Company Summary:
Harman International Industries, Inc. is the worldwide leader in the manufacture of high-quality, high-fidelity audio and electronic products for automotive, consumer and professional use. It is the parent company behind an array of legendary brands that includes Harman Kardon®, JBL®, Mark Levinson® and Infinity®. The Company has developed, both internally and through a series of acquisitions, a range of product offerings. It operates in three segments: Automotive, Consumer and Professional. The Automotive segment designs, manufactures and markets audio, electronic and infotainment systems for vehicle applications primarily to be installed as original equipment by automotive manufacturers. The Consumer segment designs, manufactures and markets audio, video and electronic systems for home, mobile and multimedia applications. The Professional segment designs, manufactures and markets loudspeakers and electronic systems used by audio professionals in concert halls, stadiums, airports, houses of worship and theme attractions. For more than 50 years, our legendary brands have taken a leading role in the creation and innovation of progressive technologies, from the world's first car radio in 1948 to today's most revolutionary infotainment systems.
Job Title: Technical Program Manager II
Grade: FLSA: Exempt
Department: Program Management
SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to: Manager, TPM
Supervises: No direct employees
BASIC FUNCTION
Technical Program Manager II manages cross-functional teams to introduce new audio systems for OEM automotive customers.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
1. Manage 4-8 audio system (speakers and amplifier) programs, requiring both applications and development engineering. Each program team should consist of no more than 17 members. Each audio system program should have an expected yearly gross revenue of less than $12 million.
2. Foster positive environment to create high-achieving team: treat all members with respect, encourage constructive dissent, re-focus team members when they get off-track, give positive feedback whenever it is appropriate, maintain a positive attitude, and reallocate resources in order to meet team commitments.
3. Define tasks to be performed by cross-functional team in developing systems. Use task list to create a work breakdown structure. Use work breakdown structure to establish program schedule.
4. Follow corporate product development (or applications) process. Ensure the compliance of team members.
5. Ensure prompt decision-making is executed by promoting consensus decisions, intervening when consensus decision-making fails, and making unilateral decisions in the case of a deadlock.
6. Understand all of the technical detail of the products used in all systems, both electrical and mechanical.
7. Approve requirements and technical solutions for meeting requirements for all development products.
8. Lead team meetings by establishing an agenda, monitoring discussion to insure adherence to agenda, promoting a free exchange of ideas, challenging the pre-conceptions of team-members, finishing the meeting in a timely fashion, and publishing meeting minutes.
9. Establish program budget. Manage program budget.
10. Work with Sales, Supplier Engineering, and Design Engineering to set system cost target. Meet system cost target.
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