EPR Program Manager

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Corporate

Were a global multi-disciplinary team thats putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Corporate you are integral to our companys award-winning success.

• Enrich your managerial and organizational talents from finance quality and supply chain to human resources IT sales and strategy
• Augment your comprehensive skillset with expert training across decision-making change management leadership and business development
• Obtain 360-degree support throughout your career life cycle from early-stage to seasoned leader

About the Role

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a rapidly evolving area of global regulation requiring producers to manage end-of-life obligations for products packaging batteries electronics and related materials placed on the market.

The EPR Program Manager owns HARMANs enterprise EPR compliance program and serves as the single enterprise point of contact for EPR-related activities across Business Units and regions. This role acts as the central program manager and traffic controller for EPR compliance by establishing governance coordinating cross-functional stakeholders managing reporting processes and ensuring complete accurate timely and audit-ready regulatory submissions across applicable jurisdictions.

Working closely with Product Counsel Business Unit EPR Owners Product Compliance Engineering Packaging Supply Chain Procurement Product Management Manufacturing Finance Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) consultants stewardship organizations and regulators this role drives consistent execution of HARMANs global EPR obligations.

Your Team

This position reports to the Director Sustainability & Corporate ESG.

What You Will Do

Enterprise EPR Program Management

• Own HARMANs enterprise EPR compliance program across all Business Units and regions.
• Serve as the single enterprise point of contact for all EPR matters.
• Develop and maintain the enterprise EPR compliance strategy including governance standardized reporting methodologies roles and responsibilities operational processes risk mitigation and escalation paths.
• Lead the Business Unit EPR Owner network by communicating requirements assigning deliverables monitoring progress resolving issues and driving accountability.
• Maintain the enterprise reporting calendar including registrations reporting deadlines renewals fee payments audits and other regulatory deliverables across all jurisdictions.
• Lead EPR projects by developing project plans tracking milestones and dependencies communicating status and escalating compliance risks incomplete data resource constraints or missed deadlines.
• Identify opportunities to standardize automate and continuously improve enterprise EPR processes.

Regulatory Monitoring Reporting & Compliance

• Monitor new and evolving global EPR product stewardship packaging battery e-waste/WEEE and related regulations; assess potential impacts and identify new or changing compliance obligations.
• Partner with Product Counsel to translate applicable legal and regulatory requirements into practical reporting requirements templates timelines and execution plans.
• Determine reporting obligations and develop standardized templates that capture required regulatory data and supporting information.
• Drive reporting readiness before every filing by confirming required data reviews approvals and supporting documentation are complete.
• Consolidate validated Business Unit data prepare final regulatory reports in the required jurisdictional format and route reports to Product Counsel for legal review and approval.
• Submit approved registrations reports declarations and supporting documentation to regulators PROs and stewardship organizations by applicable deadlines.
• Maintain complete accurate and audit-ready records of filings approvals supporting documentation correspondence and filing confirmations.

Data Collection & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Issue data requests instructions templates and deadlines to Business Unit EPR Owners.
• Coordinate with Business Unit EPR Owners and subject matter experts across Product Compliance Engineering Packaging Supply Chain Procurement Product Management Manufacturing and Finance.
• Validate submitted information for completeness consistency traceability and reporting readiness and coordinate resolution of data gaps and inconsistencies.
• Support Business Unit implementation of new or revised EPR requirements by communicating obligations coordinating stakeholders and tracking required operational changes.

External Partner Regulator & Financial Coordination

• Serve as HARMANs primary program-management contact for routine communications with regulators PROs stewardship organizations consultants and external reporting partners.
• Manage PRO and external reporting-provider contracts service levels deliverables and performance.
• Coordinate responses to requests for additional information administrative inquiries filing confirmations audits or inspections.
• Partner with Finance on EPR-related budgeting forecasting invoice review payment coordination accruals reconciliation and financial controls.
• Coordinate ecomodulation opportunities with Packaging Engineering Product Management Procurement and Finance to reduce future EPR fees through product and packaging improvements.

What You Need to Be Successful

• At least 5 years of experience managing regulatory compliance product stewardship EPR sustainability compliance or related programs in a matrixed organization.
• Working knowledge of EPR product stewardship packaging battery e-waste/WEEE material disclosure circularity or related product compliance regulations.
• Strong program and project management skills including experience managing reporting calendars deadlines trackers data requests stakeholder follow-ups risks and issue escalation.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical processes templates timelines and action plans for cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
• Experience working with Product Counsel Finance Product Compliance Engineering Packaging Supply Chain Procurement Product Management Manufacturing and Business Unit stakeholders.
• Experience managing external consultants Producer Responsibility Organizations stewardship organizations or regulatory reporting providers.
• Strong data governance and analytical skills including the ability to review information for completeness consistency traceability and audit readiness.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate requirements risks and status clearly to internal and external stakeholders.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Graduate-level degree in business sustainability law engineering environmental science or a related field.
• Project management regulatory compliance product stewardship sustainability or related professional certification.
• Understanding of the Automotive and/or Consumer Electronics industries and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with PPWR EU Battery Regulation WEEE U.S. packaging EPR laws ecomodulation circular economy or sustainable packaging initiatives.

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to work onsite at a HARMAN US office
• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

What We Offer

• Access to employee discounts on world-class products (JBL HARMAN Kardon AKG and more)
• 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

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.