Technology Program & Governance Manager

GM Performance Power Units; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

401(k) plan including company match

Life insurance and disability coverage

32 days annual leave

Financial advisor access

Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

On-site dining

On-site gym

GM vehicle purchase/lease program

Free on-site EV charging

Job summary

GM Performance Power Units in Concord, NC is seeking a Technology Program & Governance Manager to lead a portfolio of technology initiatives across multiple disciplines. This onsite role requires coordinating between business stakeholders, technology teams, suppliers, and procurement to ensure projects are well-defined, governed, and aligned with business objectives.

Responsibilities include leading planning, budgeting, risk management, and reporting; facilitating governance boards and change

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex technology programmes and projects with strong governance.
• Strong business analysis and requirements gathering skills.
• Experience across infra, cybersecurity, software development, ERP, PLM, data and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, scheduling, budgeting, risks and dependencies for technology programmes.
• Coordinate governance forums and steering committees; report progress to executives.
• Liaise with procurement, suppliers and internal technology teams; manage third-party resources.

Skills

Programme governance

Stakeholder management

Business analysis

Vendor management

Executive communication

Risk management

Education

Project Management certification

Business Analysis certification

Tools

ERP systems

PLM

Data analytics tools

Job description

GM Performance Power Units - Concord, NC
Technology Program & Governance Manager - Onsite
Job Summary
GM Performance Power Units is seeking an experienced Technology Program & Governance Manager to join our Digital Technology team. This role is responsible for leading and coordinating a portfolio of technology initiatives across multiple functional disciplines.
The successful candidate will act as the central point of coordination between business stakeholders, technology teams, suppliers, and procurement functions, ensuring projects are well-defined, governed, and aligned with organizational objectives.
This is a highly visible role requiring strong stakeholder management, business analysis capability, programme governance expertise, and the ability to deliver a variety of business-critical technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Program & Project Delivery

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of technology projects and programmes, managing multiple concurrent initiatives with varying levels of complexity and business impact.
• Establish project plans, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, and resource requirements.
• Track delivery progress and provide regular status reporting to stakeholders, leadership, and executives, ensuring delivery risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated.
• Facilitate and support Steering Committees, project boards, and stakeholder review meetings.

Business Analysis & Requirements Management

• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and discovery sessions to gather, analyse, and document high-quality business requirements, functional specifications, process maps, and supporting documentation.
• Translate business needs into clear and actionable requirements for technical delivery teams.
• Support solution evaluation and option assessments where required.

Supplier & Procurement Management

• Act as a key liaison between technology teams, procurement, and external suppliers, supporting vendor selection, RFP/RFQ processes, contract reviews, and commercial evaluations.
• Monitor supplier performance against agreed deliverables, milestones, and service commitments.
• Help coordinate third-party resources and ensure effective integration with internal teams.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships across business and all technology functions.
• Facilitate collaboration between technical specialists, business leaders, and external partners.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and drive alignment on priorities, scope, and delivery outcomes.
• Act as a trusted advisor for project governance, delivery practices, and business change.

Continuous Improvement

• Promote project management best practices, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of PMO processes, templates, and reporting.
• Support portfolio planning and prioritisation activities across the Digital Technology function.

Change Governance & Change Management

• Own and continuously improve the technology change governance framework, ensuring changes are planned, assessed, approved, and implemented in a controlled manner.
• Coordinate change review activities, maintaining visibility of technology changes, dependencies, risks, and impacts across Digital Technology teams, suppliers, and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate change governance forums and ensure appropriate operational, security, technical, and business approvals are obtained prior to implementation.
• Drive effective communication, reporting, and organisational readiness activities to maximise the successful adoption and delivery of technology change.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex technology programmes and projects, with strong risk, issue, budget, and dependency management capability.
• Strong business analysis and requirements gathering skills.
• Experience working across diverse technology domains, such as infrastructure, cybersecurity, software development, enterprise applications, ERP, PLM, data, and analytics.
• Experience running governance forums, steering committees, change control forums and programme reviews, with a demonstrated ability to manage senior stakeholders and executive audiences.
• Experience working with procurement teams and managing third-party suppliers.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities & verticals simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within high-performance, engineering, manufacturing, motorsport, automotive, or similarly fast-paced environments.
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Familiarity with enterprise technology platforms, cloud services, cybersecurity programmes, ERP systems, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Project Management certification. (PRINCE2, PMP, MSP, AgilePM, or equivalent)
• Business Analysis certification. (BCS, IIBA, or equivalent)

Ready to be part of a team that pushes boundaries both on and off the track? At GM Performance Power Units, we are developing a new era of performance for the Formula 1 grid. Joining us means entering a startup racing environment backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, giving you the rare opportunity to help build a world-class program from day one. We believe in rewarding innovation and powering potential. As part of our team, you’ll benefit from a competitive and comprehensive package designed to support your performance, well-being, and future, helping you thrive at every level.

That includes access to:

• Bonus scheme
• Private healthcare
• 401(k) plan including company match
• Employee-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• 32 days annual leave
• Free financial advisor access
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Subsidized on-site dining
• On-site gym
• Discounted
• GM vehicle purchase/lease program
• Free on-site EV charging for personal GM vehicles

It’s all part of our commitment to creating a workplace that’s as high-performing and forward-thinking as the people who make it succeed.Join us—and help power what’s next.

Why Join Us

You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability and performance of a next-generation Formula 1 power unit. Our culture rewards precision, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of performance.

Please note: GM Performance Power Units and all affiliated companies are Equal Opportunity employer(s). Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information regarding the EEOC, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf.