Staff Manager – Digital Engineering Operations Excellence

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

We are looking for a seasoned leader playing role of Leader- Digital Engineering operation excellence to design & implement operations strategy of Engineering applications run the lifecycle of the solutions engineering cloud infrastructure needs ensure scalable and secure software deployment practices and cybersecurity tooling across automotive Engineering. As leader you are responsible for supporting 6000 engineering users spanning India China Germany Romania Japan and USA covering 70 toolchains. You will handle a 4-5 direct reporting Managers. Your team organization will have 20 support engineers cloud architects cybersecurity specialists and support staff. You will report to Executive director of Digital Engineering.

You will be responsible for operationalizing the solutions deployed as part of Engineering transformation measure KPI and improve performance influence business to follow best practices ensuring compliance with industry standards and activating excellence across solution platform toolchains infrastructure and cloud.

What You Will Do

Vision & Operations Strategy

• Partner with Digital and business leaders to define and execute operations strategy covering availability automation self-service scalability and cost optimization.
• Build a multi-year roadmap including budget resourcing and insource/outsource strategy.
• Drive continuous improvement operational excellence and AI-led automation.
• Define multi-tier SLAs based on application criticality and ensure delivery.

Engineering Operations & Transformation

• Lead transformation initiatives to improve service quality productivity and engineering self-service.
• Ensure smooth operations including uptime performance incident management and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and Digital teams to ensure scalability reliability and observability.
• Transition solutions into steady-state operations across PLM ALM DevSecOps AI and automation.

Platform Ownership

• ALM: IBM Rational DOORS/DNG RTC RQM JIRA Confluence Bitbucket/Stash
• PLM: Siemens Teamcenter Opcenter PCM
• CAD/CAE:CATIA NX ANSYS Creo Siemens Expedition
• Embedded Software: MATLAB/Simulink Vector CANoe
• Version Control Systems: GitHub GitLab Bitbucket
• CI/CD Platforms: Jenkins Azure DevOps Kubernetes
• Artifact Repositories: JFrog Artifactory
• SAST Tools (platform operations and enduser support): CodeSonar Coverity Black Duck Snyk

Governance Compliance & Risk

• Establish governance frameworks for tools cloud and secure development.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 26262 ASPICE ISO 21434 GDPR etc. and lead audits and risk management.

Cost & FinOps Leadership

• Drive FinOps license optimization cloud cost governance and vendor management.
• Publish cost and optimization reports and support strategic sourcing decisions.

M&A Integration

• Support M&A tool data and platform migrations and drive adoption of standard enterprise tools.

People Vendor & Reporting

• Lead and develop high-performing teams and vendors; drive innovation and continuous learning.
• Define KPIs and provide regular executive reporting on operational health risks and improvements.

What You Need to Be Successful

• 15-20 years of experience in IT operations engineering applications or digital transformation.
• Handson experience with engineering toolchains - PLM ALM CAD/CAE DevSecOps CI/CD Cloud Infrastructure IBM rational IBM doors.
• Prior exposure to governance compliance frameworks (ISO 26262 ASPICE ISO 21434 GDPR).
• Expertise in cloud infrastructure cybersecurity tooling and scalable software deployment practices.
• Analytical mindset with ability to define KPIs measure performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Experience in a corporate setting and ease in interacting with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Confidence in working within fastpaced crossfunctional environments often involving ambiguity and requiring adaptability.
• Empathy for colleagues in varying circumstances enabling you to tailor materials to meet their needs.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field.
• Advanced certifications in Cloud Cybersecurity or IT Operations (e.g. AWS Azure CISSP ITIL) are a plus.
• Basic instructional design or training coordination experience.
• Organizational change management & project management experience.

• Proficiency in Adobe and or SharePoint Strong writing and editing skills with keen attention to tone and clarity along with proficiency in Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience in global multi-cultural companies.

What Makes You Eligible

• Proficiency in English.
• Willingness to travel when required.
• As this is a hybrid role weekly commuting to the nearest Harman office is expected.
• Flexibility in working hours to support activities in the Novi Michigan USA office and on occasion other time zones.
• Location : Bangalore Or Pune

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location.
• 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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