Harman International Industries

AX PMO Manager

Harman International Industries$125K — $183K *
Novi, MI 48375In-Person
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in program or project management
  • Strong analytical and communication skills
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively across teams
  • Expertise in governance frameworks and reporting mechanisms
  • Demonstrated capability in managing executive-level presentations
  • Experience with portfolio management and data analytics

Responsibilities

  • Establish governance rhythms for the AX organization
  • Develop executive dashboards and performance analytics
  • Manage decision logs and action registers for accountability
  • Prepare concise executive and board materials
  • Lead portfolio rationalization and resource optimization
  • Track strategic risks and dependencies across programs
  • Drive improvements in governance processes and reporting

Benefits

  • Employee discounts on HARMAN and Samsung products
  • Extensive training opportunities through HARMAN University
  • Comprehensive wellness benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Employee recognition and rewards program
  • Inclusive and diverse work environment
Full Job Description
Description & Requirements

As the AX PMO Manager (P4) , you will serve as a senior individual contributor responsible for driving operational excellence, governance, and execution cadence across the AI Transformation (AX) portfolio. You will own the management rhythms that keep strategic initiatives aligned and on track, including executive dashboards, governance forums, decision logs, board materials, action tracking, and performance reviews. This role requires exceptional program management, analytical, and communication skills to provide leadership with clear visibility into portfolio health, risks, decisions, and outcomes. You will work across multiple teams and stakeholders to ensure consistent governance, transparency, and execution discipline across the AX organization.

Your Team

You will be a senior individual contributor partnering with AX leadership, program managers, product teams, business stakeholders, and delivery teams to drive governance operations, portfolio transparency, executive reporting, and organizational execution effectiveness.

What You Need to Be Successful

  • Establish and maintain the operating cadence for the AX organization, including governance forums, leadership reviews, planning cycles, and performance review rhythms.

  • Develop and manage executive dashboards, KPIs, scorecards, and portfolio analytics to provide visibility into strategic initiatives and organizational performance.

  • Own decision logs, action registers, and governance artifacts to ensure accountability, transparency, and timely follow- through on commitments.

  • Prepare executive and board-level materials, synthesizing complex portfolio information into concise and actionable insights.

  • Lead duplicate-project reviews and portfolio rationalization efforts to identify overlaps, improve resource utilization , and align investments with business priorities.

  • Track strategic actions, risks, dependencies, and escalations across programs, ensuring issues are surfaced and addressed appropriately.

  • Drive data quality, reporting consistency, and governance standards across the AX portfolio.

  • Partner with leadership and program teams to continuously improve governance processes, management reporting, and operational effectiveness. Facilitate stakeholder alignment across business, product, technology, and operational teams to resolve conflicts and optimize outcomes.

  • Continuously improve portfolio management processes, tools, reporting frameworks, and governance practices.

What Makes You Eligible
  • Willing to travel as needed.
  • Flexible with working hours due to global infrastructure demands.
  • Ability to work in a HARMAN office located in Novi, MI or Sunnyvale, CA 3+ days per week.

What We Offer
  • 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

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Pay Transparency

$ 125,250 - $ 183,700

Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation are also available, such as bonuses or commission.

Pay is based on a wide range of factors, including, without limitation, skill set, experience, training, location, and business need. While the above range is a reasonable estimate of the wage range for this position, please note the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographical differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.

Benefits

HARMAN is interested in the health and wellbeing of you and your family and offers a range of benefits designed to support your needs for holistic wellbeing. Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with HARMAN, and may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, volunteer leave, and paid bonding and care giver leave. Employees may also be eligible to participate in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility support and adoption assistance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan with employer match, short and long term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.

About Harman International Industries

Harman International Industries, Incorporated is an American company that designs and engineers connected products for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and services supporting the Internet of Things. With leading brands including AKG, Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon, Mark Levinson and Revel, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 50 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. The Company's software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
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Size
30,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1980

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