HARMAN International

Procurement

• Supervise a global team of Category Managers and Specialists managing semiconductors, electrical, and electromechanical components for PCBA manufacturing.
• Lead strategic sourcing of electrical components: semiconductors, passive electrical components, raw PCBs, connectivity components.
• Manage direct Harman spend and indirect spend by Harman-assigned contract manufacturers; achieve cost savings targets.
• Align strategy and orchestrate negotiations with other Harman business units/divisions and leverage the Samsung partnership.
• Collaborate with R&D on electronics category strategy, supplier, and technology strategies; engage supplier technology leadership.
• Create and manage electrical component supply chain solutions, including lifecycle events, last time buys, and major product changes.
• Lead strategic outsourcing and insourcing of PCBA assemblies and manage PCBA contract manufacturers and supplier relationships.
• Manage electronics distributor and supply chain value-add services, distribution contracts, and performance metrics.
• Manage electronics shortages, escalate and resolve supply issues; enable spot buys by quoting and price setup.
• Track and trace component usage at contract manufacturers and maintain an approved list of non-franchised distributors and brokers for supply assurance.
• Manage LOA for outsourcing suppliers on Harman contract pricing.

Electronics Procurement Manager

Operations

• Manage a team and related Order Management processes for Consumer Audio North America to support strategic growth
• Collaborate with Sales, S&OP, Transportation and Logistics, Finance, and Marketing to ensure business goals are supported
• Account ownership of Order-to-Cash (Mass Merchants / National Accounts)
• Ensure adherence to Vendor Compliance requirements, driving the reduction and elimination of fines
• EDI monitoring and I/Dock issue resolution
• Support Vendor Portals and Requirements
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and develop best practices
• Daily reporting and analysis on assigned accounts
• Manage RMAs

Lead Sales Support – Order Management, Logistics/Operations

Product Manager

• Lead a globally positioned team (~40) to shape a resilient, user-centric, and strategically aligned product portfolio
• Drive development and execution of a unified portfolio management framework consolidating business unit portfolios into a cohesive roadmap
• Own product and innovation management processes, tools, methods, and governance across the division
• Collaborate across strategy, product, and innovation teams to accelerate market-winning concepts into sales-ready offerings
• Continuously align product strategies with evolving market needs and business objectives and define/monitor relevant KPIs
• Champion a culture of entrepreneurial thinking, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration and foster a high-performing product organization
• Translate market insights and technology trends into transformative product opportunities and synchronize innovation with long-term strategic goals
• Accelerate time-to-market through technology scouting and industry and research partnerships
• Ensure coherence and system-level integration across in-cabin product portfolio; oversee pre-production car integration, product validation, and creation of compelling product demonstrators
• Support go-to-market with cross-product experiences, value propositions, and system-level integration

VP, Divisional Head of Product and Innovation

Full-stack Engineer

• Lead R&D to develop cutting-edge AI/ML solutions for consumer audio products focused on intelligent audio processing, voice interaction, noise suppression, personalization, and contextual awareness.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI/ML algorithms/models for audio signal processing, voice recognition, noise cancellation, and personalization.
• Conduct applied research and translate state-of-the-art techniques (deep learning, transformers, on-device learning) into production-ready systems.
• Develop and automate ML pipelines to optimize and accelerate model development and deployment.
• Develop AI/ML strategies aligned with company objectives and explore emerging techniques/tools/frameworks.
• Collaborate closely with R&D, product design, firmware, and UX to ensure integration from inception to commercialization.
• Conduct and oversee projects and effectively communicate project status within and across functions.

Principal Engineer, AI/ML – Product Development, Prototypes and Trials

QA Engineer

• Lead QA Strategy Across the Stack: Architect and implement scalable, maintainable testing strategies across mobile, backend, and data layers; define test coverage, automation frameworks, and CI/CD integration points
• Own Execution With High Autonomy: Scope, plan, and execute major QA initiatives independently; anticipate risks and drive technical decisions
• Serve as QA Expert: Advise other teams on QA approaches, tools, and architecture; represent QA in cross-functional technical discussions
• Support Product Innovation & Launches: Partner with engineering and product leaders to evaluate changes and support feature launches
• Mentor and Grow Talent: Act as a technical mentor and talent ambassador; support junior engineers and career development
• Continuously Improve Tools & Processes: Drive improvements to automation infrastructure, test data management, and performance testing practices
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Flutter developers, backend engineers, product managers, designers, and data scientists to translate complex behavior into quality strategies

Principal QA Engineer

• Manage and execute category sourcing strategies and savings objectives globally.
• Manage global supply base activities including contracts, commercial/pricing, supply assurance, innovation and conflict resolution.
• Oversee and implement category strategies aligned with business units, engineering, quality and manufacturing.
• Require knowledge of business unit technology and product roadmaps and expertise in procurement of mechanical and electrical parts and manufacturing cost structure.
• Oversee end-to-end strategic sourcing and procurement process for assigned categories.
• Provide thought leadership and innovative strategies to optimize sourcing effectiveness and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Interface the Pro division with global sourcing on procedures, processes, strategy definition/implementation and tools; maintain Purchase Info Records, Master Data and ERP files.
• Develop and execute category sourcing strategies aligned with product roadmaps and stakeholders to improve quality, cost, and delivery.
• Organize and lead regular QBRs with strategic suppliers to drive continuous improvement on vendor performance metrics.
• Coordinate with corporate and regional stakeholders to standardize product specifications and implement long-term strategic goals.
• Lead teams to establish specifications, processes, policies, and procedures to manage demand for assigned categories.
• Lead initiatives to reduce environmental impact of the supply chain.
• Establish vendor relationships, manage category supply base, perform advanced negotiations and RFx to realize annual savings and select key vendors.
• Ensure expedient and compliant implementation of new contracts and monitor performance against contracts and benchmarks quarterly.
• Identify and evaluate market changes and new technologies and recommend adoption to stakeholders.
• Track and report on performance metrics and ensure sourcing activities comply with regulations through audits and assessments.

