Harman International Industries

SVP, Global Sales - PRO SBU

Harman International Industries$307K — $451K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field
  • Deep understanding of professional Audio, Video, and Lighting industry
  • Proven track record leading global sales organizations with P&L accountability
  • Demonstrated success in driving revenue growth and market share gains
  • Experience in building and scaling go-to-market strategies across diverse markets
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence at senior levels
  • Data-driven decision-maker focused on measurable business impact

Responsibilities

  • Lead global sales regions for Professional Solutions with accountability for strategy and performance
  • Align Global Markets strategy with SBU and Lifestyle Division priorities
  • Drive growth and expansion across key markets and customer segments
  • Oversee financial planning, including budgets and KPIs in partnership with Finance
  • Build and lead a high-performing sales organization focused on talent development
  • Provide corporate leadership with a global sales plan and strategy
  • Execute the global sales strategy across regions and target customers

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment with full-time remote options
  • Employee discounts on Harman and Samsung products
  • Extensive training opportunities through HARMAN University
  • Competitive wellness benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement programs
  • Employee recognition and rewards programs
  • Inclusive and diverse work culture fostering professional development
Full Job Description
About the Role

The Senior Vice President, Global Sales will lead the transformation and acceleration of HARMAN Professional Solutions' global commercial strategy. As a member of the Professional Solutions executive team, the SVP will shape and execute a scalable go-to-market model, strengthen key customer relationships, and expand presence across priority markets. This leader will play a critical role in driving growth, improving operational discipline, and positioning the business for long-term success.

Your Team

This role will have senior level direct reports and lead a global team of approximately 120 sales professionals, across multiple Regions.

What You Will Do

Lead the global sales regions for the Professional Solutions SBU, with accountability for strategy, operations, and financial performance.

Strategy
  • Align the Global Markets strategy with the Professional Solutions SBU and Lifestyle Division priorities
  • Drive growth and expansion across key markets, segments, and channels
  • Work closely with corporate and division leadership to strengthen market position and long-term performance

Operations
  • Lead overall performance and operating discipline across the global markets
  • Drive financial planning, including budgets, KPIs, and investment priorities in partnership with Finance
  • Build and lead a high-performing organization, focused on engagement, capability, and talent development
  • Serve as a senior ambassador for the regions, internally and externally

Sales and Marketing
  • Provide corporate and SBU leadership with a global sales plan and strategy for the Global Markets.
  • Define and execute the global sales strategy across regions and customer segments
  • Drive revenue growth and margin performance through strong commercial execution
  • Lead sales planning, resource allocation, and customer targeting across global markets
  • Oversee key account strategy and support enterprise customer engagement
  • Align closely with SBU and division leadership on product planning and portfolio strategy


What You Need to Be Successful
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field
  • Deep understanding of the professional Audio, Video, and Lighting industry or adjacent sectors
  • Proven track record of leading global, multi-region sales organizations with full P&L accountability
  • Demonstrated success driving revenue growth, margin expansion, and market share gains
  • Experience building and scaling go-to-market strategies across diverse markets and channels
  • Ability to lead through complexity, driving alignment and execution across global teams
  • Builds high-performing organizations with strong leadership bench and talent development
  • Enterprise mindset with the ability to shape strategy and drive outcomes at scale
  • Experience partnering closely with product, marketing, and finance to drive business performance
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders, customers, and partners
  • Data-driven decision making with a focus on measurable business impact
  • Clear, concise communicator across all levels of the organization


Bonus Points if You Have
  • MBA or Advanced degree


What Makes You Eligible
  • Willingness to travel 50%, both domestic and international
  • Willing to work out of a HARMAN office on a hybrid model
  • Due to the nature of global infrastructure, you understand that flexibility in working hours is required
  • Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment


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


Salary Ranges:

$ 307,500 - $ 451,000

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.
Learn more about Harman International Industries
Size
30,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1980

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