Strategic IT Program Lead - Cross-Functional PMO

Jobtailor; Missouri; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GM in Missouri seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead strategic IT programs across Global Planning, Design, and Product IT. You will drive initiatives from concept to delivery, define scope and milestones, and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes.

The role emphasizes risk management, governance, and mentoring, with a focus on data-centric programs and improving engineering lifecycle processes within a large enterprise.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in program management, technical project 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.
• Ability to drive collaboration across technical and business teams.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced degree in Program Management, Computer Science, Engineering, or an MBA with a technical focus preferred.
• Experience with Team Center, Planisware, Momentum, or similar applications preferred.
• Familiarity with AI-enhanced dashboard and reporting tools such as Jira and Glean preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic IT programs within GM’s Global Planning, Design, and Product IT organization.
• Drive complex initiatives from concept through delivery.
• Define program scope, objectives, milestones, deliverables, and success metrics.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration and dependent work sequencing.
• Identify risks, issues, dependencies, and third-party impacts; develop mitigation plans.
• Communicate program status, risks, dependencies, impacts, metrics, and actions through clear presentations.
• Drive strategic roadmaps, capabilities, priorities, product requirements, and team integration.
• Manage program scope and prioritization.
• Improve workflows, change management, engineering lifecycle processes, efficiency, and PMO impact.
• Apply program management techniques, processes, tools, business acumen, and domain expertise.
• Ensure governance and change management practices are followed.
• Serve as escalation point for program issues, bottlenecks, and risks.
• Manage engineering work in Jira and maintain transparency and accountability.
• Mentor and guide program team members.

Skills

Program Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Jira Proficiency

Analytical Problem-Solving

Leadership and Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Advanced Degree in Program Management

MBA with Technical Focus

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Team Center

Planisware

Momentum

Glean

Job description

GM in Missouri seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead strategic IT programs across Global Planning, Design, and Product IT. You will drive initiatives from concept to delivery, define scope and milestones, and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes.

The role emphasizes risk management, governance, and mentoring, with a focus on data-centric programs and improving engineering lifecycle processes within a large enterprise.