A Career at HARMAN
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About the Role
We are the Harman Research team in charge of the company’s Technology Strategy. With a culture of high performance, we seek thought leaders to faciliate new technology research, development and management processes and standards across the company. We pursue a collaborative, empowering approach to driving our technology strategy which invites all associates to participate in the relationed definition and execution process and we value the ability to scale this mindset over individaul achievement.
We are looking for a passionate professional with strategy development and synthesis expertise who will help us in driving our current and future Technology Strategy for HARMAN. Join our team as a Technology Strategist and become a key player in defining and shaping our companywide Technology Strategy. This means you help in designing and evolving the Technology Strategy aligned with each Division’s business strategy and technology roadmaps, develop and train the stakeholder teams in strategy methods and processes around technology and guide the communication of Technology Strategy across the organization. You champion the strategy process in its regular iteration cycles and help advise on the strategic fit within the company’s goals in context to Samsung.
As part of the team, you will participate in the design and implementation of technology strategies, plans and activities in support of our Technology Strategy objectives 80%) and work directly with the team including the CTO to provide administrative and logistical support (20%).
What You Will Do
Techology Strategy (80%)
1. Support the formalization, implementation and iteration cycles of the new Technology Strategy process that will include, but will not be limited to:
Integration of cross-divisional technology strategy development and implementation process, including Samsung technology focused organizations like Samsung Research.
Synthesis of Divisional technology roadmaps into a holistic HARMAN picture to identify efficiencies, asset sharing, and synergies
Prioritization of technology focus areas across business categories, Harman Research & Samsung Research
Innovation process and external scouting integration into overall strategy
2. Help to oversee the implementation of the strategies with high degree of autonomy
3. Support the creation of digital first, best-in-class strategy toolbox and roll-out across the organization as part of the strategy process with a focus on predicting the future in areas with high levels of uncertainty
4. Help to coordinate the upskilling of all stakeholders in the organization through a train-the-trainer approach and by utilizing the HARMAN university
5. Contribute to the team’s strategy execution as a trainer, workshop facilitator and coach for the global teams both in person and in virtual sessions
6. With guidance, build and maintain a strong network of global key stakeholders across the organization
7. Communicate findings and progress of the strategy in an easy understandable way and continuously tell and reinforce the story
8. Contribute to the reinforcement and evolution of the strategy process with a lean and digital first approach
Administrative (20%)
9. Support leadership by collecting data, and analyzing information in advance
10. Draft and prepare correspondence for announcements, board meetings, and organizations
11. Develop business documents, presentations, agendas, reports, and special projects
12. Arrange domestic and international business travel
What You Need to Be Successful
13. Excellent university degree or equivalent work experience in business administration with focus on corporate strategy or technology/innovation management
14. Relevant strategy consulting experience, including experience working with executives and board members
15. Deep knowledge of modern strategy workshop methods, tools and track record in strategy workshop execution
16. Experience in education, teaching, and new learning methods
17. Organized and entrepreneurial mindset: ability to work independently with little structure, quickly adjust to new circumstances and work on multiple projects at the same time
18. Ability to manage multiple stakeholders at the same time
19. Very good international communication skills and ability to motivate and to resolve conflicts
20. Highly result driven, organized and deadline-oriented with a clear can-do mentality
21. Strong quantitative capabilities, very structured and critical thinking with good analytical skills
22. Creative and innovative problem-solving skills
23. Self-motivated and willing to drive things forward
Bonus Points if You Have
24. 2+ years of experience in Strategy Consulting, in-house consulting, or comparable experience
25. Experience in working in a matrix organization with stakeholders across the globe
26. International work experience
27. Business acumen - strong business sense, decipher priorities and make sound judgment calls when needed
28. Service-orientation – invested in the benefit we provide to our business partners by aligning with their needs and goals
What Makes You Eligible
29. Be willing to travel up to 20% of domestic and international travel
30. Be willing to work in an office in Garching, Germany
What We Offer
31. HARMAN offers a diverse and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities, professional training and competitive market base compensation
32. You will also receive top-notch employee discounts on Harman’s Consumer Audio (JBL, AKG, HARMAN Kardon) and Samsung products
33. Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work life integration and collaboration in a global friendly working atmosphere and good work-life-balance
34. Attractive salary package based on the Metall & Elektro Tarif Baden Wurttemberg and an Employer contribution towards a company pension plan
35. Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies which also includes extensive technical trainings
36. Internal talent management leadership acceleration programs
37. “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
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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.