Description & Requirements
About the Role
As the Global TcPCM Enterprise Architect, you are the strategic executive owner and integrator of the Teamcenter Product Cost Management (TcPCM) platform across HARMAN globally. You ensure stable enterprise operations, governance, and continuous improvement of product costing workflows, acting as the chair leader between business, IT, and Supplier.
What You Will Do
* Executive global business owner and system Architect for TcPCM.
* Chair, Define, execute and improve the multi-year digital product costing platform roadmap.
* Ensure standardized costing processes, data governance, and calculation standards across the board.
* System owner Interface to Engineering, Procurement, Operations, Finance, and IT leadership.
* Strong interface to sourcing and negotiation strategies, enabling fact‑based discussions with suppliers and top management.
* Executive‑level stakeholder management, influencing Product, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, IT, and senior leadership.
* Expert in target costing, should‑costing, and lifecycle cost management, ensuring consistent application from concept phase through SOP and lifecycle management.
* Lead continuous improvement initiatives, automation, and system integrations globally.
* Acts as a senior strategic partner to Engineering, Product, Procurement, Finance, IT, and Program Management, influencing decisions at VP and executive level.
* Strong business acumen to link product design, technology choices, and cost implications to margin and strategy outcomes.
* Governance and standardization leadership, defining global cost rules, KPIs, methodologies, and decision frameworks.
What You Need to Be Successful
* Master’s or PHD degree in engineering, Digitization, Manufacturing, or Business-related fields.
* 10+ years of experience in cost engineering, manufacturing, or product costing.
* Advanced 5+ years proven experience with TcPCM, Team center and SAP
* Deep understanding of Automotive manufacturing cost structures and product lifecycle.
* Excellent analytical, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
* Ensure sustainable knowledge Transfer globally and succession
* Enterprise ownership of the TcPCM / Cost360 architecture, defining vision, roadmap, and long‑term evolution across the organization.
* Proven leadership in cost transformation programs, driving cultural and methodological change at executive and global scale.
* Deep mastery of target costing, should‑costing, and lifecycle cost management, applied consistently across portfolios and regions.
* Strategic architecture design for end‑to‑end cost integration, spanning PLM, ERP, sourcing, manufacturing, finance, and analytics platforms.
* Ability to institutionalize digital cost twins, enabling predictive, real‑time, and scenario‑based cost transparency.
* Expert knowledge of automotive electronics cost drivers, including semiconductors, PCBA, software content, manufacturing, and supply chain dynamics.
* Experience steering large cross‑functional and multinational teams, including architects, cost engineers, and data specialists.
* Advanced analytical and data‑driven mindset, leveraging simulations, scenario modeling, and management dashboards for decision support.
* Ability to translate complex cost and technical insights into clear executive narratives for VP, SVP, and C‑level audiences.
* Change leadership and talent development skills, building sustainable cost competencies and future leaders.
* Strategic foresight for future market, technology, and business model impacts on product cost and value management.
Bonus Points if You Have
* Tier1electronic system experience.
* Multi years Global enterprise rollout experience.
* Leadership in cross-functional or matrix organizations.
* Experience on different PLM/ERP integrations and digital transformation initiatives.
* Knowledge SAP S4 HANA
What Makes You Eligible
* Fluent in English language
* Willingness to travel, if necessary
What We Offer
* HARMAN offers a diverse and inclusive work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities, professional training and competitive market base compensation.
* You will also receive top-notch employee discounts on Harman’s Consumer Audio (JBL, AKG, HARMAN Kardon) and Samsung products.
* Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work life integration and collaboration in a global friendly working atmosphere and good work-life-balance.
* Attractive salary package.
* Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies which also includes extensive technical trainings.
* Internal talent management leadership acceleration programs.
* “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program.
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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