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About the Role
We are seeking a highly experienced and driven Product Manager to lead the development and lifecycle management of next-generation advanced display solutions (OLED, Micro LED) for automotive digital cockpit systems. This role is ideal for a product leader passionate about in-cabin experience innovation, with a strong blend of technical depth, business acumen, and customer focus.
This position is responsible for product management of advanced display technologies within the Ready Display Product line under HARMAN’s Intelligent Cockpit – Visual Experience (VX) group.
You will own the end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation through launch, defining differentiated value propositions for both customers and HARMAN. This global role will be responsible for ongoing definition and tracking of minimum and maximum viable products of the assigned advanced displays including driving product strategy, roadmaps, and requirements (why, what, when), aligned with technology evolution, market insights, and automotive trends. You will manage product P&L (business case), define business priorities, and ensure execution alignment with cross-functional teams while continuously building a strong innovation pipeline. You will adopt and implement product management best practices and find continuous growth opportunities. The position may or may not have supervisory responsibilities.
Working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, you will collaborate with delivery, engineering, supply chain, finance, manufacturing, sales, marketing, legal, and UX teams to bring products to market. You will also support pre-sales engagements, to help position and evangelize solutions with customers and partners, while maximizing platform reuse. The role will work closely with other subject matter experts within and manage external strategic partners for synergies to jointly define product concept, roadmap, features, system architecture and design while contributing to ongoing assessment of market size (TAM/SAM) and industry trends.
This position will also hold additional responsibility to implement the predefined GTM strategy by supporting pre-sales engagements by working with cross-functional teams to evangelize these products and platforms with internal as well as external customers and associated partner ecosystem.
This position reports to Sr. Director, Product Management within Strategic Business Unit - Intelligent Cockpit, Product Management Group at HARMAN.
What You Will Do
Product Strategy & Lifecycle Management
- Define and execute product strategy for advanced display platforms (OLED, Micro LED) aligned with OEM needs, user experience expectations, and market trends
- Own the end-to-end product lifecycle from concept through launch and sustainment
- Define and manage MVP and MxVP with a strong focus on customer value, differentiation, and willingness to pay
- Drive platform scalability, reuse, and roadmap planning, including feature prioritization and release management in tools such as Aha!
Customer-Centric Product Definition
- Translate OEM requirements, consumer insights, and UX (user experience) expectations into clear product requirements and roadmaps
- Balance performance, UX and cost to deliver compelling value propositions
- Drive design-to-value decisions, ensuring alignment between product features and what customers are willing to pay for
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Act as the central point connecting business, finance, supply-chain, manufacturing, engineering/delivery, system architecture and UX design teams to deliver differentiated display solutions
- Provide clear product direction on cost targets, feature trade-offs, and value optimization
- Ensure alignment across teams to deliver on product goals, timelines, and customer expectations
Customer Engagement & Go-To-Market
- Engage with OEMs to shape product concepts, validate value propositions, and influence roadmaps
- Support RFQs, solution positioning, and pre-sales activities with a strong product narrative
- Drive pre-defined go-to-market strategies and internal/external product evangelization
Ecosystem & Partner Management
- Collaborate with suppliers and strategic partners to enable innovation, cost competitiveness, and scalable solutions and manage relationships
- Track emerging technologies and industry trends to inform product strategy and differentiation
Market Intelligence & Business Planning
- Analyze market trends, competitive landscape, and customer needs to refine product strategy
- Support business case development, pricing strategy, and TAM/SAM tracking
- Identify growth opportunities and continuously strengthen the product portfolio
Governance & Reporting
- Provide regular updates on product strategy, roadmap progress, and business performance to leadership
What Makes You Eligible
Education
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronics, Display Technology, Optics, Physics, or related field
- MBA or equivalent business experience is a plus
Experience
- 6-8+ years of experience in product management, system engineering, or hardware development related to displays
- Hands-on experience with OLED and/or Micro LED technologies is highly preferred
- Strong experience in automotive display systems, preferably within a Tier-1 or Tier-2 display panel maker environment
Technical Expertise
- Strong understanding of:
- Product management principles and best practices
- Tools such as Aha! and AI tools that aid product management
- OEM requirements for advanced displays from various regions
- Display module UX designs (Rigid and flexible OLED)
- Display ECU and vehicle electrical architecture requirements
- Optical performance KPI for advanced displays
- Strengths and weaknesses of the underlying display technologies
- Familiarity with:
- Automotive HMI systems and software features for displays
- Flexible OLED with Kinematics
- Embedded software requirements for displays
- Automotive validation and reliability standards for displays
Business, Leadership & Communication Skills
- Proven ability to define and execute product strategies and roadmaps
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills
- Experience working with global teams and customers
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (English)
- Ability to present to various stakeholders with powerful storytelling
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
Successfully completing a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment
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
- Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, electronics, display technology, optics, physics, or related field
- MBA or equivalent business experience
- 6-8+ years in product management, system engineering, or hardware development related to displays
- Hands-on experience with OLED and/or Micro LED technologies
- Strong experience in automotive display systems (preferably Tier-1 or Tier-2 panel maker environment)
- Strong understanding of product management principles and best practices
- Experience with product management tools such as Aha! and familiarity with AI tools for product management
- Understanding of OEM requirements for advanced displays across regions
- Knowledge of display module UX designs (rigid and flexible OLED) and flexible OLED kinematics
- Familiarity with display ECU and vehicle electrical architecture requirements
- Understanding of optical performance KPIs and strengths/weaknesses of display technologies
- Familiarity with automotive HMI systems, embedded software requirements, and automotive validation/reliability standards
- Proven ability to define and execute product strategies, roadmaps, and business cases (P&L, pricing, TAM/SAM)
- Strong stakeholder management, cross-functional leadership, global team experience, and excellent English communication/presentation skills
- Successful completion of background investigation and drug screen as condition of employment
Harman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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!
