Staff Manager – Technical Program Management

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 every day.

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive

Were a global multi-disciplinary team thats 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

As a Technical IT Program Manager you will lead large-scale software engineering and digital platform initiatives that support automotive solutions and enterprise platforms. You will be responsible for driving program strategy execution and governance across cloud-native applications platform engineering and software development programs. This role requires deep technical expertise in software systems along with the ability to align engineering execution with business objectives.

What You Will Do

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale transformational software engineering programs across cloud-native platforms and distributed systems.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for program governance stakeholder communications and executive-level reporting.
• Collaborate with engineering product architecture and business teams to ensure software delivery aligns with strategic business goals.
• Manage program scope timelines budgets risks and dependencies across multiple concurrent software development initiatives.
• Drive the development and delivery of scalable reliable and high-quality software systems and platforms.
• Oversee system integration efforts involving microservices APIs and cloud-based architectures.
• Champion the adoption of Agile SAFe and DevOps methodologies across engineering teams.
• Establish and monitor engineering delivery metrics including velocity quality and release predictability to measure program performance.
• Ensure compliance with software quality standards security best practices and SDLC governance
• You will report directly to the Director Digital Strategy Software Engineering.

What You Need to Be Successful

• 15 years of experience in IT/software engineering with 5 years in program or portfolio management
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles system design and cloud-native architectures
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale software development or platform engineering programs
• Proficiency in Agile/SAFe methodologies SDLC and DevOps practices
• Experience managing distributed engineering teams in global delivery environments
• Strong stakeholder management communication and leadership skills
• Ability to manage program financials forecasting and resource planning

Bonus Points if You Have

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or related field (MBA preferred)
• PMP PgMP SAFe or Agile certifications
• Experience in automotive software ecosystems (connected platforms digital cockpits or mobility solutions)
• Exposure to microservices architecture APIs containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and cloud platforms
• Experience with tools such as Jira Azure DevOps Git and CI/CD pipelines

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to travel up to 5% domestically and/or internationally as required by client engagements
• Willingness to work from the Bangalore office

What We Offer

• HARMAN FlexConnect Program offering a flexible hybrid work environment that fosters stronger collaboration meaningful connections and innovation through a minimum of three in-office days per week.
• 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 torace 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.