Technical Product Manager (TPM) - Music Discovery Platform (SEBU)

Description & Requirements

About the Role

At HARMAN International, we are revolutionizing music metadata management and discovery. We’re seeking a Technical Pro duct Manager (TPM) to drive the technical product decisions and execution for the systems powering our music discovery platform. You’ll partner with engineering, product, design/UX, and data stakeholders to define the technical direction, align priorities, and deliver cross-team deliverables that improve music search, recommendation, personalization, and overall metadata quality at scale.

This role sits with the Data Team in the broader HARMAN Software Experiences organization, and will be responsible for shaping technical plans, clarifying requirements, managing dependencies and risk, and ensuring high-quality delivery for data-driven features that enhance the user experience.

What you will Do:

Technical Product Leadership & Decision-Making

• Drive technical product decisions across the music discovery backend: clarify problem statements, establish success metrics, and align technical tradeoffs (quality, latency, reliability, cost, velocity).
  

• Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to build alignment, influence decisions, and communicate project strategy, status, and impact.

Project Strategy, Planning, and Execution (Multi-Team)

• Own the planning and execution of large-scale projects with multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
  

• Build and maintain project plans: milestones, timelines, resourcing assumptions, critical paths, and launch readiness criteria.
  

• Run the operating cadence: standups/syncs, stakeholder reviews, executive updates, and decision forums; maintain project artifacts and decision logs.

Risk, Dependencies, and Delivery Hygiene

• Identify and mitigate risks, manage dependencies, resolve blockers, and escalate when needed to protect delivery dates and quality.
  

• Drive operational readiness: observability expectations (monitoring/alerting), on-call readiness, performance SLOs, and reliability guardrails in partnership with engineering.

Cross-Functional Outcomes for Music Discovery

• Coordinate with teams building/ operating APIs and pipelines that enable music catalog, search, and recommendation experiences (including third-party metadata and streaming integrations).
  

• Use data and customer signals to measure project impact (metadata quality, recommendation lift, latency, availability) and adjust roadmap proposals accordingly.

What you need to Be Successful:

Core Qualifications

• 6+ years experience driving technical projects end-to-end (platform, infrastructure, data, backend services, ML/analytics systems, or similar).

• Strong technical fluency: able to partner with engineers on architecture discussions, tradeoffs, and execution planning.

• Excellent written and verbal communication : can drive alignment, document decisions, and present clear project status and outcomes.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure) and modern delivery practices (CI/CD, Kubernetes, serverless).

• Experience with backend/API systems , cloud-native development, and production operations.

Technical Environment Familiarity (Nice to Have)

• Comfort working with data ecosystems (SQL/warehouses, caching, queues/streams).

• Experience shipping projects that involve machine learning pipelines , recommendation systems , or search relevance .

• Background in music metadata , audio streaming ecosystems , or music technology domain knowledge .

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another related field

What Makes You Eligible:

• Position is 100% Remote 

• You must be available for meetings and team interaction during typical continental US business hours. 

• Be willing to travel up to 5%, domestically and internationally.   

• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment 

What We Offer 

• Competitive wellness benefits and 401K Retirement Savings plan. 

• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities. 

• Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work-life integration and collaboration in a global environment. 

• Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies and extensive course catalog. 

• Tuition Reimbursement. 

• Access to employee discounts on world-class HARMAN products (JBL, Harman/Kardon, etc.). 

• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program. 

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Pay Transparency

$ 161,250 - $ 236,500

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.

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!

Important Notice: Recruitment Scams

Please be aware that HARMAN recruiters will always communicate with you from an '@harman.com', ‘@careers.harman.com’ or ‘@harmanglobal.avature.net’ email address. We will never ask for payments, banking, credit card, personal financial information or access to your LinkedIn/email account during the screening, interview, or recruitment process. If you are asked for such information or receive communication from an email address not ending in one of the above email domains about a job with HARMAN, please cease communication immediately and report the incident to us through: [email protected].

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. HARMAN strives to hire the best qualified candidates and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse marketplaces and communities of our global colleagues and customers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, 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. HARMAN attracts, hires, and develops employees based on merit, qualifications and job-related performance.()