General Motors

Assistant Program Manager

General Motors • $70K — $95K *
Warren, MI 48089In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in design, business, engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Preferred experience supporting design or engineering functions
  • Strong facilitation skills adaptable to various audiences
  • Ability to work proactively in a collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
  • Detail-oriented with strong project management capabilities

Responsibilities

  • Support Program Manager in delivering Global Vehicle Development Process goals
  • Manage and deliver Design milestones using GVDP processes
  • Represent Design’s interests in cross-functional teams
  • Facilitate Program Operations Meetings to track program issues
  • Act as the primary contact for Design in assigned programs
  • Ensure visibility of program status and manage potential risks
  • Develop strategic relationships across various organizational functions

Benefits

  • Potential eligibility for relocation benefits
  • Engagement in world-class vehicle design and development
  • Opportunity to work cross-functionally with various teams
  • Access to innovative projects and technological advancements
  • Possibility to influence key decision-making processes in automotive design
Full Job Description
Job Description

Work Arrangement
This role requires an employee to be onsite on a full-time basis.

The Role
GM's Design Organization is seeking an Assistant Program Manager (APM) who will represent Design in Engineering and Program Teams, ensuring that our vehicles have world class craftsmanship, quality, usability, and an engaged customer experience. The successful candidate is highly skilled at program management, creative problem solving, has passion for working cross-functionally, and has the attention to detail to deliver extraordinary products that meet General Motors' purpose to pioneer the innovations that move and connect people to what matters.

What You'll Do
  • Directly support Program Manager with cross-functional execution of Global Vehicle Development Process (GVDP) deliverables with goal of 100% on-time performance with quality
  • Utilize the GVDP and Design sub-processes to manage and deliver specific Design milestones
  • Represent the voice of Design cross-functionally to ensure deliverables and decisions are met per process and drive accountability as the neutral voice of the program internally
  • Facilitate Program Operations Meetings (POPs) to track and resolve program issues, including documenting decisions and tracking action items to closure
  • Act as Design's single-point-of-contact for all cross-functional stakeholders for assigned programs
  • Make program status highly visible, anticipate potential program risks, and support issue escalation
  • Demonstrate ability to bring stakeholders together to resolve issues quickly and effectively.
  • Work with all levels of the organization, including facilitating Executive Chief Engineer (ECE) reviews and VP of Design reviews as needed
  • Develop and maintain strategic relationships between Vehicle Program Management, Advanced Vehicle Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Design functions
  • Utilize Momentum timing tools and author change requests in the Program Change Management (PCM) System
  • Maintain the Design Fabrication Bill of Properties
  • Follow and support property builds at Design Fabrication for assigned programs


Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
  • Bachelor's Degree qualifications in design, business, engineering, or equivalent work experience
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience supporting design or engineering functions is preferred
  • Strong facilitation skills with ability to adapt style to suit different audiences and situations
  • Ability to be predictive and proactive in a high-tempo work environment that is dependent on collaboration, decisiveness, and innovative thinking
  • Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
  • High level of project management skills
  • Detail oriented problem-solver
  • Self-motivated and ability to work with minimal direction
  • Strong team building and interpersonal skills


What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
  • 7+ years of relevant experience
  • Comprehensive understanding of Global Vehicle Product Development
  • Familiarity with AI tools for automation and documentation
  • Excellence in storytelling and facilitation, as demonstrated by driving timely decisions with stakeholder groups to move programs forward.
  • Change management skills, from experiences anticipating and managing the impact of design and content changes
  • 5+ years of experience building strong relationships with cross-functional partners and Design leaders at various levels of the organization. Skilled in influencing without authority to propel projects to the right outcomes.

Sponsorship: 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.
GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

About General Motors

General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Learn more about General Motors
Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
NASDAQ
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