Change Management jobs in Canada

Hybrid Position: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Markham Elevation Centre (MEC) three times per week, at minimum.

• Own the Solution Assurance strategy for the VMEC steering controls software products by defining and maintaining the testing roadmap
• Lead Built-in-Quality (BiQ) improvement initiatives and metrics development for the Steering ART
• Proactively work with ART Leadership team to strategize short-term and long-term actions as relevant to quality improvement and update backlogs
• Own quality metrics and testing results, by frequent analysis of the data and guiding the ART, Software Quality Assurance scrum and other scrum teams to improve their software products iteratively
• Continuously engage with all the internal and external stakeholders to stay up-to-date on the latest enterprise-level best practices for software development and contribute to the vision of software development life cycle requirements
• Champion cross-functional process improvements with other organizations and teams contributing to the software products.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the Software Quality Assurance scrum, as well as other ART members.
• Guide and ensure proper practices of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) methodology, including development of Behavior Technical Specifications (BTS)
• Own the test scripts development, software regression test result triage and troubleshooting, at different levels of test pyramid.
• Communicate vision, roadmap, and improvement opportunities to the leadership team
• Provide clear visibility into ART progress, risks, and issues for leadership and stakeholders, focused on Testing/Quality metrics and milestones
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by identifying bottlenecks and implementing actionable enhancement plans, leveraging embedding practices for Built-In Quality, DevOps, and CI/CD
• You will directly lead the team’s progression toward Co-Simulated virtual testing in nightly build environments by monitoring reports and dashboards daily, and engaging the Software Quality teams to resolve issues
• Bring an innovative, agile mindset to help the team re-think its testing methodologies & processes. Deep understanding of testing flow, and test strategies that fit into the larger software quality question is important
• Provide leadership and technical mentorship to junior Software Quality Assurance team members, and serve as a reviewer of their test plans
• Participate in the Agile Team and Agile ceremonies as required
• Interface with GM internal teams – Co-sim integration team, Calibrators, Vehicle Integration Teams, etc.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Software, Mechanical, Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of embedded software development experience, preferably in the vehicle dynamics domain
• Working experience with C, Python and Robot framework
• Demonstrated experience on SIL/HIL or other virtual environments and associated tools and platforms Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a geographically dispersed team
• Excellent time management, oral and written communication skills
• Experience with automotive software standards, test methods/procedures, and build processes; behavior-driven development and test-driven development (TDD and BDD)
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Experience with software configuration management processes and tools (eg: Atlassian Jira, Optimus, Git Suites, etc.)
• Experience working with software development and testing tools and pipelines, using BDD methods
• Knowledge of the software development process
• High analytical ability and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver on schedule
• Must be legally allowed to work in Canada and able to travel to the US

• Master’s or PhD degree in Mechatronics, Software, Mechanical, Electrical or Computer Engineering
• Experience with large-scale Agile frameworks and Continuous Delivery environments
• Demonstrated success in leading organizational change (processes and practices) and large-scale projects.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILLNEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
• Healthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.
• Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.
• Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension 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 Employee Assistance Program.
• GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family and friends.

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