Product Management Lead, SBU Connectivity

About the Role

The SBU Connectivity Product Management Lead is the portfolio-level owner for product management, product evolution, go-to-market orchestration, and lifecycle value realization across SBU Connectivity. The role consolidates the former product-specific Business Lead responsibilities into one Product Management organization while maintaining distinct product lines for telematics and connectivity offerings and clear interfaces with the Global Business Lead for overall commercial/business ownership.

You will translate market, customer, technology, and RFQ signals into a coherent portfolio roadmap, investment priorities, differentiated product propositions, and executable business cases. Drive a product-first operating model that increases reuse, reduces bespoke development, improves R&D return, and strengthens global market adoption through close partnership with NPI, Systems/Solution Architecture, Product Engineering, Global RFQ/Early Engagement, Global Delivery, Finance, Sales, and the Global Business Lead.

You will lead a globally distributed team of product managers and regional GTM product managers and influences a broad matrix spanning engineering, architecture, delivery, finance, sales, marketing, and customer teams. Success requires enterprise-level judgment across multiple product lines, regions, customers, investment horizons, and technology generations.

Manage the global Product Management organization spanning telematics/connectivity product lines and regional GTM product management in the Americas, Europe, Japan, India/APAC and other priority markets. You

will build a strong product management discipline with common methods for roadmaps, business cases, product requirements, lifecycle governance, GTM readiness and portfolio decision making.

What You Will Do

• Own Portfolio Product Management: Drive product evolution, 3–5-year roadmaps and lifecycle decisions across Connectivity, balancing customer value, technical feasibility, and profitability.
• Lead GTM & Regional Product Management: Convert market and Voice-of-Customer signals into product priorities, positioning, value propositions, sales enablement and launch readiness.
• Partner for Growth: Work with Global Business Lead, Sales and RFQ/Early Engagement to shape opportunities around scalable products and derivatives rather than bespoke solutions.
• Own Product Business Cases & Value Realization: Establish product investment logic across market potential, pricing, revenue, margin, R&D, lifecycle cost, reuse and ROI in partnership with Finance.
• Manage Product Performance: Track adoption, pipeline fit, reuse, financial contribution, roadmap execution and customer feedback, taking corrective action when expected value is not realized.
• Connect NPI to Product Ownership: Partner with NPI to mature new concepts and technology opportunities into validated product propositions with disciplined transition into portfolio ownership.
• Drive Cross-Functional Product Realization: Partner with Architecture, Engineering and Global Delivery to translate market needs into scalable platforms, executable roadmaps and reusable production-ready releases.
• Establish Product Management Excellence: Standardize MRD/PRD, roadmap, business case, launch, lifecycle and decision frameworks while resolving cross-product priorities at portfolio level.
• Build Global Product Leadership: Develop a high-performing global Product Management and GTM organization with strong accountability, a customer-centric, data-driven, product-first culture.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business or a related field; advanced technical or business degree preferred.
• 20+ years of progressive experience in automotive, connectivity, technology or adjacent industries, including significant leadership responsibility across product management, business development, GTM and product commercialization.
• 10+ years leading senior, globally distributed teams and complex matrix organizations across multiple regions, customers and product lines.
• Demonstrated ownership of multi-product roadmaps, product lifecycle decisions, business cases, pricing/value propositions, investment prioritization and go-to-market execution.
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to balance revenue, margin, R&D investment, product reuse, time-to-market and long-term portfolio value.
• Broad understanding of automotive connectivity and telematics technologies including cellular/5G, V2X, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/GNSS, cloud/edge services, cybersecurity, OTA and automotive-grade hardware/software platforms.
• Proven ability to convert customer and market needs into differentiated, scalable product propositions while resisting unnecessary bespoke complexity.
• Executive communication and influencing skills with credibility across customers, senior leadership, engineering, sales, finance, partners and globally distributed teams.
• Ability to make high-quality decisions under ambiguity and lead transformation across organizational boundaries without relying solely on direct authority.

Bonus Points if You Have

• MBA or advanced degree paired with a technical undergraduate degree.
• Experience leading telematics/connectivity portfolios spanning mobility segments.
• Experience with ecosystem partnerships, new business models, software/services monetization and global OEM commercialization.

What Makes You Eligible

• You are willing to travel up to 30% domestic and 15% international travel.

• Due to the nature of global teams and customer base, you understand that flexibility in working hours is required.

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.

You Belong Here

HARMAN is committed to making every employee feel welcomed, valued, and empowered. No matter what role you play, we encourage you to share your ideas, voice your distinct perspective, and bring your whole self with you – all within a support-minded culture that celebrates what makes each of us unique. We also recognize that learning is a lifelong pursuit and want you to flourish. We proudly offer added opportunities for training, development, and continuing education, further empowering you to live the career you want.

About HARMAN: Where Innovation Unleashes Next-Level Technology

Ever since the 1920s, we’ve been amplifying the sense of sound. Today, that legacy endures, with integrated technology platforms that make the world smarter, safer, and more connected.

Across automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation solutions, we create innovative technologies that turn ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. Our renowned automotive and lifestyle solutions can be found everywhere, from the music we play in our cars and homes to venues that feature today’s most sought-after performers, while our digital transformation solutions serve humanity by addressing the world’s ever-evolving needs and demands. Marketing our award-winning portfolio under 16 iconic brands, such as JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel, we set ourselves apart by exceeding the highest engineering and design standards for our customers, our partners and each other.

If you’re ready to innovate and do work that makes a lasting impact, join our talent community today!

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