Executive Director, Performance Management Office

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle

We're a global, multi-disciplinary team that's putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle, you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.

• Contribute your talents to high-end, esteemed brands like JBL, Mark Levinson and Revel
• Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development
• Create pitch-perfect, cutting-edge technology that elevates the listening experience

About the Role

In this role you will be responsible for leading key strategic cross functional finance transformation initiatives by shaping aspirations, developing initiatives, and leading end-to-end execution to deliver superior results for the division. You will lead the N-ERP implementation for Finance and will work collaboratively with the cross module leaders, functional leaders, subject matter experts, and key division stakeholders. This role will also lead collaboration and alignment with the Automotive Trans4mer implementation, Corporate OneStream Consolidations implementation, N-ERP implementation partners and SAMSUNG HQ partners. This role will also drive master data governance practices to ensure consistency, accuracy and integrity across financial systems and reporting structures.

Our Performance Management Office is a critically important team within our division, and we are looking for a strong and well-versed finance professional that has a real talent within the finance and controlling environment that can partner with our global Lifestyle, Corporate, Automotive and SAMSUNG HQ finance teams and help bring further excellence to this function. You will be responsible for providing leadership to the assigned, critical, and complex initiatives by utilizing Business Transformation or Performance Improvement practices. You will partner with Line leaders / Functional leaders to achieve transformative performance by driving improvement strategies and pushing those actions to results.

Your Team

In this role you will report to the VP, Divisional Finance Excellence, Lifestyle. The role will oversee a PMO team comprised of 10 employees including 1 Director, 3 Managers & 6 Financial Analysts and a Director of Master Data Management. This role will also oversee a team of 2 Finance Systems professionals.

What You Will Do

• Lead finance PMO activities, supporting divisional priorities including ERP transitions, system integrations, and process standardization.
• Lead the N-ERP system implementation for Finance driving collaboration amongst business stakeholders, module leaders, subject matter experts and implementation partners to ensure business requirements are met.
• Drive master data governance practices to ensure consistency, accuracy and integrity across financial systems and reporting structures.
• Drive initiative implementation by infusing a sense of urgency while guiding each initiative to a fast and pragmatic execution.
• Act as a sparring partner for the peer leaders to increase speed to impact by challenging the status quo, breaking down functional silos, relentless prioritization, and faster execution.
• Work collaboratively with the functions, business, external consultants and SAMSUNG HQ to design, execute and lead teams through organizational change to drive short, medium, and long-term value.
• Ensures connectivity across the initiatives to leverage best practices and knowledge sharing.
• Champion and implement performance management rigor within assigned initiatives.
• Drive accountability for results, bring clarity, transparency, and insights to drive effective decision making and course correction.
• Support change management efforts to drive a high performance culture and coach team members on transformation behaviors and mindset change.
• Coach teams in developing rigorous business cases, project milestones and timelines.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or other business management discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in relevant areas of Business, Finance, Accounting, System implementation or Business Project management.
• Strong leadership, ownership of results, influencing and collaboration skills.
• Proven track record of driving finance process improvement, change management, and cross functional project execution.
• Strong analytic skills, structured thinker, problem solver which strives for continuous improvement.
• Strong financial acumen that can effectively partner with a broad range of stakeholders to drive performance, mindset, and behaviors.
• Impactful communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Proficiency in using ERP systems (e.g SAP, Oracle) financial consolidation platforms and data governance tools.
• Experience working within a global matrixed organization.
• Ability to work on strategic level as well as hands-on in projects.

Bonus Points if You Have

• MBA or CPA a plus
• Certification of Lean Six Sigma or any Improvement methodology

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 10%, domestic and international.
• Be willing to work in an office in Northridge CA

• 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 products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, and more)
• 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.