Job Description

HARMANs engineers and designers are creative purposeful and agile. As part of this team youll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day you will push the boundaries of creative design and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together youll discover that at HARMAN you can grow make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

As a Technical Program manager you will be the Japan Customer Interface and responsible to coordinate and support in Delivery Management of Harman Engineering Services to various JOEM. Responsibilities also include support for daily delivery management (Enable Project status tracking Weekly monthly and QBR discussions internally and with customer) customer relationship building business farming . This position should ensure that the JOEM processes and Lessons Learned will be introduced and established in the JOEM programs handled.

• Lead Engineering Projects Plan and Manage projects from conception to completion by defining objectives milestones budget resources and documentation ensuring adherence to technical specifications and quality standards.
• Provide Technical Oversight Apply technical due processes manage technical risks and implement robust management processes.
• Drive Innovation and Improvement Continuous improvement initiatives to optimize engineering processes and outcomes.
• Coordinate Cross Functional Teams Collaborate with internal teams and third party vendors through development validation production launch and maintenance phases.
• Risk and Issue Management Conduct risk analysis manage issue escalation and oversee change control processes.

• En sure Compliance Maintain adherence to industry standards regulations and safety protocols . (e.g UN-R155 Cybersecurity NCAP FMVSS) and internal quality systems

What You Need

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 10 Years Experience in Automotive domain with OEM and Suppliers
• Minimum 5 Years of pr oduct development and/or program management experience with expertise in at least one technical area such as software hardware telematics or electronic manufacturing preferably in an automotive applicatio n
• Proven experience in developing and launching products across the full lifecycle - From business acquisition through production and postproduction maintenance
• Fluent Japanese and English prior experience in managing direct customer interactions in Japan preferably in a utomotive domain
• Hands on experience in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) change impact analysis strong ability to diagnose and resolve complex defects
• Ability to support internal and customer driven design reviews code reviews as required
• Highly self-motivated and proactive capable of delivering results independently while taking ownership of tasks

Good to Have

• Agile/Scrum methodologies PMI PMP Certification
• Regulatory Knowledge - Familiarity with Automotive industry standards compliance requirements and safety protocols
• Leadership Experience Prior experience as project lead customer point of contact
• Domain Expertise Automotive electronic product application knowledge

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.

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