Senior Manager – Global Manufacturing Electrical & SDV

General Motors • Warren, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

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. WHY: The purpose of this role is to lead other leaders in shaping and executing strategies that advance our 5-year vision for Global Manufacturing Electrical & SDV. This includes driving organizational lighthouse goals—such as achieving Electrical First-Time Quality (E-FTQ)—while building leadership capability across the enterprise. WHAT: As a Senior Manager, you will provide strategic direction and empower managers and technical experts to deliver results through their teams, ensuring alignment to business priorities and fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and collaboration. HOW: By guiding and developing leaders who support our plants, removing barriers, and enabling cross-functional alignment to make it happen for our customers—delivering operational excellence and accelerating transformation across Global Manufacturing.

Requirements

• 8-10+ years of manufacturing experience, ideally within automotive, with a record of leading through industry shifts
• Proven ability to articulate visionary concepts and lead diverse teams toward future excellence.
• Demonstrated project and program management expertise, with deep understanding of automotive systems, program launches, and technology evolution.
• Strong passion for people development, mentoring, and building team capability.
• Experience managing complex operations and launches across multiple locations.
• This role requires up to 40% domestic and international travel.

Nice To Haves

• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Experience working in a unionized manufacturing environment.
• Proven expertise in electrical manufacturing engineering and process optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high-performing teams, setting clear objectives and driving results through visionary thinking and execution.
• Provide strategic direction and inspire large, diverse teams to deliver on organizational priorities, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration across functions.
• Champion the achievement of our organization’s lighthouse goals—such as software/hardware design in-house and achieving Electrical First-Time Quality (E-FTQ) targets- by aligning team efforts, resources, and initiatives to these priorities.
• Solve complex problems for manufacturing operations by anticipating challenges, removing obstacles, and guiding teams to deliver effective solutions that support our 5-year vision.
• Drive enterprise-level impact by shaping strategies, policies, and processes that influence multiple plants and functions, ensuring scalability and sustainability of solutions.
• Mentor and develop talent, fostering a people-first culture and building organizational capability to deliver on business needs.
• Build and nurture strategic relationships across software, engineering, quality, manufacturing, and program management team to synergize efforts.
• Drive innovation in manufacturing software and process, equipment, and product strategy, supporting plant launches and continuous improvement.
• Foster a forward-thinking work culture that embraces change and navigates future organizational and industry challenges.

Benefits

• From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees