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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
What You’ll Be Part Of
As a Global Industrialization Project Manager leads the end-to-end industrialization and launch of programs across regions, ensuring robust, scalable, and cost‑effective production solutions that meet quality, volume, and flexibility targets throughout the product lifecycle. The position owns industrialization strategy, business planning, and execution, serving as the primary operations and technical interface to internal stakeholders and customers. It drives design-for-manufacturing leadership, launch KPI performance, enterprise‑level project and risk management, and global coordination across regions (EU, APAC, NA). The role also provides platform program leadership, customer and audit management, executive reporting, and post‑SOP lifecycle support focused on continuous improvement, cost reduction, and productivity gains.
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Lead global program launches and industrialization, ensuring on‑time, on‑cost, on‑quality delivery across sites.
- Own business planning, RFI/RFQ activities, CapEx, and end‑to‑end industrialization strategy.
- Act as the main operations and technical interface to customers and cross‑functional stakeholders.
- Drive design‑for‑manufacturing to ensure scalable, testable, and efficient production solutions.
- Plan and execute industrialization milestones, sample builds, equipment sourcing, and ramp‑up to SOP.
- Define and manage launch KPIs, driving cross‑functional actions during launch.
- Own enterprise‑level project, risk, issue, and change management.
- Lead regional teams and align global plans, KPIs, risks, and financials.
- Lead platform programs, enabling reuse, modularity, and reduced complexity.
- Manage customer audits, governance reviews, executive reporting, and project escalations.
- Support post‑SOP lifecycle activities, driving continuous improvement and cost reduction
What Makes You A Strong Fit
- Minimum 5 years of experience in project management or program management
- Experience in electronics production
- Experience in multinational automotive environment
- Fluent English
- Expert in analytics
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Excellent Projekt management knowledge
Bonus Points if You Have
- PMP or equal certification (PMP, PRINCE2 etc.)
- Familiarity with TeamCenter usage
- Agile project management experience
Things To Know
- This role is based in Székesfehérvár, Hungary and follows a hybrid schedule, with regular in-office collaboration alongside engineering, production, and customer program teams.
- Be willing to travel up to 10%, domestic and international travel
- Be willing to work in an office (hybrid)
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
- Tuition reimbursement support
- Access to the HARMAN campus fitness center and cafeteria, where available
- 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
- Minimum 5 years of project or program management experience
- Experience in electronics production
- Experience in a multinational automotive environment
- Fluent English
- Expertise in analytics
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Excellent project management knowledge
- PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification
- Familiarity with Teamcenter
- Agile project management experience
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!
