Staff Manager

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

• Drive and lead Engineer SW team of team size around 20+ engineers to implement features in Telematics domain for multiple customer programs.

• Primary responsibility is setting a right team with right skills and staffing team timely. Identify and retain key talents.

What You Will Do

• Owning to deliver planned Features and Defects as per Milestones by co-ordinating with Software Lead, Delivery and Customer Program Management (CPM) teams.

• Lead the agile SW development methods, Scrum of Scrum and sprint ceremonies.

• Leading domain closely in identifying risks, supporting domains in resolving cross-domain dependencies etc. to make sure that the committed delivery happens on schedule with quality.

• Support in Compliance activities like OSS, Static Code Complaince, ASPICE etc.

• Play the role of coordinator and facilitators in order to ensure process of daily build generation, pre-integration, integration, release build generations, etc. is running smoothly and continuously

• Own and drive workshops, initiatives, collaborations, etc. in order to address special problem statements that keep coming up over time.

• Responsible for the communication to the Program Management Level as well as to the other sub-domains.

• Responsible for effort estimation/analysis and feasibility of SW change requests / requirements analysis

• Support in ensuring Quality compliance.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Monitor and facilitate sprint/release planning (Stories, EPICS, Tasks)

• Utilize domain manager’s network in order to resolve cross domain dependencies

• Manage sprint/release risks – represent in descope review meetings

• Monitor execution, progress of implementation – resolve dependencies/blockers in order to contain schedule commitment

• Monitor and ensure compliance to established process and usage of tools

• Hold, carry forward and reinforce program milestones, priorities, targets, etc. ensuring domains are aligned to program priorities and schedules.

• Not necessarily get involved in the resolution process of every single ticket. But do get necessarily involved in resolution of complex issues, issues where co-ordination is needed across multiple domains, testing teams, external suppliers (e.g. Intel, etc.)

• Elvis outflow productivity management

• Monitor and ensure compliance to established process and usage of tools.

• Drive OSS compliance – establish cadence of running OSS compliance scan, coordinate with OSS team for running scans at predefined cadence, receive reports, review findings, work with domains for closure of findings, publish OSS BOM report for inclusion in HU

• Drive SCA compliance (static code analysis) – generate periodic reports of code sonar warning burn downs, work with domains for achieving burn down targets, work with tools team and security team for addressing scan issues, etc.

• Play the role of coordinator and facilitators in order to ensure process of daily build generation, pre-integration, integration, release build generations, etc. is running smoothly and continuously

• Work with CPM for establishing and executing branching strategy

• Own and drive workshops, initiatives, collaborations, etc. in order to address special problem statements that keep coming up over time. For example, following were example sample topics where a delivery manager was required to own and drive to closure…

• Drive cross domain co-ordination needed for resolving complex technical topics

• Support engineering teams in finding RCAs by doing 8D analysis on critical defects and publish reports for CPMs.

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.

• 14+ years of experience in embedded SW development

• Leadership of large SW development teams for the full development life cycle

• Escalation management

• Strong communication and moderation skills

• Communicating upwards and downwards

• Establishing and execution of project strategy

• Building self-motivated team

• High degree of discretion dealing with confidential information..

What Makes You Eligible

• Proficiency with IBM RTC Tool

• Automotive program management experience.

What We Offer

• Willingness to travel 10% of the time

• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)

• 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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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.