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Strategic Early Engagement Manager(m/w/x)
Shaping automotive customer needs and architecture pre-RFI, expanding engagement beyond engineering at an automotive tech provider. 10+ years automotive experience in early engagement or pre-sales required. Tuition reimbursement, employee product discounts.
Requirements
- Automotive experience in early engagement, pre-sales, or business development
- Confidence working with OEM stakeholders
- Min. 10 years automotive experience (OEM, Tier-1 or Tier2)
- Strong relationship-building skills
- Ability to engage cross-functional customer influencers
- Ability to translate VOC/market data into strategies
- Strong execution discipline (planning, prioritization, delivery)
- Comfort applying standard methods and tools
- Specialized depth/breadth in the field
- Independent work in complex situations
- Leadership in solving complex problems
- Leadership in sub-function projects
- Accountable management of external vendors
Tasks
- Drive pre-RFI engagement to shape needs and architecture
- Build and nurture customer partnerships across diverse functions
- Expand customer engagement beyond engineering and procurement
- Identify, qualify, and shape new opportunities
- Translate VOC, market, and competitive insights
- Inform product positioning and roadmap discussions
- Validate new product offerings and capture feedback
- Support early opportunity enablement via demos and showcases
- Mature concepts and validate feasibility
- Co-create customer-facing narratives for engagement and pursuits
- Contribute to innovative go-to-market models
- Collaborate on partnership and commercialization concepts
- Apply and promote standard early engagement methods
- Maintain accurate pipeline and engagement documentation
- Ensure transparency for CAM and pursuit planning
- Lead project work impacting the sub-function
- Coordinate external vendors for showcases and events
Work Experience
- 10 years
Education
- Bachelor's degreeOR
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Benefits
Corporate Discounts
- Employee product discounts
Learning & Development
- Extensive training opportunities
- Professional and personal development
- Continuing education opportunities
Healthcare & Fitness
- Competitive wellness benefits
- Campus fitness center access
Additional Allowances
- Tuition reimbursement
Free or Subsidized Food
- Campus cafeteria access
Informal Culture
- Inclusive and diverse work environment
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Shaping automotive customer needs and architecture pre-RFI, expanding engagement beyond engineering at an automotive tech provider. 10+ years automotive experience in early engagement or pre-sales required. Tuition reimbursement, employee product discounts.
Requirements
- Automotive experience in early engagement, pre-sales, or business development
- Confidence working with OEM stakeholders
- Min. 10 years automotive experience (OEM, Tier-1 or Tier2)
- Strong relationship-building skills
- Ability to engage cross-functional customer influencers
- Ability to translate VOC/market data into strategies
- Strong execution discipline (planning, prioritization, delivery)
- Comfort applying standard methods and tools
- Specialized depth/breadth in the field
- Independent work in complex situations
- Leadership in solving complex problems
- Leadership in sub-function projects
- Accountable management of external vendors
Tasks
- Drive pre-RFI engagement to shape needs and architecture
- Build and nurture customer partnerships across diverse functions
- Expand customer engagement beyond engineering and procurement
- Identify, qualify, and shape new opportunities
- Translate VOC, market, and competitive insights
- Inform product positioning and roadmap discussions
- Validate new product offerings and capture feedback
- Support early opportunity enablement via demos and showcases
- Mature concepts and validate feasibility
- Co-create customer-facing narratives for engagement and pursuits
- Contribute to innovative go-to-market models
- Collaborate on partnership and commercialization concepts
- Apply and promote standard early engagement methods
- Maintain accurate pipeline and engagement documentation
- Ensure transparency for CAM and pursuit planning
- Lead project work impacting the sub-function
- Coordinate external vendors for showcases and events
Work Experience
- 10 years
Education
- Bachelor's degreeOR
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Benefits
Corporate Discounts
- Employee product discounts
Learning & Development
- Extensive training opportunities
- Professional and personal development
- Continuing education opportunities
Healthcare & Fitness
- Competitive wellness benefits
- Campus fitness center access
Additional Allowances
- Tuition reimbursement
Free or Subsidized Food
- Campus cafeteria access
Informal Culture
- Inclusive and diverse work environment
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About the Company
HARMAN
Industry
Manufacturing
Description
The company creates innovative technologies across automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation solutions.
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