General Motors is seeking a Scrum Leader to support the definition, design, and development of Drive mode requirements and controls software for GM vehicles, directly impacting customer experience.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience with proven embedded software development
- Ability to set and balance priorities efficiently
- Understanding of GM Vehicle Development Process
- Proficient oral and written communication skills, and presentation skills
- Proficient in C or C++
- Proficient in model-based development (MATLAB/Simulink)
- SAFe Scrum Lead or Product Owner certified
Responsibilities
- Be the servant leader, lean-agile leader, and coach for a Scrum Team on the ART
- Develop and deliver software in Embedded C
- Plan and manage the team’s workload and capacity, including developers – SW Engineers (SWE) and Controls Design Engineers (CDE) – Sub-System Lead Engineers (SSLEs), and SW Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineers
- Facilitate Scrum team meetings, such as daily stand ups (DSU), Iteration Planning, Iteration Review, Peer and Code Reviews, Retrospectives
- Facilitate Scrum team activities and present to the ART during ART ceremonies such at Inspect and Adapt, including System Demos, and Program Increment (PI) Planning
- Escalate problems to the right people at the right time, but only after team’s internal attempts
- Collaborate with the ART Release Train Engineer (RTE), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), and other Scrum Leads on matters of SAFe and VMEC processes and metrics as well as ART and Scrum meetings
Other
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or other applicable Engineering focuses
- Ability to facilitate meetings and drive a positive team culture
- Strong ability to function within and drive change
- Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills to effectively lead the development team and collaborate with varying levels of the organization as needed
- High level of integrity; ability to deal with ambiguity; take initiative/self-directed
