Principal Specialist - Talent Operations Delivery

Principal Specialist - Talent Operations Delivery

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.

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Corporate

We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Corporate, you are integral to our company’s award-winning success.

• Enrich your managerial and organizational talents – from finance, quality, and supply chain to human resources, IT, sales, and strategy
• Augment your comprehensive skillset with expert training across decision-making, change management, leadership, and business development
• Obtain 360-degree support throughout your career life cycle, from early-stage to seasoned lead

About the Role

This role is responsible for driving key HR Centers of Excellence initiatives across Goals & Performance Management, Succession Planning, and Talent Development. It involves designing and executing global strategies, communication plans, and training programs while ensuring system readiness, compliance, and process efficiency through Workday. The position requires monitoring completion rates, conducting audits, analyzing KPIs, and providing insights to leadership for continuous improvement. Additionally, it focuses on building strong leadership pipelines, closing skill gaps, managing mentoring and 360 assessment programs, and supporting global competency frameworks to strengthen talent development and organizational sustainability across Corporate and Automotive divisions.

What You Will Do

 1. Goals & Performance Management

• Stay current with internal and external market trends related to goal setting and performance management.
• Lead annual process debriefs to identify highlights, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in subsequent cycles.
• Communicate the global and division-specific philosophy, strategy, and policies for goals and performance management.
• Design and execute communication plans and stakeholder messaging for Corporate and Automotive divisions.
• Define, develop, and deliver training materials and sessions on goal setting and performance management processes; localize training for divisions where required.
• Oversee Workday system preparation, configuration readiness, and security audits prior to launch.
• Launch and monitor all required process milestones, ensuring adherence to timelines and completion targets.
• Manage user support through ticket resolution and audit processes to ensure data accuracy and compliance.
• Consolidate ticketing trends, conduct root cause analyses, and identify areas for process or system improvement.
• Track and report process completion rates; develop tools and dashboards to monitor progress.
• Conduct periodic and year-end audits, drive closure of non-compliant cases, and support performance calibration and bonus eligibility validation.
• Perform people intelligence and KPI analyses to monitor process health and inform continuous improvement.

2. Succession Planning

• Stay current with market and internal trends in succession planning and leadership pipeline development.
• Conduct annual process debriefs and integrate learnings into the next cycle.
• Communicate strategies, programs, and process updates to HR and business stakeholders across Corporate and Automotive divisions.
• Define and implement training approaches for succession and talent reviews, ensuring alignment with division-specific needs.
• Manage system readiness, testing, and launch activities; perform security audits prior to launch.
• Create and distribute process communications and reminders to HR and business participants.
• Develop and conduct training sessions, maintaining content for global and division-specific audiences.
• Monitor and drive completion of talent review and succession planning processes across divisions.
• Design and maintain tools to track progress of talent reviews, calibrations, and succession updates.
• Define global templates and best practices for calibration and leadership review processes.
• Analyze succession and calibration data to identify talent trends, risks, and development opportunities.
• Prepare materials for senior leadership and board reviews, ensuring accuracy and consistency across divisions.
• Oversee data maintenance in Workday and lead process KPI development and reporting.

3. Talent Development and Other COE Initiatives

• Support the deployment of HARMAN’s global competency framework and ensure integration across Performance and Succession processes.
• Implement processes for skill assessment and gap identification; create and execute plans to close global and division-specific skill gaps.
• Manage global mentoring programs, including nominations, mentor/mentee pairing, check-ins, and feedback collection.
• Design and execute 360-degree assessment processes for various employee bands and divisions; ensure alignment with the global talent development strategy.
• Support and manage other development initiatives as part of ongoing talent interventions.
• Partner with global stakeholders on engagement survey design, set-up, communications, and training readiness as assigned.
• Propose and drive ad hoc strategic initiatives to address emerging talent and succession trends across divisions.

What You Need to Be Successful

• 10–15 years of progressive HR experience with expertise in performance management, succession planning, and talent development.
• Strong knowledge of HR systems (preferably Workday) including configuration, audits, and process management.
• Proven ability to design and deliver training programs, communication strategies, and stakeholder engagement initiatives.
• Experience in data analysis, KPI reporting, and using insights to drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple HR processes simultaneously while ensuring compliance and timely execution.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills across global and division-specific contexts.

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to work in the Bangalore office.

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 Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
• 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

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

Experience Level

Senior Level