Senior Program Manager – Global Manufacturing Electrical & SDV

Description

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.  

Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

The Role

Global Manufacturing Electrical & SDV is looking for innovators who thrive in tough challenges and are passionate about tackling meaningful work that will shape the future of the automotive industry. This isn't a role for those looking for an easy path. It's for those who embrace change, push through obstacles, and take ownership of complex problems. While there will be long days and moments that test your resilience, you'll find purpose in your work, flexibility to prioritize your family, and the support of a people-first culture.

If you're ready to grow, thrive, and make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

This Role Is Ideal For

Program managers who enjoy leading complex initiatives, aligning diverse stakeholders, and driving operational outcomes across manufacturing environments. You'll thrive in this role if you can bring structure to ambiguity, influence without authority, and help teams deliver critical business objectives.

WHY

Help improve the quality and reliability of GM vehicles by supporting defect prevention, warranty reduction, and Electrical First Time Quality (EFTQ). Your work will directly support vehicle launches, manufacturing readiness, and the successful implementation of electrical systems across GM's global manufacturing network.

WHAT

As a Program Manager, Global Manufacturing Electrical & SDV, you will lead programs and strategic initiatives that support manufacturing operations, vehicle launches, and plant readiness activities. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage program execution, and drive measurable business outcomes across engineering, manufacturing, software, IT, quality, and operations organizations.

HOW

Partner with stakeholders across manufacturing, engineering, quality, software, IT, suppliers, and plant teams to execute program plans, manage risk, resolve issues, and ensure successful delivery of business objectives.

Work Arrangement – Onsite

The successful candidate is expected to report to the Warren Tech Center on a full-time basis.

This role requires up to 25% domestic and international travel.

This position may be filled with a Senior Program Manager or Program Manager. The level for this role will be determined based on the selected candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience.

What You'll Do

Senior Program Manager Responsibilities

• Lead program strategy, scope, roadmap, timing, governance, dependencies, and delivery outcomes.
• Translate ambiguous and complex business challenges into actionable plans, decisions, and recovery strategies.
• Influence stakeholders across manufacturing, engineering, operations, software, IT, quality, supplier, and plant organizations.
• Drive readiness for vehicle launches, system deployments, testing activities, reflash events, traceability, and manufacturing solutions.
• Manage program health, risks, issues, dependencies, escalations, and corrective actions.
• Deliver executive-level communications that clearly articulate status, risks, decisions, and recommendations.

Program Manager Responsibilities

• Manage program plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and execution activities.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on scope, timing, objectives, and deliverables.
• Support manufacturing readiness, launch activities, testing events, system implementations, and operational initiatives.
• Track and communicate program status, risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions, issue resolution, and decision-making processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve program execution, team collaboration, and operational effectiveness.
• Deliver clear and concise updates to stakeholders and leadership.

Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications)

Senior Program Manager Required

• 5+ years of program management, project management, or related experience.
• Demonstrated success leading complex programs, projects, or major workstreams in cross-functional environments.
• Experience developing and managing integrated plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issue registers.
• Strong ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentations and stakeholder engagement with attention to detail.
• Ability to operate independently while managing multiple priorities and deliverables.
• Experience mentoring or coaching team members.

Program Manager

• Experience supporting programs, projects, or workstreams in cross-functional environments and maintaining project plans, milestones, action registers, risks, and deliverables.
• Ability to effectively coordinate stakeholders and drive action across teams.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and follow-through.
• Desire to grow into broader program leadership responsibilities.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience supporting manufacturing operations, plant readiness, vehicle launches, or implementation events.
• Experience working across manufacturing engineering, manufacturing electrical, software, IT, quality, operations, supplier, or product engineering organizations.
• Familiarity with PMO governance, stage-gate reviews, change management, risk management, and lessons learned processes.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.

The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.

Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us 

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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