Staff Program Manager - Infotainment & Connectivity PMO

General Motors•Warren, MI

32d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. We are seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead programs involving on-prem AV systems (labs, benches, HILs, dev kits, data ingest and supporting network infrastructure) and to drive plans addressing gaps in people, infrastructure, and capacity.â¯As a Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM) within the AV Infrastructure team at GM, you will play a critical role in driving the development, testing, and delivery of complex, large-scale traditional and AI enhanced infrastructure to accelerate the delivery of next-generation autonomy software. You will work alongside AV infrastructure and software teams to help drive the scale and efficient use of these on-prem hardware & software platforms. Additionally, you'll handle running project timelines, resources, and scope across multiple teams, ensuring alignment among all partners, and driving projects efficiently. This role requires a blend of technical ability, leadership, and critical thinking to innovate and drive the team toward achieving GM's goals.

Requirements

Proven experience in technical program management, especially with production systems and networking infrastructure
Proven experience with managing Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems, supporting software development and test through simulation
Experience with system BOM development and standardizations
Experience with on-prem datacenter footprint capacity planning
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and executive leadership
Strong systems thinking with the ability to connect high-level architecture to on-the-ground execution details
Familiarity with project tracking and status reporting tools like Jira and Confluence
Passionate about AV technology and its impact on the world
BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or 15+ years of an equivalent technical experience in complex technical systems, demonstrating a strong track record of successful project delivery

Nice To Haves

Deep familiarity with hybrid cloud architectures
Strong experience with both production and lab-based test bench configurations

Responsibilities

Partner with Technical Leads of customer engineering teams to turn their technical specs into achievable implementation roadmaps, including planning milestones and identifying cross-team dependencies including RACI framework integrations
Drive the formulation and review of department roadmaps and objectives on a quarterly and monthly cadence
Work with Engineering Managers to ensure teams take on a balanced assignment of critical initiatives, iterative improvements, and proactive engineering excellence investments. Support calculation of team capacity vs estimated workload, and ensure teams can deliver on their commitments
Define and track KPIs, program metrics, and validation milestones to ensure timely delivery of engineering achievements
Work with Technical Leads on design decisions, and contribute to the department design reviews to ensure we continue to raise our technical standards
Ensure smooth execution of programs and continuously improve execution over time
Proactively identify risks and blockers across software and operations-and drive mitigation plans in real time
Lead program reviews with technical and executive stakeholders across AI Developer Experience teams
Establish confidence from partner teams to continuously minimize distractions or conflicts and push groups to improve their output

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.

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