As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do every day.
Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive
We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Automotive, we give you the keys to fast-track your career.
- Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that augment the driving experience
- Combine ingenuity, in-depth research, and a spirit of collaboration with design and engineering excellence
- Advance in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency, and enjoyment
About the Role
We are looking for a Big Data Platform Manager to lead the development, operation, and continuous improvement of our enterprise Data & Analytics platform. This role is responsible for enabling data product teams, analysts, engineers, and business users to deliver high-quality data and analytics solutions efficiently, securely, and at scale.
You will manage the platform capabilities, tooling, standards, and operating model that support modern data delivery, including cloud data platforms, data engineering environments, analytics workspaces, CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, governance, and self-service capabilities.
The role combines a strong technical understanding of modern data platforms with leadership, stakeholder management, product-oriented thinking, and the ability to manage a team of up to 5 platform engineers.
What You Will Do
- Own the roadmap for the enterprise Data & Analytics platform, ensuring alignment with business priorities, data strategy, architecture standards, and security requirements.
- Define and manage platform capabilities that enable data product teams to build, test, deploy, monitor, and operate data solutions efficiently.
- Partner with data engineering, analytics, architecture, security, infrastructure, transformation and business teams to continuously improve the platform experience for developers as well as end users.
- Act as the product owner or service owner for D&A platform services, balancing feature development, operational reliability, cost management, and user needs
- Manage the D&A platform like a product—clear roadmap, backlog, users, and measurable outcomes; balance speed, stability, cost, and experience.
- E2E Platform operations ownership - Manage incidents, changes, SLAs, and ensure reliability at scale.
- Oversee platform support processes, incident management, service requests, change management, and operational monitoring.
- Lead the development of automated provisioning capabilities for D&A workspaces, environments, data product teams, and project resources.
- Apply a cost & value mindset to optimize Fabric capacity, Databricks usage, and overall platform cost vs. value.
- Develop platform capabilities that help data engineering and analytics teams work more efficiently, including automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, code quality checks, and reusable templates.
- Ensure the platform supports data governance, access control, privacy, security, lineage, metadata management, and compliance requirements.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of platform engineers, DevOps specialists, and support analysts, target users of the platform.
What You Need to Be Successful
- 7+ years of experience in managing or leading Data & Analytics platforms, data engineering platforms, cloud platforms, or related technology services.
- Strong understanding of modern data architecture, including data lakes, data warehouses, lakehouses, data pipelines, orchestration, and analytics tooling.
- Experience with MS Azure / MS Fabric cloud platforms and services.
- Experience with DevOps, DataOps, CI/CD (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions), infrastructure-as-code, automated testing, deployment automation, and monitoring practices.
- Familiarity with OneLake architecture, workspace topology, and capacity (F-SKU) planning, Data loading patterns and orchestration processes
- Familiarity with data platform technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, Synapse, Redshift, dbt, Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Kafka, or similar tools.
- Understanding of data governance, security, access management, metadata, lineage, and compliance principles.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with agile delivery methods and product management practices.
Bonus Points if You Have
- Previous experience as a Data Platform Manager, Analytics Platform Lead, Data Engineering Manager, DataOps Lead, Cloud Platform Manager, or similar role.
- Experience implementing self-service platform capabilities for data teams.
- Experience with workspace or environment provisioning, role-based access control, and cloud cost management.
- Knowledge of software engineering best practices applied to data and analytics delivery.
- Experience managing vendors, platform budgets, licenses, and service-level agreements.
- Experience leading teams in a matrixed or enterprise environment.
- Experience with Delta Lake with ACID transactions, Cluster management, job configuration, Spark tuning and Unity Catalog
- Working understanding of Databricks Repos, Bundles, and asset deployment patterns
- Familiarity of MLflow, Feature Store, and AutoML
- Relevant certifications in cloud, data engineering, architecture, agile, or IT service management are a plus.
What Makes You Eligible
- Be willing to work in an office located in Novi, MI (hybrid)
- 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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Salary Ranges:
HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. 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.
Skills Required
- 7+ years managing or leading Data & Analytics platforms or related technology services
- Strong understanding of modern data architecture (data lakes, warehouses, lakehouses, pipelines, orchestration)
- Experience with MS Azure and MS Fabric cloud platforms and services
- Experience with DevOps/DataOps, CI/CD (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions), infrastructure-as-code, automated testing, and deployment automation
- Familiarity with OneLake architecture, workspace topology, and capacity planning
- Familiarity with data platform technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, Synapse, Redshift, dbt, Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Kafka
- Understanding of data governance, access control, privacy, security, lineage, metadata management, and compliance
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, prioritization, and problem-solving skills
- Experience working with agile delivery methods and product management practices
- Willingness to work in an office located in Novi, MI (hybrid)
- Ability to successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen
- Previous experience as a Data Platform Manager, Analytics Platform Lead, Data Engineering Manager, DataOps Lead, or similar
- Experience implementing self-service platform capabilities, workspace provisioning, role-based access control, and cloud cost management
- Experience managing vendors, platform budgets, licenses, and SLAs
- Experience with Delta Lake (ACID transactions), cluster management, Spark tuning, Unity Catalog, Databricks Repos and Bundles
- Familiarity with MLflow, Feature Store, and AutoML
- Relevant certifications in cloud, data engineering, architecture, agile, or IT service management
Harman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Harman and has not been reviewed or approved by Harman.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, often including medical, dental, and vision plans, with HSAs/FSAs and disability or life insurance also referenced. Wellbeing support such as EAP access and onsite occupational health services is also part of the package in some regions.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle-oriented benefits include employee product discounts and region-specific perks like free fruit deliveries, Cycle to Work schemes, and meal coupons or allowances. Flexible schedules and work-from-home options are also part of the overall offering where roles and projects allow.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is repeatedly characterized as solid or market-aligned for many roles, with salary payments described as consistent and on time. Compensation is also tied to performance in some accounts, reinforcing a perception of basic fairness for a portion of employees.
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What We Do
Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and services supporting the Internet of Things. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 50 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. Our software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In March 2017, HARMAN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with HARMAN!
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