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About the Role
Responsible for leading the Digital Compliance and Privacy activities across the company, incorporating best practices. This position is instrumental in maintaining all activities around Internal Compliance, TISAX compliance and data privacy aspects related to data subject access requests as well as running security & privacy impact assessments. Harman has a global footprint of engineering and manufacturing sites with various jurisdictions, which require internal and external industry as well as regulatory compliance.
Your Team
This position will report to the Director Digital Security Engineering. The role is responsible for a team of 6 FTEs.
What You Will Do
- Responsible for Digital Compliance and Privacy activities across the company.
- Manage ISO 27001 and TISAX audits, support on the customer compliance requests and other external and internal audits.
- Operationally handle incoming Security & Privacy requests and data subject access requests globally.
- Regularly audit the Harman environment (web sites, applications…) to make sure we stay compliant with the regulations and we correctly protect the dataset containing PII.
- Maintain the internal IT controls to continuously achieve compliance.
- Manage and maintain the Security policies and procedure documents.
What You Need
- 5-8 years of experience on Cyber Security or Compliance in a global footprint
- Audit background around TISAX or ISO 27001
- Solid experience on data privacy regulations and frameworks (e.g. GDPR, CCPA)
- Ability to effectively communicate in English, including reading, writing and speaking
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, time-sensitive environment
- Very good communication and interpersonal skills
What is Nice to Have
- Industry certifications related to compliance or information security (CISA, ISO 27001 Lead Implementator or Lead Auditor)
- Basic experience on networking and Cloud security
- Project Management Experience
What Makes You Eligible
- Be willing to travel up to 5%, domestic only OR domestic and international travel
- Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment
What You Can Expect
- A hybrid work environment that balances flexibility with in-person collaboration, with most office-based roles onsite three days a week.
- Access to employee discounts on HARMAN and Samsung products (including JBL, Harman / Kardon, AKG, and others)
- Learning and development opportunities through our award-winning HARMAN University programs
- Wellness benefits designed to support your overall well-being
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that supports both your professional and personal development
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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
- 5-8 years of experience in cybersecurity or compliance within a global organization
- Audit experience with TISAX or ISO 27001
- Experience with data privacy regulations and frameworks such as GDPR and CCPA
- Effective English communication skills, including reading, writing, and speaking
- Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, time-sensitive environment
- Very good communication and interpersonal skills
- Compliance or information security certifications, such as CISA or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor
- Basic networking and cloud security experience
- Project management experience
- Willingness to travel up to 5%, domestically or internationally
- Successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen
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!
