Harman

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 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

Deliver end-to-end legal and business support to the assigned division and its strategic business units (SBUs) by working closely with sales, engineering, product, finance, supply chain, customer service, and other cross-functional teams. Provide guidance on sales and procurement agreements, commercial transactions, contract strategies, and regulatory and commercial risk mitigation, while partnering with and reporting to the VP, Associate General Counsel, and other legal leaders on key global matters affecting the enterprise. Drive complex negotiations and independently manage assignments from legal leadership, demonstrating a strong understanding of HARMAN’s overall business strategy and external market environment. Act as a cross-functional representative for SBUs, collaborating with internal stakeholders and managing relationships with external counsel. Review, draft, and negotiate high-value, multi-million-dollar agreements, oversee litigation, and manage outside counsel and legal service providers. Offer strategic, pragmatic advice to operational leaders supported by strong financial acumen, including budgeting, accruals, forecasting, and financial statement analysis, while enabling enterprise, divisional, and functional initiatives through effective project management and strong cross-functional communication, collaboration, influence, and persuasion.

What You Will Do

• Provide legal and business support to assigned divisions/SBUs, collaborating with functions such as sales, engineering, finance, supply chain, and customer service.

• Deliver legal advice on sales and procurement agreements, commercial pursuits, and contract strategies, with a focus on regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.

• Partner with the VP, Associate General Counsel, and legal leadership on significant global matters, while independently handling complex negotiations.

• Represent SBUs across multiple functions (sales, engineering/product, compliance, HR, IT, marketing, procurement, governance, etc.) and coordinate with external counsel.

• Review, draft, and negotiate high-value agreements; manage litigation, outside counsel, and legal service providers.

• Advise operational managers on key business issues, while applying knowledge of budgets, accruals, forecasting, and financial statements.

• Support strategic projects and initiatives with strong project management, cross-functional communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.

What You Need to Be Successful

Sales Support:

• Review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, advise on antitrust and pricing matters, manage annual agreement execution with Sales and Operations, and oversee contract training and litigation support through outside counsel.

• Partner closely with sales leadership by providing ongoing legal guidance, sharing updates and priorities, and supporting key initiatives and projects.

Compliance & Regulatory:

• Identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risks in product initiatives and customer contracts while collaborating cross-functionally on privacy, data security, and trade compliance matters.

• Lifestyle focus: Work on export controls, import duties, tariffs, warehouse/manufacturing compliance, product certifications, manuals, and regulatory inquiries.

Risk & Strategy:

• Lead risk assessment/mitigation initiatives and craft innovative legal approaches aligned to business goals.

• Quickly evaluate complex, uncertain, or incomplete information and communicate risks to leadership.

Finance Partnership:

• Advise finance on audit rights, payments, defaults, bankruptcies, and royalties in SBU agreements.

• Manage external counsel spend in alignment with budgets and Legal Tracker systems.

Engineering & Product Support:

• Negotiate supplier and overflow agreements and advise on terms to resolve supply chain issues such as consignment or exclusivity.

• Provide legal support for corporate and operational matters.

Customer Service/Quality (Lifestyle-specific):

• Advise on disputes, claims, settlements, and liability escalations (CPSA reporting).

Governance & Processes:

• Develop and maintain templates, playbooks, and negotiation resources, supporting legal leadership in scaling commercial processes.

• Provide practical and creative legal advice in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Serves as a legal role model, creating a constructive and collaborative working environment.

What Makes You Eligible

• Due to the nature of global infrastructure, you understand that flexibility in working hours is required.

• This role is eligible for remote work.

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

• “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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