IT Program Manager

GM Financial

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in application development, ideally as a developer/technical lead or architect
  • Strong background in software development practices and architecture principles
  • Proficiency in managing software development teams across diverse languages and technologies
  • Experience with microservices and event-driven architecture
  • Familiarity with REST API development and integrations
  • Substantial knowledge of Azure and cloud technologies
  • Leadership skills to influence without authority and manage stakeholders effectively

Responsibilities

  • Lead tech standardization efforts to align technology with business needs
  • Support the development and execution of a reusable services backlog
  • Cultivate relationships with product teams to enhance reuse opportunities
  • Develop lifecycle processes for enterprise reusable services and tech standards
  • Document and present technical concepts to various audiences
  • Oversee planning activities for enterprise reusable services and related metrics
  • Champion financial aspects of the tech standards and reusable services team

Benefits

  • 401K matching from day one
  • 12 weeks of fully paid bonding leave for new parents
  • Tuition assistance for further education
  • Employee discounts on GM vehicles
  • Community service pay for volunteer activities
  • Nine designated company holidays
  • Flexible hybrid work environment with two days in the office per week
Full Job Description
Job Description

Responsibilities

About the role

GM Financial is set to change the auto finance industry and is leading the path with embarking on tech modernization - we have a startup mindset, preserve our small company culture, in a public company environment with financial stability and intense growth over a decade long history. We are data junkies and trust in data and insights to advance our business objectives. We take our goal of zero emission, zero collision, zero congestion and zero friction very seriously. We believe as the auto finance market leader we are in the driver seat to lead us in the GM EV mission to change the world. We are building global platforms, LAT-AM, Europe, China - our high performing talent needs a high performing leader. GMF is comprised of over 10,000 team members globally. Join our fin-tech culture within a Blue-Chip company where we are changing the way we use technology to support our customer and business. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Program Manager to join our Tech Standards & Enterprise Reusable Services capability to drive standardization and promote reuse as part of our NorthStar architecture. As a Technical Program Manager, you will play a critical role in driving and managing strategic technology initiatives related to architecture. Your expertise in program management, development practices, enterprise architecture, and financial services combined with a sound set of technical skills will be instrumental in ensuring the successful execution of complex projects and initiatives. We want a visionary leader to accelerate our transformation journey! If this excites you then we want, you!

In this role you will:
  • Communicate up and down the stack, interacting with executives, engineers and architects, business groups and shared services
  • Lead the tech standardization efforts to streamline technology and tools needed to support business need
  • Support building the reusable services backlog and help to execute development activities
  • Build and develop effective relationships with different product teams to find opportunities for reuse and promote usage of reusable services
  • Create an effective lifecycle process for enterprise reusable services and tech standards and think out of the box to deliver more with less resources
  • Help document and conduct presentations for technical, business and leadership audiences to promote reusable services and enforce tech standards
  • Lead the enterprise reusable services group planning activities across goals, KRs, KPIs etc.
  • Assist with change management activities for the team and beyond
  • Help design and implement workflows and other automations using low-code tools
  • Champion the financials of the tech standards & reusable team, yearly budget, and ongoing financial planning
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for process enhancements and driving operational efficiency within the program


Qualifications

What makes You an ideal candidate?
  • Experience in managing software development teams using a variety of programming languages and technologies
  • Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills to collaborate with different levels of hierarchy
  • Strong understanding of software development practices and architecture patterns & principles
  • Solid 10+ years of background in application development using Java/.Net as a developer/technical lead or architect
  • Experience in managing teams/programs utilizing microservices and event driven architecture
  • Strong experience in managing REST API development and onboarding different consumers internally and external
  • Substantial experience with cloud-related concepts & technologies, preferably Azure
  • Excellent project management skills, including the ability to create and manage program plans, budgets, and resources effectively
  • Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to drive consensus and manage stakeholders at all levels
  • Ability to Identify and understand technical dependencies between initiatives
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team


Education & Work Experience
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor's Degree in related field or additional equivalent work or military experience preferred
  • 7-10 years of experience in technology leadership roles required
  • 3-5 years of experience as a technical program management or development manager required
  • Financial services industry experience preferred


Licenses and Certifications
  • PMP certification preferred
  • Scrum Master Certification preferred


Additional Knowledge and Skills

Working effectively within an AI enabled environment:
  • Ability to use AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) to support daily work
  • Skills in evaluating AI outputs for accuracy, compliance, and bias
  • Experience integrating AI into workflows to improve efficiency or insights
  • Familiarity with AI assisted research, summarization, and content generation
  • Understanding of responsible AI use, including ethics and data protection


AI Skills Preferred:

  • Experience with AI assisted software development or automation
  • Knowledge of prompting techniques to improve output quality
  • Awareness of emerging GenAI capabilities and limitations


What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays.

Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility.

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in office.

NOTE:We are unable to consider candidates who require visa sponsorship for this position

This position is not open to agency submissions

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