Harman

About the Role

As a Project Manager you will lead and facilitate the development of our future audio products for the professional market. You will manage cross-functional projects from business case to production within a hands-on global environment. Our project timelines vary from 10 – 24 months, with Project Managers overseeing 1-4 projects at a time. In this role you will help us become stronger and more efficient in our way of developing products in-house by forming strong internal partnerships, managing budgets, and guiding the project teams to achieve timeline goals.

What You Will Do

• Lead cross-functional, multi-site teams through the full new product development (NPD) lifecycle, from product concept definition phase to mass production, while adhering to gate stage documentation and defined product development model.
• Develop Gantt schedules using MS Project, including the development of a work breakdown schedule (WBS), resource allocation, critical path generation, and project tracking.
• Prepare and manage project development and capital budgets including prototypes, samples, outside services.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks through planned strategies. Employ negotiation and conflict resolution skills to maintain team alignment and project momentum.
• Develop a responsibility matrix and team charter to communicate program requirements to all team members clearly. Chair team meetings on an ongoing basis to obtain project feedback and present status updates to the project management office (PMO) and management steering committee.
• Coordinate development activities in all of Harman’s various departments, including engineering (HW/FW), operations, product management, software development, and manufacturing.
• Partner with the project excellence team to provide updates on product budget costs, resources, and timelines through internal workforce management systems (Workfront).
• Regularly visit our internal manufacturing facilities to enhance new build processes and ensure

What You Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor’s degree (preferably engineering) or equivalent with a minimum of 7 years of Project Management experience working with engineering teams, preferably on acoustic or technical products in a transnational company.
• Knowledge of engineering concepts and practices.
• Deep understanding of the new product lifecycle development process.
• Experience with tools such as Jira and Microsoft Project
• Analytical and proactive decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including working with senior management teams.
• Comfortable with a fast-paced and multitasking environment.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Professional Project Management Certification (i.e., PMP)
• Passion and experience working with acoustic products is preferred.

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to work in a HARMAN office in Richardson, TX (minimum of 4 days a week)
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally on occasion for business needs (less than 10% of total hours per year).
• 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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