Controls Readiness Team Lead

Job Description

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report onsite at the Milford or Warren Michigan GM facilities at least three times per week minimum or other frequency dictated by the business.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

Controls Readiness Team (CRT) Lead:  A new Vehicle Intelligence Platform (VIP) Portfolio Role! 

VIP Execution Executive leadership is committed to milestone success and continues to work towards establishing a strong foundation of CRT Leads!  CRT Leads already has a successful and proven impact to GM’s leading VIP program (production) milestones.  We are seeking PROACTIVE, HIGH ENERGY LEADERS to join us in the continued pursuit of ZERO Soft Part Unknowns, ZERO Program Delay Due Late Changes, and ZERO Milestone Readiness Issues.

Responsible for leading a cross-discipline, CRT, with focus on vehicle controls production readiness and change management for Global Electrification, Controls, SW & Electronics (GECSE).

Proactively plan, track, analyze, and prompt risk management plans for X-SMT part level release issues that could impact product launch, production, and running changes

Facilitate CRT activities to support intended parts at the appropriate fidelity and/or functional safety level for APPV, PPV, MVB-ns, and MVB-s, SORP and post-SORP milestones.

BEHAVIORS

• Demonstrates a high level of integrity and respect, maintaining a credible rapport with key stakeholders, while navigating through continuous complex, ambiguous challenges

• Strong ability to communicate clearly and concisely

• Provides guidance and mentoring as needed

• Contributes to strategic Planning and Execution responsibilities

Additional Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

PLANNING

• Lead Controls Readiness Team (CRT) to meet program timing objectives

• Serve as the subject matter expert for 'end to end' CRT processes and tools:

  • Soft Part Release (SPR)

  • Soft Part Distribution (SPD)

  • Engineering Change Management (ECM)

  • Global Product Delivery System (GPDS)

  • Global Enterprise Production Information Control System (GEPICS)

• Establish an embedded controls readiness 'single point contact' brand for production, service, and over-the-air updates

• Define program specific plans (i.e. ECR glide paths) to ensure readiness for vehicle launch, production, service, and OTA changes

• Facilitate CRT Activities to include regularly scheduled meetings, special topic/in-depth reviews, and urgent action plans (as needed)

• Use planning templates, processes, and tools as they are developed

EXECUTION

• Ensure on time and quality launch by achieving a " ready-to-build status" by each milestones’ Material Readiness Date (MRD)

• Maintains open lines of clear and concise communication amongst critical stakeholders (i.e.. CRT core members) on a day-to-day basis and in forums such as CRT Meetings, Vehicle Controls Integration Team (VCIT) Meetings, etc.  

• Support pertinent approval boards such as EE CAB and/or Program CAB to ensure successful implementation of engineering changes 

• Establish/maintain VeSCoM and engineering change release (ECR) traceability

• Maintain and analyze progression of all associated ECRs for a given VeSCoM

• Defines and expedites risk mitigation plans that could impact product launch, production, service, or OTA changes

• Escalate issues identified throughout the CRT processes as needed

• Use execution templates, processes, and tools as they are developed

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 2+ years of project management experience

• Working level knowledge of the following systems / processes:

  • GVDP (Global Vehicle Development Process)

  • Experience with Product Launches

  • Change Management

  • Effective written and verbal communication skills

  • Demonstrated interpersonal skills leading cross functional teams

• Effective at dealing with change and ambiguity

• Tenacity to thrive in a challenging environment

DESIRED SKILLS

• Ability to easily identify how issues are connected and affect outcomes

• 5+ years of Automotive experience, including project management

• Experience in one or more function