Manager, Quality in Bucuresti

A Career at HARMAN As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do every day. Position Summary: Leader in the quality organization, responsible for managing the development quality team in the Bucharest location. The Manager will play a key role which requires the passion to drive quality to meet customer quality requirements for assessments and certification. The individual must be a strong advocate for First-Time Quality and Flawless Program Execution. Main responsibility: oversight and install best practices in our program execution for Software Quality and Process Compliance to ensure the best results, continually reducing the cost of poor quality (COPQ). The position requires managing the Development Quality (APQP) in Bucharest to perform global activities for customer programs and customer program activities.Supervisory Responsibilities: Approx 8-10 directs with team growth expected.Job Responsibilities:Managerial: Perform all the People-Lifecycle activities – Target Setting, Talent Assessment, Development Plans, Succession Planning, and Performance Review – for all the team members.Drive and supervise the entire Hiring, On Boarding and Leave processes, being responsible for the engineers joining or leaving the team.Report to the Line Manager about the organizational status of the team, including changes in the team membership and structure, changes in the employment terms of any team-members and any risks related to the team.Supervise and coordinate the activity of the team, ensuring the team members are able to work at their maximum potential, with the highest focus and according to established priorities.Involvement in budget planning, resource leveling, team training activities.Program/Project Specific Responsibilities: Be aware and ensure awareness within the team about the requirements, planning and milestones of the projects established by the CPM/BU stakeholders in agreement with the End-Customer, driving the teams activity accordingly.Coach CPM/BU teams in aspects of ASPICE/BMS (Business Management System)Provide estimate planning for quality activities.Participate in RFQ and RFI representing quality and STV Organization, in general.Address and respond to any escalations related to the activity and results of the engineers from the team.Drive any necessary reallocation and balancing of the human and material resources available in the team to ensure execution and delivery according to the expectations agreed with the CPM/BU stakeholders.Report to the Line Manager and CPM/BU stakeholders about the execution status including results, deliveries and impediments/risks encountered in the team activity.Prepare/Review monthly reports for programs.Champion continued learning and training for the Bucharest locationEnsure the preventive quality aspects in projects from RFQ until SOP+90 daysPerform „lessons learned“, 8-Ds and 5-Whys to ensure process and program execution improvements.Perform Maturity Level assurance of running projects (Corrections in case of deviations, escalations in the different project phases). Tracking of Product-Quality-GatesModeration of workshops to prepare reliability prediction of running projectsEnsure the process adherence according the HARMAN process landscape, driving first-time quality initiatives within regionPerform internal audits and assessmentsBasic Qualifications: List the minimum and desired education (including degrees, licenses, certification or registrations) and experience needed to perform the key responsibilities of the position.Degree in Computer Science, Electronics or similar>3 years in direct managerial/supervisor role>5 years of experience in responsible position in SW projects, preferably in an global environmentQA Knowledge (ISO/TS, ASPICE)Functional Safety knowledge (ISO 26262, IATF 16949)Customer focusAble to work independently in a structured wayGood social skills and confidenceExcellent written and verbal in EnglishPreferred Qualifications: Please list the preferred qualifications needed for this position based on the following:Proficient in use of software development lifecycle tools, including DOORS, IBM-ALM, etc.Experience with development tools for static analysis, unit testing code reviews, code coverage is highly recommendedCertification in ASPICE or CMMiKnowledge of ASIL levels and requirements in SW planning for FuSa.Effective Problem Solving SkillsEligibility Requirements: List specific location of position and percentage of willingness to travel.10% Willingness to travel.90% Willingness to work in an office.Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.About HARMAN InternationalHARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for consumers, automakers, and enterprises worldwide, including audio, visual and infotainment systems; enterprise automation solutions; and software services. 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. HARMAN also is a technology and integration services leader for the Automotive, Mobile, Telecommunications and Enterprise markets. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. The Company's software solutions power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated, personalized, adaptive and secure across all platforms, from the work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of more than 25,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE:HAR.