Art Manager - Secure Vehicle Access ART

General Motors • Milford, MI

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Hybrid: Position does not require an employee to be on-site full-time but the expectation is that the employee be onsite a minimum of three (3) days (Tues., Wed., Thurs.) a week to the Warren or MPG offices of General Motors. We are seeking a highly-motivated agile technical leader for the ART (Agile Release Train) Manager role for the Secure Vehicle Access Product. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the Secure Vehicle Access ART is delivering the right things at the right time to customers and stakeholders. This role was previously known as ART PM (Product Manager) and is part of the Vehicle Mechatronic Embedded Controls (VMEC) engineering department at General Motors. What you will do Demonstrate Leadership Demonstrate thorough technical understanding of the Secure Vehicle Access domain (requirements, in-house controls/software work, deployment activities & landscape, etc.) so you can lead the ART (agile release train): Look Ahead: anticipate issues, "see around corners," and plan ahead You are the ART's glue: act as a dot connector, bridge builder and translator Focused leadership: channel diverse viewpoints so the ART can work as a team towards common goals Convey background, context and "WHY" Note: the successful candidate is not expected to own specific technical strategy/solutions Lead, support and/or actively engage in all product-related ceremonies & forums, such as: Program Increment Planning, Iteration Retrospectives, ART Inspect and Adapt Workshops, Pre-PI Planning, Post PI Planning, Backlog Refinement, ART Synchronizations, Communities of Practice, Product Syncs, Product/Program team forums, etc. Lead, support and/or actively engage in product-related activities & initiatives, such as: capacity allocation, planning studies related to new/unplanned work, swimlane strategies, new initiatives, BDD/TDD, TFRP, BTS, etc. Demonstrate drive for relentless improvement (e.g.: boldly providing feedback, identify and action improvements to product/process, etc.) Own the ART (Agile Release Train) Roadmap and Vision Develop, maintain and effectively communicate the ART Roadmap, Product & Solution Vision, including rationale behind prioritization of work Proactively collaborate with Product Team, internal/external customers and stakeholders to understand priorities, dependencies, deliverable and timing needs Create and effectively communicate Program Increment Objectives Support & maintain a comprehensive CoSim plan for the ART Own the ART (Agile Release Train) Backlog Ensure alignment with product strategy and vision Review, prioritize and manage work requests coming into the ART and document in the ART backlog Lead ART backlog refinement activities to ensure the highest priority/highest value work items are ready for PI Planning; examples of work items include new features, enablers, technical debt, unplanned interrupts, etc. Responsible for backlog health and readiness - quantity, quality & completeness of features, well-defined documented acceptance & done criteria Identify and work through dependencies with other ARTs when deliverables are dependent on other teams for completion/delivery Ensure Product Completeness Verify work has been completed with high quality as per definition of done criteria Support ART leads (Architects, PO, etc.) to ensure ART features are accepted & released on time Identify content not on track to plan - investigate, troubleshoot, resolve and/or escalate as appropriate Partner with ART Lead (formerly known as Release Train Engineer (RTE)) in tracking and assessing metrics, including evaluation of business value achieved versus planned Champion Read Across, PRD, Safety Tethers, etc. Lead and/or participate in all product-related forums (e.g.: demos, workshops, ART ceremonies, etc.) to assess product readiness

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechatronics, Software, Mechanical, Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of embedded software (C, C++) development experience
• Cyber Security Experience (intrusion detection, threat vectors)
• Experience with Product Planning and full lifecycle product development
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a geographically dispersed team
• Excellent time management, oral and written communication skills
• Experience with automotive software standards, test methods/procedures and build processes (test-driven development and behavior-driven development (TDD and BDD))
• Experience working in an agile environment, preferably SAFe
• Experience with software configuration management processes and tools (e.g.: GIT Ecosystem, Jira)
• Development or testing experience on SIL/HIL or other virtual environments
• Knowledge of controls theory and the software development process

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate Leadership
• Own the ART (Agile Release Train) Roadmap and Vision
• Own the ART (Agile Release Train) Backlog
• Ensure Product Completeness

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees