Sr. Manager Vehicle Software

Job Description

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report onsite at the Mountain View Technical Center - Mountain View Technical Center at least three times per week minimum or other frequency dictated by the business. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

About the Role 

General Motors is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as the Sr. Manager of Software Engineering, Vehicle User Interface (UI). As a global leader in the automotive industry, General Motors is committed to delivering high-quality vehicles that exceed customer expectations. The Sr. Manager of Software Engineering, Vehicle UI Frameworks will play a critical role in ensuring that our products meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, and durability, with a specific focus on user interface software and other types of interactions in the in-vehicle software. 

• Leadership & Team Management: Lead, guide, and direct a large technical team responsible for delivering engineering outputs aligned with the Vehicle Development Process.
• Technical Oversight: Provide technical leadership to the team, ensuring high-quality engineering deliverables that support business objectives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Interact and collaborate with various teams across multiple functions to ensure smooth integration and alignment.
• Innovation & Initiative: Lead the team in adopting new methods, technologies, or initiatives, even in the absence of established procedures.
• Target Achievement: Guide the team to meet or exceed performance and delivery targets.
• Communication: Conduct regular team meetings, communicate corporate policies and procedures, leadership directives, and safety messages.
• Vision & Strategy: Develop and communicate a vision and strategy specific to functional responsibilities, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Performance Management: Review deliverables, provide constructive feedback, and conduct performance interventions when necessary. Administer compensation plans and participate in compensation discussions.
• Issue Resolution: Identify and remove roadblocks, resolving potential issues proactively to ensure team success

Additional Job Description

Specific job responsibilities include: 

• Help shape a technical roadmap for in-vehicle software. 
• Lead an engineering team building software with quality and predictability. 
• Develop and enhance processes where needed. 
• Collaborate across the organization to identify dependencies. 
• Build an effective engineering team, continually growing the skills of team members and recruiting talent to ensure we have domain specific knowledge. 

Qualifications/Requirements 

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering or a related field. Advanced degree preferred. 
• 15 years of experience in software development 
• 5 years of team leadership 
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team. 
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen attention to detail. 
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization. 
• Strong, full stack knowledge of application and OS software. 

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment. 
• Expertise in managing and leading complex projects and assignments 
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills 
• Demonstrated ability to work in an action-oriented decision-making environment 
• Must plan to anticipate risks associated with projects/tasks and have a plan to mitigate the risks in highly visible environments 

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington

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