Product Manager

General Motors•Warren, MI

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

General Motors is seeking a Product Manager to define the Product Backlog and Product Roadmap for nominated products. This role involves setting clear vision and Release Plans, prioritizing the backlog based on customer feedback, market changes, and business priority, and determining appropriate product release dates and content. The Product Manager will actively manage internal and external partners, accept or reject product teams' work results at Sprint Review meetings, and provide regular reporting on product scope, schedule, and planning. The position requires participation in Product Vision and Backlog Management, working with the product team to provide clear vision, direction, and priority. Responsibilities include creating and providing the Partner Sprint Schedule, working on products across various hardware, and coordinating in-vehicle and in-field testing with global partners via the OnStar Lab. The role demands providing the team with clear information on current and potential customers, how, why, when, and with whom they use the product, and establishing open lines of communication with customers to bridge the relationship between product development and customers. The goal is to ensure the team develops products that exceed end-user expectations. The Product Manager will develop the product roadmap to deliver agreed-upon products in line with business strategy and product management, communicate the roadmap and technology vision with the teams, and provide weekly status updates to management on each product across platforms. Creating release management plans to determine software versions, release timing, and target audiences is also key. Ascertaining the best time to release products to customers based on project, internal business, and market data is required. The role involves utilizing techniques to establish, motivate, and retain high-performance software development and testing teams, facilitating knowledge transfer, and encouraging a culture of knowledge exchange. This position follows a Hybrid Work Policy with 3 days In-Office and 2 Days Remote, requiring the ability to report to a local office.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field of study
Five (5) years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Analyst, or related role.
Five (5) years of experience with Software development lifecycles (SDLC)
Five (5) years of experience with Product Lifecycle Ownership
Five (5) years of experience with Regulatory and Process Awareness
Five (5) years of experience with Data-Driven Decision Making including A/B testing, product metrics, statistical analysis, and operational data interpretation
Five (5) years of experience with Understanding system architecture, integration points, and platform constraints
Five (5) years of experience with Go-to Market Execution including leading cross functional teams through launch.

Responsibilities

Define the Product Backlog and Product Roadmap for the nominated products.
Set clear vision and Release Plans for the products.
Prioritize the Product Backlog based on customer feedback, market changes and business priority.
Figure out appropriate product Release Date and Content.
Actively manage internal and external partners.
Accept or reject the product teams work results at each Sprint Review meeting.
Provide regular reporting including product scope, schedule and planning.
Participate in Product Vision and Backlog Management.
Work with the product team to provide clear vision, direction and priority of the Product Backlog.
Create and provide the Partner Sprint Schedule.
Work on products on various hardware and coordinate in-vehicle and in-field testing with global partners via the OnStar Lab.
Provide the team with clear information on whom the current and potential customers are, as well as the how, why, when, and with whom they use the product.
Establish open lines of communication with customers in order to bridge the relationship between product development and customers.
Ensure team is developing products that exceed end user expectations.
Develop the product roadmap to deliver the agreed products in line with business strategy and product management.
Communicate the roadmap and technology vision with the Teams.
Provide weekly status updates to management on each product across the platforms.
Create release management plans to figure out versions of the software will be released, to who and when.
Ascertain the best time to release products to customers based on project, internal business and market data.
Utilize an application of techniques to establish, motivate and retain high performance software development and testing teams.
Facilitate knowledge transfer within the team alongside encouraging and mentoring a culture of knowledge exchange.