Engineering Group Manager, Information Access & Protection

Descripción

About the role:

As the Engineering Group Manager, Information Access & Protection, you will lead a highly talented team responsible for designing and implementing product development information governance policies and controls. This role is critical to enabling effective collaboration across GM and with external partners while protecting intellectual property, supporting export compliance obligations, and safeguarding future products, technologies, and services.

This position sits within Global Technology Operations and supports engineering collaboration models tied to access and security, intellectual property protection, and export compliance across GM’s global product development ecosystem.

Success in this role requires strong technical and business judgment, the ability to lead through influence, and a passion for building strong global partnerships. You will work closely with IT, Identity and Access Management, Legal, Finance, Corporate Development, and engineering organizations across GM, while also engaging with international joint venture and alliance partners.

What You'll Do:

Lead information access and protection strategy:

• Own global responsibility for information governance, access management, and approval workflows for GTO

• Develop, implement, and sustain policies that protect GM intellectual property and support export compliance requirements

• Provide strategic guidance to leaders, senior management teams, technology domains, and business development teams on intellectual property governance

• Help shape and execute GM’s information protection and governance strategy in support of partnerships, collaborations, and co-development initiatives

Drive cross-functional execution:

• Lead collaboration with Business Enablement, IT, Legal, and engineering teams to implement governance processes across GM Engineering

• Partner with organizations such as GM Defense to strengthen IP protection and export compliance procedures

• Build and maintain a strong global network of indirect team members and stakeholders to drive consistent governance practices across regions and partnerships

• Represent GTO in enterprise technology initiatives by defining governance requirements, raising risk awareness, and supporting implementation

Enable innovation while managing risk:

• Enforce policies and controls that reduce intellectual property and export control risk while enabling enterprise tools, systems, and processes that accelerate product development

• Work closely with the Intellectual Property Agreements team to ensure GM governance, protection, and compliance standards are embedded in third-party agreements

• Drive clarity, transparency, and speed by aligning contractual requirements with GM governance policies

• Support GTO quarterly Officer Forums and contribute to strategic decision-making and execution activities

Lead people and operations:

• Mentor, coach, and develop team members while fostering a positive, high-performing culture

• Lead and participate in highly complex, cross-functional projects

• Develop a forward-looking vision for information governance and access models that support the evolving needs of the global enterprise

• Establish and manage budgets, resource plans, and execution priorities for the team

• Lead and support special projects as needed

Why This Role Matters:

This role directly influences GM’s ability to protect proprietary innovation while collaborating effectively with global partners. The leader in this role will help ensure GM’s engineering ecosystem operates securely, compliantly, and at the speed of innovation.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field

• 8+ years of experience in product development, including understanding of global product development organizations and joint venture environments

• 8+ years of experience with engineering processes and tools deployment

• Understanding of engineering principles and intellectual property protection concepts

• Understanding of basic export compliance policies and practices as implemented by General Motors and GTO

• Experience working across technical and business functions to solve complex problems

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization

• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills

• Experience leading, inspiring, and developing high-performing teams

• Budget management and resource planning experience

• Flexibility to work with global teams across time zones, including outside normal business hours when needed

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field

• DFSS Black Belt Certification

• 5+ years of experience with ISO 9001 internal auditing in a product development environment

• Experience structuring enterprise-level security models, including user roles, access controls, and procedural governance frameworks

• 5+ years of experience with IP protection policies in organizations that contract with U.S. government agencies

• Experience working in highly regulated, global, or partnership-heavy environments

This Job May Be For You If:

• You enjoy leading teams through complex, cross-functional challenges

• You can balance governance and compliance with speed, collaboration, and business needs

• You are comfortable influencing across technical, legal, business, and leadership stakeholders

• You are energized by building scalable processes that protect innovation without slowing it down

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..

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