Staff TPM: AV Bench & HiL Ecosystem Lead

General Motors Company; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Company is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Bench & HiL Ecosystem in Sunnyvale. You will drive cross-functional execution across hardware, software, compute, sensors, and AI training labs, coordinating with Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Engineering to ensure timely milestones and production readiness.

This role requires managing complex supplier ecosystems and influencing external partners to meet ambitious AV platform delivery goals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Supplier Management, Systems Engineering, or Complex Program Leadership.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end execution and coordination across strategic suppliers supporting vehicle platform and AV development programs.
• Manage timelines, technical dependencies, risks, and escalation paths across hardware, software, and infrastructure domains.
• Partner with Purchasing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Program teams to ensure supplier deliverables align with vehicle development milestones and production readiness targets.
• Lead issue resolution, recovery planning, and executive-level escalation management.
• Track execution performance including schedule adherence, quality, integration readiness, and cost impacts.
• Drive accountability across external partners supporting compute platforms, sensors, middleware, diagnostics, networking, firmware, validation and AV infrastructure.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding, development milestones, validation readiness, and change management processes.
• Support sourcing strategy and supplier engagement activities for future platform scalability and risk mitigation.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Supplier Management

Cross-functional Leadership

Automotive/Robotics knowledge

Job description

General Motors Company is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Bench & HiL Ecosystem in Sunnyvale. You will drive cross-functional execution across hardware, software, compute, sensors, and AI training labs, coordinating with Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Engineering to ensure timely milestones and production readiness.

This role requires managing complex supplier ecosystems and influencing external partners to meet ambitious AV platform delivery goals.