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Assistant Program Manager, Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) Program Development - GM Defense

General Motors • $75K — $95K *
Warren, MI 48089Hybrid
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 5+ years in project or program coordination, scheduling, or related role
  • Experience with project scheduling tools like Microsoft Project
  • Understanding of program management principles (WBS, schedule logic)
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills
  • Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
  • U.S. citizenship required due to contract provisions

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for ISV contracts
  • Perform regular schedule updates and validate inputs from functional owners
  • Coordinate identification and tracking of risks and opportunities
  • Support end-to-end PCCR process execution and documentation
  • Assist in preparing dashboards and reports for program management
  • Help drive consistency across multiple contract deliverables
  • Support process improvement initiatives and training for new team members

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment
  • Opportunities for periodic travel
  • Professional development and growth potential
  • Access to advanced project management tools
  • Collaborative work culture across engineering and manufacturing teams
Full Job Description
Job Description

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan three times per week, at minimum, or other frequency dictated by the business with periodic travel to Concord, NC and customer locations.

The Role:

The Assistant Program Manager - Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) Program Development supports the planning, coordination, and day-to-day execution of ISV program activities across contracts, engineering, manufacturing, and sustainment. This role is responsible for developing and managing the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) as a contract deliverable, creating and tracking risks and opportunities tied to materiel, manufacturing, and process costs, supporting execution of the Program Content Change Request (PCCR) process, and submitting contract deliverables to customers.

This position helps ensure data accuracy, schedule integrity, and disciplined program execution in support of the Program Manager and the broader ISV leadership team.

What You'll Do:
Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) Management
  • Develop, maintain, and baseline the Integrated Master Schedule for assigned ISV contracts and work directives in alignment with contractual requirements and internal standards
  • Break down contract scope into logically linked tasks, milestones, and dependencies, ensuring alignment with the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and cost charging structures
  • Perform regular schedule status updates, including progress, dates, and logic, and validate inputs from functional owners to ensure the IMS reflects current plans and approved changes
  • Prepare IMS deliverables and schedule reports for customer submittals, internal reviews, and senior leadership briefings
Risk and Opportunity Management
  • Coordinate identification, documentation, and tracking of risks and opportunities related to materiel, manufacturing, and process costs across the ISV portfolio
  • Facilitate working sessions with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, and IPS to capture new items, assess impact and likelihood, and define mitigation or exploitation actions
  • Maintain the risk and opportunity register with clear ownership, due dates, and status updates
  • Support regular risk and opportunity reviews and reporting to ISV leadership and customers
  • Link risks and opportunities to IMS activities and cost elements so impacts are visible in both schedule and financial performance views
Program Content Change Request (PCCR) Support
  • Support end-to-end execution of the PCCR process for ISV Integration, from intake and scoping through approval and implementation
  • Coordinate with Engineering, Contracts, Finance, Manufacturing, and IPS to gather requirements, technical content, and cost and schedule impacts needed to evaluate each PCCR
  • Ensure approved PCCR decisions are reflected in the IMS, risk and opportunity register, cost structures, and other affected program artifacts
  • Maintain PCCR logs, status dashboards, and supporting documentation to provide a clear audit trail and timely stakeholder communication
Program Integration and Reporting
  • Assist the Program Manager in preparing and maintaining dashboards, one-pagers, and recurring reports that connect scope, schedule, risk, and cost across the ISV portfolio
  • Coordinate inputs for internal and external reviews, including Army Program Management Reviews, technical reviews, and internal operating reviews related to schedule, risk and opportunity status, and change content
  • Support compilation, coordination, quality checks, and on-time submission of contract deliverables to customers, including required schedule, reporting, and supporting data packages
  • Help drive consistency of data and messaging across CDRLs, IMS deliverables, risk reports, PCCR documentation, and customer-facing contract deliverables
Process Discipline and Continuous Improvement
  • Execute and help refine standard operating procedures for IMS maintenance, risk and opportunity management, and PCCR handling within the ISV Integration team
  • Identify recurring issues, data quality gaps, and process inefficiencies, and support implementation of improvements such as templates, checklists, simple automation, and tool enhancements
  • Support training and onboarding of new team members on schedule, risk, and PCCR processes and tools


Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications)
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 5+ years of experience in project or program coordination, scheduling, business operations, or a related role within automotive, aerospace, defense, or other complex product environments
  • Hands-on experience with project scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project or equivalent, along with strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
  • Basic understanding of program management disciplines, including WBS, schedule logic, risk and issue management, and change control
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills with close attention to detail and data integrity
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and summarize complex topics clearly
  • Candidate must either be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee) or a non-U.S. Person who is eligible to obtain any required export control authorization.
  • U.S. citizenship required to comply with federal government contract provision expressly restricting role to U.S. citizens


What Will Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualification)
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Systems Management, or a related field
  • Experience supporting U.S. Department of Defense or other government programs, including exposure to CDRLs, IMS expectations, or formal risk management practices
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-881, WBS structures, or similar standards for structuring work on defense programs
  • Experience with risk and opportunity management frameworks and related tools, including databases, dashboards, or trackers
  • Exposure to change management processes such as ECR/ECO, PCCR, or contract modifications in a program or engineering environment

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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 hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.The selected candidate will be required to travel

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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
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