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About the Role
At HARMAN International, we are revolutionizing music metadata management and discovery. We’re seeking a Technical Product Manager (TPM) to drive the technical product decisions and execution for the systems powering our music discovery platform. You’ll partner with engineering, product, design/UX, and data stakeholders to define the technical direction, align priorities, and deliver cross-team deliverables that improve music search, recommendation, personalization, and overall metadata quality at scale.
This role sits with the Data Team in the broader HARMAN Software Experiences organization, and will be responsible for shaping technical plans, clarifying requirements, managing dependencies and risk, and ensuring high-quality delivery for data-driven features that enhance the user experience.
What you will Do:
Technical Product Leadership & Decision-Making
Drive technical product decisions across the music discovery backend: clarify problem statements, establish success metrics, and align technical tradeoffs (quality, latency, reliability, cost, velocity).
Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to build alignment, influence decisions, and communicate project strategy, status, and impact.
Project Strategy, Planning, and Execution (Multi-Team)
Own the planning and execution of large-scale projects with multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
Build and maintain project plans: milestones, timelines, resourcing assumptions, critical paths, and launch readiness criteria.
Run the operating cadence: standups/syncs, stakeholder reviews, executive updates, and decision forums; maintain project artifacts and decision logs.
Risk, Dependencies, and Delivery Hygiene
Identify and mitigate risks, manage dependencies, resolve blockers, and escalate when needed to protect delivery dates and quality.
Drive operational readiness: observability expectations (monitoring/alerting), on-call readiness, performance SLOs, and reliability guardrails in partnership with engineering.
Cross-Functional Outcomes for Music Discovery
Coordinate with teams building/operating APIs and pipelines that enable music catalog, search, and recommendation experiences (including third-party metadata and streaming integrations).
Use data and customer signals to measure project impact (metadata quality, recommendation lift, latency, availability) and adjust roadmap proposals accordingly.
What you need to Be Successful:
Core Qualifications
6+ years experience driving technical projects end-to-end (platform, infrastructure, data, backend services, ML/analytics systems, or similar).
Strong technical fluency: able to partner with engineers on architecture discussions, tradeoffs, and execution planning.
Excellent written and verbal communication: can drive alignment, document decisions, and present clear project status and outcomes.
Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure) and modern delivery practices (CI/CD, Kubernetes, serverless).
Experience with backend/API systems, cloud-native development, and production operations.
Technical Environment Familiarity (Nice to Have)
Comfort working with data ecosystems (SQL/warehouses, caching, queues/streams).
Experience shipping projects that involve machine learning pipelines, recommendation systems, or search relevance.
Background in music metadata, audio streaming ecosystems, or music technology domain knowledge.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or another related field
What Makes You Eligible:
Position is 100% Remote
You must be available for meetings and team interaction during typical continental US business hours.
Be willing to travel up to 5%, domestically and internationally.
Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment
What We Offer
Competitive wellness benefits and 401K Retirement Savings plan.
An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities.
Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work-life integration and collaboration in a global environment.
Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies and extensive course catalog.
Tuition Reimbursement.
Access to employee discounts on world-class HARMAN products (JBL, Harman/Kardon, etc.).
“Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program.
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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
- 6+ years experience driving technical projects end-to-end
- Strong technical fluency for partnering with engineers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure) and modern delivery practices
- Experience with backend/API systems, cloud-native development, and production operations
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
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!
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