Staff Program Manager - Corporate Strategy, Development, and Planning Group

General Motors; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a visionary Staff Program Manager to lead strategic IT programs within GM’s Global Planning, Design, and Product IT organization. You will drive cross-functional initiatives from concept through delivery, partnering with engineering, product, and executive teams to clarify goals and ensure timely execution.

This role requires 8+ years in program management in complex enterprise environments, a degree in engineering or computer science, and strong leadership and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in program management or engineering leadership in complex enterprise environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or Associate’s with equivalent experience).
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale, cross-functional programs, ideally data-centric.

Responsibilities

• Define scope, objectives, milestones, deliverables, and success metrics for program initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration across stakeholders to ensure cohesive execution.
• Identify risks, mitigation plans, and third-party impacts; develop roadmaps and governance.
• Communicate status and progress with concise presentations and data-driven insights.
• Drive change management and ensure governance across engineering lifecycle and processes.
• Mentor program team members to foster excellence and accountability.

Skills

Program management

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Mentoring

Jira/Confluence

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s in Engineering/CS

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job Description At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard -from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features. Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

The Role

We are looking for a visionary Staff Program Manager to lead strategic IT programs within GM’s Global Planning, Design, and Product IT organization. In this highly cross-functional and strategic role, you will drive complex Global Planning, Design, and Product IT initiatives from concept through delivery. You will collaborate closely with engineering, product, and executive teams to bring clarity to ambiguity, foster alignment across diverse stakeholders, and champion delivery excellence. You will shape the roadmap, governance, and change management practices required to drive responsible, scalable, and high-impact transformation across the company.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with cross-functional leads to define scope, objectives, milestones, deliverables, and measurable success metrics for program initiatives.
• Champion cross-functional collaboration, connecting dots across stakeholder organizations, including adjacent work activity, pending requirements, leverageable technology assets, potential conflicts, integration across release cadences, to ensure cohesive execution.
• Manage and coordinate sequencing dependent work to ensure it is understood and on track, and if not on track, determine the best path forward (and execute against it).
• Identify all risks and potential issues, including early warning signals, mitigation plans, and third-party impacts.
• Develop and execute mitigation plans for roadblocks, issues, and bottlenecks.
• Exhibit clear and concise communication to all levels, displaying professionalism through compelling presentations that utilize storytelling and metrics to display program progress and insights.
• Communicate status, issues, risks, dependencies and impacts effectively and in an unbiased, action-based manner.
• Provide all relevant metrics of progress, status, and actions.
• Drive strategic roadmaps with clear capabilities and priorities, ensuring completeness of product requirements and seamless integration across teams.
• Effectively manage Program scope and prioritization.
• Incorporate best practices in workflows, change management, and engineering lifecycle—identify opportunities to create and streamline processes, enhance efficiency, and optimize impact.
• This would demonstrate the impact to specific programs, with engineering managers, and at a total PMO level.
• Apply business acumen and domain expertise to expertly execute programs, blend program management techniques, process, and tools.
• Ensure change management and governance practices are followed.
• Serve as the escalation point for all program-related issues, bottlenecks, and risks—owning resolution and ensuring momentum.
• Ensure engineering work is managed within tools like Jira, maintaining transparency and accountability.
• Mentor and guide program team members, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous improvement, and operational efficiency.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 8+ years of experience in program management, technical project/program leadership, or engineering within complex enterprise environments
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or Associate’s degree with equivalent practical experience)
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale, cross-functional programs, ideally in data-centric domains.
• Demonstrated ability to drive collaboration across technical and business teams to deliver cohesive, high impact outcomes.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Effective leadership and mentoring skills, with a history of fostering innovation, accountability, and team alignment
• Deep understanding of program management methodologies and proficiency with tools such as Jira and Confluence

What will give you a competitive edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Advanced degree in Program Management, Computer Science, Engineering, or an MBA with a technical focus
• Experience managing complex, cross functional programs, including roadmap planning and execution oversight.
• Experience with applications within Global Planning, Design, and Product IT organization (Team Center, Planisware, Momentum, etc)
• Familiarity with building dashboards and reporting tools using AI enhanced tools (JIRA, Glean, etc) to support data-driven decision-making.

SCOPE AND IMPACT

Sets objectives and takes responsibility for achieving metrics and Key Performance Indicators that directly influence the attainment of results, providing measurable contributions to functional outcomes and aligning with GM's strategic priorities. Contributes innovative, impactful ideas, and leads large projects with broad visibility. Develops, plans, and implements solutions that require integration of multiple related teams or larger teams of both internal and external stakeholders. Champions change management and role models GM’s behaviors necessary to maintain a productive team without inhibiting individuality and personal diversity. May serve as an indirect leader within their function. Their contributions drive the delivery of results that impact various departments and or functions and directly contribute to execution of functional strategies.

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week (or other frequency dictated by their manager). This job may be eligible for relocation benefits. This position requires the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis and successfully complete a Motor Vehicle Report review.

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