Sales Excellence People & Culture Project Manager
Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
We are looking for a Sales Excellence People & Culture Project Manager to join our global team at HARMAN Automotive. This role is pivotal in ensuring that our global People & Culture initiatives progress with clarity, discipline, and momentum. You will coordinate and support the execution of core workstreams across CG Academy, Onboarding, Learning roadmap, Assessments, Frameworks, and Community & Culture activations.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate pillar execution across Academy, assessments/frameworks, onboarding, and community formats.
- Maintain integrated project plans, timelines, trackers, governance cadences, and repositories.
- Prepare meetings, agendas, follow-ups, and decision logs across global stakeholders.
- Support rollout readiness for key initiatives such as learning roadmaps, onboarding series, feedback formats, and global/regional activation formats.
- Create and refine presentations, dashboards, progress reviews, KPI trackers, and update materials.
- Track deliverables, risks, dependencies, and escalation points across the People & Culture portfolio.
- Support consistency of tools, templates, documentation, and ways of working across the pillar.
- Partner closely with the two pillar leads to translate strategic concepts into executable workplans.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in a business or commercial environment with demonstrated success managing projects or coordinating cross-functional initiatives.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple simultaneous workstreams.
- Proficiency with core productivity tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, project tracking systems, shared drives).
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage stakeholders at multiple levels across a global organization.
- A professional, proactive, and structured working style with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Experience in sales, commercial operations, or a related environment is highly beneficial.
Nice to Have
- Experience working in a global or matrixed organization.
- Knowledge of the automotive industry, OEM interactions, or sales planning environments.
We Offer
- Access to employee discounts on world-class products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, and more).
- Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University.
- Competitive wellness benefits.
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program.
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.
About the Company
HARMAN Automotive is a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. 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. 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.
Locations
- Budapest, Hungary
- Bucharest, Romania
- Lodz, Poland
Employment Type
Regular - Permanent
Work Location Type
Hybrid
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