Product Manager II - GM Protection

GM Financial

$95K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong Product Management execution skills
  • Experience in Agile or SAFe environments
  • Ability to break down complex problems into structured scenarios
  • Proficient in managing cross-team dependencies
  • Knowledge of automotive F&I industry and aftermarket products
  • Understanding of automotive digital retailing and dealer management systems
  • Familiarity with APIs, system integrations, and data flow
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills across technical and business audiences
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
  • 2-4 years as a Product Owner/Manager on Agile Scrum teams
  • Agile Certifications required

Responsibilities

  • Prepare well-structured backlog items for team refinement
  • Write clear acceptance criteria for various scenarios
  • Break down high-level ideas into incremental deliverables
  • Work with stakeholders to define business requirements
  • Maintain backlog readiness for sprint cycles and PI planning
  • Track cross-team dependencies and resolve blockers
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure actionable requirements
  • Ensure backlog items reflect business workflows and data requirements
  • Utilize AI tools to enhance backlog preparation and requirement quality

Benefits

  • 401K matching
  • Bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid)
  • Tuition assistance
  • Training opportunities
  • GM employee auto discount
  • Community service pay
  • Nine company holidays
  • Flexible hybrid work environment (2-days a week in office)
Full Job Description
Job Description

Responsibilities

About the role

If you're driven to get results and would like to collaborate within a growing and fast-paced digital marketing team, then GM Financial may be the right place for you. The Product Manager II - GM Protection is responsible for driving innovation and continuous improvement within the GM Financial B2C/B2B channels. Reporting to the VP Product Management, the Product Owner II - GM Protection will drive the execution of a roadmap of features and experiences that exceed customer expectations and meet business objectives. You're a collaborator who can work closely among developers, UX designers, marketers, analytics teams and operations leaders. You'll understand some of GM Financial's key digital customer channels and you'll be recognized as a fierce advocate for putting the customer at the center of everything we do.

In this role you will:
  • Prepare well-structured backlog items in advance of team refinement sessions
  • Write clear and complete acceptance criteria that cover core scenarios and key variations
  • Break down high-level ideas into logical, incremental work that can be delivered iteratively
  • Work with key stakeholders to identify and define business requirements
  • Maintain backlog readiness to support sprint cycles and PI planning activities
  • Coordinate and track cross-team dependencies and follow through on blockers to resolution
  • Collaborate with engineering, architecture, internal GM Financial teams, and external partners to ensure requirements are complete and actionable
  • Ensure backlog items accurately reflect business workflows, data requirements, and system interactions
  • Apply AI tools to accelerate backlog preparation, improve requirement quality, and expand scenario coverage


Qualifications

What makes you a dream candidate?
  • Strong Product Management execution skills with the ability to prepare high-quality backlog items for team refinement
  • Experience working in Agile or SAFe delivery environments supporting sprint and PI planning activities
  • Ability to break down complex problems into structured scenarios and incremental work while identifying gaps, risks, and edge cases early
  • Strong ability to own cross-team dependencies and ensure coordinated execution across internal GM Financial teams and external partners
  • Working knowledge of the automotive F&I industry, including aftermarket products, lifecycle processes, and the roles of dealers, lenders, and third-party administrators
  • Understanding of modern automotive digital retailing concepts and the ability to reason through cross-system workflows involving dealer management systems
  • Understanding of automotive warranty, including the role of the service lane and claims management systems and processes.
  • Working understanding of APIs, system integrations, and data dependencies with the ability to think beyond UI to system behavior and data flow
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts across technical and business audiences

Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent work experience required
  • 2-4 years' experience as a Product Owner/Manager on an Agile Scrum team required

Licenses and Certifications
  • Agile Certifications required


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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