technical tradeoffs (cost, performance, design for manufacturing, and timing)
• Work together with Business Analysts (from the Regional Support Office) to identify and prioritize improvement areas in the different projects to optimize engineering costs and leverage synergies between projects.
• Responsible for career growth and technical skills enhancements for all Software Leads in your team.

What You Need

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• 10+ years of overall professional experience in software development and delivery
• 8+ years of experience in automotive project development
• 5+ years in leading and/or project managing multi-national teams/resources
• Proven expertise in developing complex systems from architecture to implementation
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and grow diverse teams
• Experience in direct customer-facing roles

What is Nice to Have

• Master's Degree in Engineering, MBA
• Experience leading software teams in the spaces such as infotainment, digital cockpit, ADAS, or similar systems
• Experience about Japanese Automotive OEM culture

What Makes You Eligible

• Fluent English in speaking and writing
• Be willing to travel up to 15% domestic and international travel
• Be willing to work in an office in Tokyo, Japan
• Successfully complete a background investigation/Aptitude Test as a condition of employment.

What We Offer

• We offer an authentic diverse, equal, and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development in a truly global organization.
• You will work on products and services that touch people’s lives and will change the industrial standards, being a part of the transformations in our industry.
• Our work environments are fast paced, challenging, empowering, collaborative, flexible and exciting.
• We offer our own HARMAN University with regular updates on the new technologies and trends by utilizing various sessions organized by Self Learning and Development Trainings to help grow and advance talent.
• We offer competitive compensation/benefit programs and recognition programs.

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