SVP, Legal & Compliance

The SVP Legal & Compliance is a strategic executive responsible for leading HARMAN's global legal, compliance and governance functions, including Corporate Secretary responsibilities, privacy, and labor & employment. The role requires a U.S.-qualified attorney with strong command of U.S. legal frameworks alongside international expertise.

What You Will Do

Lead global legal strategy, oversee corporate governance, serve as a key advisor to the Board and its committees, and drive cost discipline and legal function efficiency.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 20+ years of progressive legal leadership experience, including service as a General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, or equivalent enterprise legal executive role within a global organization.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar
• 20+ years of progressive legal leadership experience
• Strong grounding in U.S. corporate law, governance, and regulatory frameworks
• Proven experience leading enterprise-wide initiatives and transformations
• Deep expertise in corporate governance within complex, multinational structures
• Demonstrated success managing global litigation, regulatory, compliance, and intellectual property matters
• Significant experience supporting strategic transactions (M&A, joint ventures, complex commercial agreements)
• Leadership capabilities: enterprise mindset, collaboration, financial acumen, influence at Board and C-suite levels, exceptional leadership, talent development, and team-building
• Functional competencies: regulatory, compliance, privacy/data protection, cyber, and risk leadership, corporate governance, corporate Secretary / board governance experience, strategic and commercial transaction expertise, global litigation and intellectual property management, labor & employment law leadership and strong partnership model with HR
• Personal attributes: high integrity and sound judgment, strategic thinker with strong commercial orientation, effective communicator with executive presence, collaborative leader with strong emotional intelligence, resilient and adaptable in a dynamic, global environment

Benefits

• Access to employee discounts on world-class products
• Extensive training opportunities through HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• ‘Be Brilliant’ employee recognition and rewards program
• Inclusive and diverse work environment
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Volunteer leave
• Paid bonding and care giver leave
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Fertility support and adoption assistance
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Short and long term disability coverage
• Life insurance