SDV & AI Solutions Product Manager

HARMAN International; Böblingen; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts on Harman/Samsung

HARMAN University training

Wellness benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Campus fitness center

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

HARMAN International in Germany is seeking a seasoned Product Manager to own end-to-end SDV use cases within the SDV & AI Solutions pillar. You will translate platform capabilities into market-ready vehicle lifecycle scenarios and drive a roadmap aligned with customer value.

Responsibilities include defining use-case narratives, conducting continuous OEM discovery, coordinating with infrastructure and developer-experience teams, and shaping go-to-market materials to support commercial success

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product management for complex B2B software/platforms.
• Experience defining end-to-end product experiences spanning multiple capabilities.
• Strong understanding of automotive software domain (OTA, SDV, vehicle dev cycles).
• Excellent customer discovery and ability to translate findings into priority decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own the use-case roadmap for SDV market segments and define required capabilities.
• Conduct continuous discovery with OEMs and Tier 1 partners to understand workflows and buying criteria.
• Coordinate with SDV Infrastructure and Developer Experience to specify capability requirements.
• Define success metrics for each use case: activation, adoption, satisfaction, business impact.
• Support go-to-market with Sales, Pre-Sales, and Product Marketing for demos and packaging.
• Contribute to brand positioning by ensuring use-case stories deliver genuine customer value.

Skills

5+ years PM

End-to-end product

Automotive software

Customer discovery

Cross-functional

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field

Job description

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.

What You'll Be Part Of

You will own end-to-end SDV product use cases within the SDV & AI Solutions pillar of HARMAN's Software Products portfolio - the composition layer that defines what HARMAN's customers actually buy. Your role is define how capabilities from across the platform combine into coherent, high-value vehicle lifecycle use cases for specific market segments. You will be close to customers, deeply fluent in the SDV platform’s capability landscape, and able to translate both into a roadmap that drives commercial outcomes.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Own the use-case roadmap for one or more SDV market segments: define which vehicle lifecycle scenarios HARMAN should address, what capabilities are required, and how they compose into a coherent customer offering.

• Conduct continuous discovery with OEM customers and Tier 1 partners: understand their development and deployment workflows, pain points, and buying criteria.

• Work with the SDV Infrastructure and SDV Developer Experience pillars to specify capability requirements that arise from use-case needs - and validate that delivered capabilities meet the bar.

• Define success metrics for each use case: activation, adoption, customer satisfaction, and business impact.

• Support go-to-market: work with Sales, Pre-Sales, and Product Marketing to build the use-case narrative, demos, and commercial packaging.

• Contribute to the HARMAN SDV brand positioning by ensuring use-case stories are clear, differentiated, and grounded in real customer value.

What Makes You A Strong Fit

• 5+ years in product management, ideally for complex B2B platform or software products.

• Experience defining end-to-end product experiences that depend on multiple underlying capabilities or services.

• Solid understanding of the automotive software domain: OTA, SDV architecture, vehicle development cycles, or connected vehicle services.

• Strong customer discovery and research skills - able to run interviews, synthesise findings, and translate them into prioritised product decisions.

• Comfortable working across organisational boundaries: influencing engineering teams and capability pillars you do not directly control.

• Excellent communication skills - able to present to customers, write clear specs, and tell compelling product stories.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Hands-on experience with one or more SDV capability domains: OTA, software distribution, virtualisation, or testing.

• Prior experience at an automotive OEM, Tier 1 supplier, or automotive software platform company.

• Exposure to AI-enhanced product features and understanding of how to position AI capabilities to enterprise customers.

• Experience with platform business models, API ecosystems, or marketplace products.

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to travel up to 25% , both domestically and internationally.
• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

What You Can Expect

• A hybrid work environment that balances flexibility with in-person collaboration, with most office-based roles onsite three days a week.
• 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
• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affertive Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace, 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.