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Location:
Richardson - Texas, USA
Job Family:
Engineering
Worker Type Reference:
Regular - Permanent
Pay Rate Type:
Salary
Career Level:
M3
Job ID:
R-46045-2025

Description & Requirements

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle

We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle, you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.

  • Contribute your talents to high-end, esteemed brands like BSS, Crown, JBL, Mark Levinson and Revel
  • Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development
  • Create pitch-perfect, cutting-edge technology that elevates the listening experience

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Software Manager to lead our software development initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing complex software projects, cultivating high-performing teams, and driving strategic technology programs. This role requires a strong leader who can navigate dynamic environments and deliver scalable solutions that enhance our audio products.

Our Values:

  • Integrity: Acting ethically and responsibly, making decisions that are right without compromise.
  • Innovation: Continuously identifying customer needs and developing creative solutions to meet them.
  • Teamwork & Respect: Fostering collaborative relationships and mutual respect among team members.
  • Inclusion: Embracing diverse individuals and ideas to drive better outcomes.
  • Excellence: Maintaining a relentless focus on cost-leadership, execution, and quality.

What You Need to Be Successful

  • Technical Competence: Experience with embedded systems and enterprise applications. Spearheaded projects with a strong emphasis on quality assurance, automation, version control while driving efficiency and scalability.
  • Agile Methodologies: Proficient in Agile and Scrum methodologies to manage software development projects effectively.
  • Atlassian Products: Experience using Atlassian products, specifically Jira, for project tracking and team collaboration.
  • Data Analytics: Ability to leverage data analytics to make informed decisions and improve software performance.
  • Team Leadership & Communication: Skilled at aligning cross-functional teams around shared goals and driving clarity through structured communication. Trusted communicator to senior leadership and stakeholders, consistently translating complex issues into actionable strategies and updates.
  • Innovation & Problem Solving: Ability to turn constraints into opportunities, driving innovation under pressure.
  • Customer Focus: Experience delivering tailored, high-value software solutions that directly address client challenges. Developed trusted partnerships by consistently exceeding expectations and enhancing the end-user experience.
  • Global & Diversity Awareness: Comfortable working cross-culturally, coordinating teams across continents.

What You Will Do

  • Software Project Leadership: Direct multi-year programs, including technology migration efforts and the integration of software and hardware systems. Lead initiatives that involve the development and deployment of embedded software solutions, ensuring seamless interaction between software applications and hardware components. Oversee the entire lifecycle of software projects, from initial concept through design, development, testing, and deployment, ensuring that software solutions are optimized for hardware performance and reliability. Collaborate closely with hardware engineering teams to align software functionalities with hardware capabilities, driving innovation in audio technology.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the primary interface between customers, engineering, product, procurement, and executive teams. Unified cross-functional teams to accelerate delivery and streamline execution. Work with legal, HR, and operations to ensure alignment.
  • Global Team Leadership & Development: Mentor and lead diverse teams across multiple countries, fostering trust, morale, and accountability.
  • Quality and Performance Assurance: Implement and monitor quality gates to ensure design adherence and consistency across distributed development teams. Deliver software platforms with exceptional performance and minimal post-release issues.
  • Innovation & Technology Strategy: Drive adoption of new infrastructure and application technologies for clients facing digital transformation needs under accelerated timelines.

What Makes You Eligible

  • Over 10 years of experience managing software development projects, including overseeing the entire project lifecycle from concept through deployment. Proven ability to lead large-scale, complex projects and cross-functional teams, ensuring timely delivery and quality standards.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Willing to travel overseas potentially 2 or 3 times a year
  • Ideally, you live near Richardson, TX. Because this is a hybrid role, commuting to our Richardson office will be required as the job demands.
  • Due to the nature of global infrastructure, you understand that flexibility in working hours is required
  • Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

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 products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, and more)
  • Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
  • Competitive wellness benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
  • An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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Pay Transparency
$ 120,750 - $ 177,100

Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation are also available, such as bonuses or commission.

Pay is based on a wide range of factors, including, without limitation, skill set, experience, training, location, and business need. While the above range is a reasonable estimate of the wage range for this position, please note the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographical differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.

Benefits
HARMAN is interested in the health and wellbeing of you and your family and offers a range of benefits designed to support your needs for holistic wellbeing. Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with HARMAN, and may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, volunteer leave, and paid bonding and care giver leave. Employees may also be eligible to participate in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility support and adoption assistance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan with employer match, short and long term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.

You Belong Here 
HARMAN is committed to making every employee feel welcomed, valued, and empowered. No matter what role you play, we encourage you to share your ideas, voice your distinct perspective, and bring your whole self with you – all within a support-minded culture that celebrates what makes each of us unique. We also recognize that learning is a lifelong pursuit and want you to flourish. We proudly offer added opportunities for training, development, and continuing education, further empowering you to live the career you want.  
 
About HARMAN: Where Innovation Unleashes Next-Level Technology 
Ever since the 1920s, we’ve been amplifying the sense of sound. Today, that legacy endures, with integrated technology platforms that make the world smarter, safer, and more connected.  

Across automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation solutions, we create innovative technologies that turn ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. Our renowned automotive and lifestyle solutions can be found everywhere, from the music we play in our cars and homes to venues that feature today’s most sought-after performers, while our digital transformation solutions serve humanity by addressing the world’s ever-evolving needs and demands. Marketing our award-winning portfolio under 16 iconic brands, such as JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel, we set ourselves apart by exceeding the highest engineering and design standards for our customers, our partners and each other. 

If you’re ready to innovate and do work that makes a lasting impact, join our talent community today!  

Important Notice: Recruitment Scams
Please be aware that HARMAN recruiters will always communicate with you from an '@harman.com' email address. We will never ask for payments, banking, credit card, personal financial information or access to your LinkedIn/email account during the screening, interview, or recruitment process. If you are asked for such information or receive communication from an email address not ending in '@harman.com' about a job with HARMAN, please cease communication immediately and report the incident to us through: harmancareers@harman.com. 

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. HARMAN strives to hire the best qualified candidates and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse marketplaces and communities of our global colleagues and customers.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, 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.HARMAN attracts, hires, and develops employees based on merit, qualifications and job-related performance.(www.harman.com)