General Motors is transforming the future of transportation through software-defined vehicles and advanced platform technologies. The Staff Program Manager - Platform Developer Tools for Virtualization Product, will partner with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to scope and deliver customer-centric solutions at scale.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of program management methodologies (Agile, hybrid, scaled delivery models) and proficiency with tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Agile planning platforms (e.g., Jira Align)
- 3+ years leading enterprise-scale programs in embedded controls, software infrastructure, virtualization, or CI/CD environments.
- Familiarity with building dashboards and reporting tools using BI platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker) to support data-driven decision-making
Responsibilities
- Define and manage Virtualization Product scope, program timelines, resources, and dependencies, proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
- Own end-to-end program execution across portfolio initiatives, ensuring timely delivery, quality outcomes, and alignment with business goals.
- Deliver Virtualization Products for Embedded Platform Product teams to enable testing for Application and Infrastructure software development, Calibration development, and Program-specific objectives/deliverables.
- Champion cross-functional collaboration and serve as a facilitator across organizational boundaries, proactively identifying dependencies, resolving blockers, and enabling teams to work together effectively toward shared objectives via cohesive execution from customer requirement to virtual CoSim integration and downstream user testing.
- Define, orchestrate, and lead milestone execution plan for critical program milestones, ensuring on-time delivery and proactive escalation of blockers.
- Ensure all engineering work is accurately reflected in tools like Jira and Jira Align, maintaining transparency and accountability.
- Design and maintain program scorecards, dashboards, and key performance metrics to provide clear visibility into status, ownership, risks, and overall health of initiatives.
Other
- 8+ years of experience in engineering, program management, or technical project/program leadership within complex enterprise environments
- Demonstrated success leading large-scale, cross-functional programs
- Proven ability to drive collaboration across technical and business teams to deliver cohesive, high-impact outcomes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences
- Effective leadership and mentoring skills, with a track record of fostering innovation, accountability, and team alignment
- This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office three times per week, at minimum.
- This position can be located in Michigan (Hybrid) or Canada (remote).
