Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Program Manager, Ultifi Design

Job Description

Hybrid: This position requires an employee to be onsite 1-3 days per week to support required workload.

We're dedicated to achieving our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. We are looking for people who are passionate about helping us create safer, better and more sustainable solutions for personal mobility. Our bold vision won't happen overnight, but just as we transformed how the world moved in the last century, we are committed to transforming how we move today and in the future.

Do you imagine a world of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion? We do. We place our customers at the center of everything we do, and we are creating vehicles that move humanity to that goal. The Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) team supports the definition, design, and development of continuously improving mobility services. SDV is a new vehicle intelligence platform that will underpin all our future innovations across a wide range of technological advancements, including EVs and expanded automated driving. This means that you can potentially put a fingerprint on the vehicles that drive down the road!

Our growing Ultifi Design team within SDV is seeking a highly-motivated, passionate and talentedProgram Manager to lead the creation and execution of software products in the user interface organization. As an Ultifi Design Program Manager, you are part of a product design team, creating experiences that touch millions of users across multiple vehicle brands and digital platforms. Your ability to manage process, projects, and people in a highly dynamic environment - with changing priorities and schedules - will be crucial to our team's success and our customers' satisfaction.

You will lead and facilitate the planning, execution, and delivery of Ultifi Design projects through concept to production. Your day-to-day project management and process guidance skills will ensure that user interface design activities meet project scope, schedule, and quality expectations throughout the entire product development life cycle.

Your day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Scope & Priority Management - Identifying and maintaining the scope of work to be performed prior to the start of that work. Working with solution management to ensure work priorities are aligned and represented in design team Kanbans.
• Schedule Management - Creating, updating, and maintaining deliverable timing.
• Stakeholder Management - Communicating with stakeholders, both in writing and verbally, and helping prepare and deliver presentations to stakeholders.
• Risk/Opportunity Management - Identifying and resolving issues/risks/blockers relevant to work, schedules, and/or resources. Escalating this information to managers as needed.
• Communication Management - Setting up meetings and agendas and following up on action items. Collaborating with the Ultifi Design teams on tasks.
• Leadership - Serving as a key contact for the project, able to advise and provide information.

Skills/Abilities:

• Proven in-depth knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project methodology and work experience on large-scale projects/programs with a successful delivery record
• Demonstrated experience in strategic and tactical planning
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills in risk/opportunity management
• Practical experience leading and influencing internal team members and external partners/stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including active listening
• Excellent analysis, problem-solving, team, interpersonal, negotiation, conflict management and time management skills
• Proven capability to set clear expectations and manage team performance
• Basic understanding of user centered design
• Understanding of software development technology and the product development lifecycle

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Product Design, Engineering or related
• 2 years of proven experience in program/project management, software, mobile, or related areas
• Familiarity with User Experience Design
• Certified SAFe Agile or experience with Agile Methodology
• Experience with Jira is a plus
• Must be a self-starter who excels in ambiguous situations
• Understanding of Systems Engineering principles
• Understanding of the Global Vehicle Development Process
• Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, interpersonal and communications (oral & written) skills

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

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