Staff Technical Program Manager, Safety and Systems (Autonomous Vehicles)

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.

About the Organizations:   

The Autonomous Vehicle (AV) organization is dedicated to advancing the development of autonomous vehicles through cutting-edge simulation technologies and novel iterative development processes. The Software Validation organization holds end-to-end accountability for every capability and feature spanning the autonomy software system. The SAFE-ADS team is responsible for internal and external Safety Assurance processes, claims, accumulation of evidence, reporting and response to inquiries for GMs Automated Driving Systems.  

What You'll Do

• Lead TPM execution for validation metrics development and implementation, including human benchmarking, and counterfactual modeling. This also includes scaling strategy. 

• Partner with AV safety, software validation systems engineering, and other cross functional technical leads to translate engineering work into project definitions, roadmaps, timelines, resourcing, and cost plans to efficiently execute program milestones. 

• Drive execution, risk management, and governance for critical-path projects, enterprise safety initiatives, and incident response by proactively identifying and mitigating technical/program risks, building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, defining and tracking KPIs and validation milestones, and leading program reviews with technical and executive leaders. 

• Responsibilities also include facilitating standards and best-practice synthesis, external collaborations, data collection campaigns, engineering and computational model development, metric design, and scaling models/metrics/targets via cross-functional cloud-based pipelines and interactive visualizations. 

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Vehicle Engineering or a related technical field 

• 8+ years of engineering experience with a minimum of 3 years of technical program management experience 

• Demonstrated experience in cloud-based data storage and data processing, including optimization for continuous availability, speed, and cost. 

• A track record of successfully managing technically complex, cross-functional programs in development and scaling to production  

• Strong systems thinking with ability to expose and mitigate risks 

• Excellent communication skills, capable of switching between high-level leadership summaries and detailed technical discussions 

• Ability to adapt and operate under ambiguity 

• Familiarity integrating agile program delivery and waterfall method -  Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, and technical development workflows 

What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)  

• 3+ years of TPM emphasizing safety critical technical systems 

• Demonstrated experience in AI/ML, robotics, or autonomous systems  

• Experience in safety critical technical systems 

• Exposure to verifying and validating software and systems 

• Ability to develop, inspire and motivate team 

Company Vehicle:  Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.

Compensation:  The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area.

• The salary range for this role is $159,400 to $245,000. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits:  GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

Relocation: This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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