Global Category Manager

Paralegal

• Support a team of attorneys and IP Operations professionals; collaborate with paralegals within the Legal Department’s Intellectual Property Group.
• Act as a Paralegal Case Manager for a portfolio of IP cases, interacting with Outside Counsel and managing Outside Counsel activities.
• Daily maintenance, monitoring, docketing, analysis, and reconciliation of Patent bibliographic information, due dates, and cost information in Anaqua and Legal Tracker.
• Track and record correspondence and technical/strategic information from attorneys and business leaders across multiple communication tools.
• Manage annuity reviews and payments for Patent and Design matters; monitor process compliance, understand country rules related to annuities, and implement process improvements.
• Track and report financial savings; prepare reports and presentations using Excel and PowerPoint.
• Prepare, generate, and distribute various global reports for attorneys and business/financial contacts.
• Manage monthly annuity invoices: review, compare, approve for payment, and report costs.
• Manage requests/inquiries from Anaqua’s annuity service regarding data discrepancies; perform Patent bibliographic research and update Anaqua.
• Provide support to in-house IP team members: back-up paralegal duties, create matters in Legal Tracker and Anaqua, support operational activities and technology improvements, assist Manager, IP Operations, and perform general administrative duties as needed.

Global IP Paralegal

Data Engineer

• Lead the architecture and development of end-to-end data platforms for agentic AI training, evaluation, and reinforcement in alignment with business goals and technology strategy.
• Build and manage scalable, real-time pipelines to ingest, transform, and store multimodal data (text, logs, user interactions, actions, environments).
• Design dynamic memory and knowledge storage systems for agents (vector stores, graph DBs, memory stores).
• Collaborate with AI/ML researchers to integrate live feedback, human-in-the-loop data, and auto-labeling systems into pipelines.
• Build industry connects and partner ecosystems to deliver Harman use cases and onboard best practices.
• Own data governance, quality, and security policies, coordinating with global data security.
• Build metadata tracking and observability tools for agent behavior and decision paths (data lineage, reproducibility, versioning).
• Mentor junior data engineers and contribute to a high-performance engineering culture.
• Stay ahead of cutting-edge trends in agentic AI infrastructure and incorporate them into the roadmap.
• Serve as subject matter expert and advisor on AI data engineering for internal and external stakeholders.

Principal Data Engineer, AI

Director

• Strategy and Governance: Build and implement HARMAN’s long term corporate sustainability and ESG strategy and goals, based on a regular impact, risk & opportunities assessment process. Lead and accelerate the company’s progress toward each ESG initiative and goal – including the efficacy of HARMAN’s decarbonization strategy and progress toward established GHG reduction goals. Advise and inform the HARMAN ESG Committee and other internal leaders on the priority of sustainability issues and overall sustainability program performance. Drive consideration for ESG matters in corporate enterprise risk management processes and ensure action plans are in place to mitigate identified risks. Lead the budgeting process for HARMAN’s corporate sustainability program, including the development of business cases, adherence to assigned annual budget(s), and opportunities to enhance spend efficiency. Manage HARMAN’s relationship with external sustainability strategy and reporting consultants.
• Cross-departmental Collaboration: Align internal stakeholders such as Business Division Sustainability Leads, Supply Chain Risk Management, Procurement, and Manufacturing to track and accelerate the progress and efficacy of HARMAN’s sustainability program. Create and manage global ESG program governance forums and mechanisms to drive progress toward sustainability initiatives, and ensure regular and effective cross-functional coordination, communication, and visibility into our sustainability strategy and priorities. Enhance employee engagement through training and communications initiatives across divisions and functions, to educate on sustainability best practices and drive a culture of sustainability within HARMAN. Serve as the dedicated interface between HARMAN and parent company Samsung on ESG and sustainability program synergy and alignment opportunities.
• Compliance: Collaborate across the business to ensure appropriate supply chain and internal due diligence mechanisms are in place regarding social matters such as human rights (e.g., child/forced labor, working conditions), and that the company is compliant with all related disclosure regulations. Identify, advise on, and ensure compliance with all global sustainability & ESG disclosure laws and regulations. Maintain a view of industry and peer best practice, and regulatory requirements, to ensure sufficient coverage and action across HARMAN’s current and future sustainability & ESG policies.
• Reporting: Lead all external ESG reporting and disclosure activities. Oversee the continuous improvement of data quality and reliability, efficiency of data collection systems and processes, internal controls, and audit/verification processes (as applicable) for all ESG data. Develop HARMAN’s expertise and accuracy with regard to environmental data and carbon accounting practices, including the management of corporate environmental dashboards to enhance decision-useful visibility into collected data (e.g. trends, site-level comparisons). Lead the production (content, standards/framework alignment, design and timeline) of HARMAN’s annual voluntary sustainability report, including cross-departmental collaboration and data collection methodologies, and selection/oversight of support resources Lead corporate engagement and disclosure activities with strategic ESG assessment organizations (e.g., CDP, Ecovadis, and others). Support internal and external inquiries regarding ESG and sustainability strategy and performance data, such as from internal business units, and customers.
• Thought Leadership: Oversee HARMAN’s internal and external sustainability communications Lead HARMAN’s relationships with membership-based sustainability organizations (e.g., RBA .). As the lead representative of HARMAN’s ESG and sustainability program, communicate our strategy and priorities in external community networks, broader industry forums and engagements (e.g., conferences, webinars).