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About the Role
We are seeking a highly results-driven Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead full-cycle recruiting efforts for roles across HARMAN Automotive. This individual will act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers globally, leveraging deep recruiting expertise and a consultative approach to deliver top talent while driving an exceptional candidate experience.
What You Will Do
- Lead full life cycle recruitment for a variety of roles (e.g., engineering, product management, digital, procurement) within HARMAN Corporate and the Automotive Division.
- Partner with global hiring managers to create and drive effective hiring strategies.
- Drive a skills-first approach to guide targeted sourcing, assessment and candidate selection.
- Act as a talent advisor, providing market insights, talent trends, and guidance on best practices throughout the hiring process.
- Drive recruitment delivery using a strategic, project management approach, ensuring timely progress, clear communication, and stakeholder alignment.
- Execute sourcing strategies using multiple channels (job boards, networking, referrals, social platforms, etc.) to build strong candidate pipelines.
- Design and execute structured assessment and interview strategies that enable informed hiring decisions while delivering a positive and engaging candidate experience.
- Ensure adherence to employment laws, regulations, and company policies throughout the recruitment lifecycle while maintaining compliant records and ensuring data integrity.
- Deliver a positive and engaging candidate experience, maintaining clear communication and professionalism at all stages.
- Leverage AI tools (e.g., Copilot, Chat GPT) to streamline daily tasks, enhance sourcing, improve communication, and increase overall efficiency.
- Continuously evaluate and improve recruiting strategies to drive optimal hiring outcomes.
What You Need to Be Successful
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition, including experience recruiting technical roles in engineering or related hard-to-fill niche roles (engineering, digital, product management)
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience developing and executing targeted sourcing strategies to identify, engage, and build relationships with passive talent pipelines
- Proven ability to translate complex job requirements into actionable recruiting strategies.
- Demonstrated success managing multiple requisitions and stakeholders
- Experience using enterprise ATS platforms (e.g., Workday, Avature, or similar).
- Solid understanding of employment laws, compliance requirements, and recruiting best practices.
- Experience acting as a consultative partner or advisor to hiring managers.
- Data-driven mindset with the ability to analyze recruiting metrics and drive continuous improvement.
Bonus Points if You Have
- Knowledge of global recruiting practices and working across multiple regions.
- Experience recruiting within the Automotive industry
- Familiarity with AI tools, such as Microsoft Copilot or other automation technologies, to enhance recruiting workflows is strongly preferred.
What Makes You Eligible
- Ability to work from an office in Novi, MI (hybrid)
- Due to the nature of global infrastructure, you understand that flexibility in working hours is required.
- Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment (post-offer).
What We Offer
- 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
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition, including recruiting technical roles
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience developing and executing targeted sourcing strategies to engage passive talent
- Proven ability to translate complex job requirements into actionable recruiting strategies
- Demonstrated success managing multiple requisitions and stakeholders
- Experience using enterprise ATS platforms (e.g., Workday, Avature, or similar)
- Solid understanding of employment laws, compliance requirements, and recruiting best practices
- Experience acting as a consultative partner or advisor to hiring managers
- Data-driven mindset with ability to analyze recruiting metrics and drive improvements
- Ability to work from an office in Novi, MI (hybrid) and flexibility in working hours
- Successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen (post-offer)
- Knowledge of global recruiting practices and experience recruiting in the Automotive industry
- Familiarity with AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT) and automation technologies to enhance recruiting workflows
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!
