Staff Technical Program Manager — Bench & HiL Ecosystem

GM • Sunnyvale, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Staff Technical Program Manager — Bench & HiL Ecosystem drives cross-functional execution, supplier management, and strategic delivery alignment across next-generation benches, compute, sensor, and software platforms. The role manages complex supplier ecosystems supporting autonomous vehicle and software-defined vehicle bench development, coordinating execution across hardware, embedded software, platform infrastructure, AI training, and vehicle integration timelines. It operates across Vehicle, Compute and Sensor Hardware, Embedded Software, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and AV Platform Development, taking the HiL ecosystem from concept through production deployment.

The position is hybrid, with the selected candidate expected to report to a specific location at least three times a week or at another frequency set by their manager. Travel is under 25%. Relocation benefits are available to candidates who qualify under company policy. The role requires the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle regularly and successfully complete a Motor Vehicle Report review. GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in Technical Program Management, Supplier Management, Systems Engineering, or Complex Program Leadership.
• Experience managing strategic suppliers and cross-functional technical programs in automotive, aerospace, robotics, or distributed-systems environments.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems, compute platforms, vehicle E/E architecture, and software platform development.
• Experience driving hardware-software integration programs with external vendors and engineering partners.
• Demonstrated ability to manage supplier execution, technical dependencies, schedule risk, and escalations.
• Experience working with Purchasing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Engineering organizations.
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycle, validation cycles, and launch-readiness processes.
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership, executive communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to drive execution in highly ambiguous, fast-moving technical environments.
• Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis and successfully complete a Motor Vehicle Report review.
• Must not require GM immigration-related sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience supporting Autonomous Vehicle (AV) or Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) programs.
• Experience managing suppliers supporting compute platforms, sensors, networking, or embedded software systems.
• Knowledge of AV software development pipelines and CI/CD ecosystems.
• Experience supporting hardware bring-up, validation benches, HIL environments, or integration labs.
• Familiarity with sensor-stack integration, including camera, radar, and lidar.
• Experience managing global supplier ecosystems and complex technical escalations.
• Background in diagnostics, middleware, firmware, or platform infrastructure programs.
• Experience supporting SCx / L2+ / L3 autonomy feature deployments.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end execution and coordination across strategic suppliers supporting vehicle platform and AV development programs.
• Manage timelines, technical dependencies, risks, and escalation paths across hardware, software, and infrastructure domains.
• Partner with Purchasing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Program teams to align supplier deliverables with vehicle development milestones and production-readiness targets.
• Lead issue resolution, recovery planning, and executive-level escalation management.
• Track execution performance, including schedule adherence, quality, integration readiness, and cost impacts.
• Drive accountability across external partners supporting compute platforms, sensors, middleware, diagnostics, networking, firmware, validation, and AV infrastructure.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding, development milestones, validation readiness, and change-management processes.
• Support sourcing strategy and supplier engagement for future platform scalability and risk mitigation.

Benefits

• Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.
• GM provides employee benefits and directs candidates to its Total Rewards resources for details.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed