General Motors

Senior Manager, Components Experience Strategy

General Motors • $120K — $145K *
Warren, MI 48089In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in leading interior components or automotive design strategy.
  • In-depth knowledge of Human Interface Design and usability factors.
  • Strong background in integrating physical components with digital interfaces.
  • Successful track record in influencing senior leadership and aligning stakeholders in complex projects.
  • Experience in team leadership and talent development within design disciplines.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant design field (Industrial, Transportation, Product Design, or Human Factors).

Responsibilities

  • Define long-term strategies for vehicle interior components aligned with GM's business and design needs.
  • Establish design direction for customer interface elements in vehicle interiors.
  • Translate strategic goals into actionable priorities and measurable objectives for teams.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives to balance design intent with engineering and manufacturing constraints.
  • Define integration of physical components with digital interactions for a seamless user experience.
  • Anticipate trends in interior component design and make informed decisions pre-market.
  • Align senior stakeholders and drive KPIs that enhance customer experiences.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to impact future automotive design direction and customer experiences.
  • Involvement in a high-visibility role influencing enterprise design strategy.
  • Mentorship and leadership opportunities within a cross-disciplinary team.
  • Potential for relocation benefits to assist with transition.
  • Onsite work environment fostering collaboration and innovation.
Full Job Description

Job Description

The Role

The Senior Manager, Components Experience Strategy is a design leader within Human Interface Design responsible for defining how interior vehicle components contribute to a cohesive, intuitive, and distinctive customer experience. This role translates GM and Design strategy into clear direction for cockpit and cabin touchpoints, portfolio priorities, design criteria, and operating plans across programs, brands, and regions. Operating with broad latitude in a complex environment, this leader shapes enterprise initiatives, influences senior decisions, and connects component choices to customer experience, brand equity, usability, feasibility, and business outcomes. The role will help establish the future direction of physical and digital interaction across the vehicle interior while strengthening the organization’s design capability and leadership pipeline.

What You’ll Do

  • Define and lead long-term strategy for interior vehicle component experiences across major programs, portfolios, and studios, ensuring alignment with GM business strategy, customer needs, and brand direction.

  • Establish vision and design direction for customer-facing interior touchpoints, including instrument panel elements, center stack and console components, door-mounted controls, steering wheel touchpoints, display surrounds, storage interfaces, and trim-integrated interaction points.

  • Translate strategy into actionable component priorities, design criteria, operating plans, resource choices, and measurable objectives for teams and leaders across the organization.

  • Lead complex, ambiguous, cross-functional challenges involving interior component integration while balancing design intent with ergonomics, human factors, packaging, engineering, manufacturing, timing, cost, and quality requirements.

  • Define how physical component experiences work with digital and visual interaction layers to deliver a cohesive Human Interface Design strategy across hardware and software touchpoints.

  • Use design judgment, customer understanding, data, competitive insight, and trend awareness to anticipate future-state interior component experience direction before it reaches the market.

  • Align senior stakeholders, elevate organizational standards, develop future component design leaders, and own strategic initiatives and KPIs that improve customer experience and functional results.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • Extensive experience leading interior components, industrial, creative, Human Interface Design, or automotive design strategy across complex programs, portfolios, or studios.

  • Deep expertise in interior component design visioning, portfolio thinking, and translating customer, brand, and business needs into actionable design direction.

  • Strong understanding of how physical interior components contribute to the broader human interface, including usability, ergonomics, controls, touchpoints, and integration with digital experiences.

  • Proven success influencing senior leaders and aligning cross-functional stakeholders in high-ambiguity, high-visibility environments.

  • Demonstrated experience leading leaders, building teams, mentoring managers, and developing talent across multiple design disciplines or studios.

  • Strong understanding of the interplay among design, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, brand execution, and customer experience within the vehicle interior.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, Product Design, Human Factors, or a related field.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Advanced degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, Product Design, Human Factors, or a related field.

  • Experience shaping interior component strategy for global automotive brands, regions, or multi-studio design organizations.

  • Experience establishing design operating models, governance, measurement frameworks, or KPIs for enterprise design initiatives.

  • Strong executive storytelling and strategic communication skills, with a portfolio of decisions or initiatives that influenced organizational direction.

  • Experience connecting physical component design with software, UX, visual design, or other digital interaction disciplines.

Leadership Expectations

This leader is expected to model GM behaviors, lead inclusively, move with urgency, speak fearlessly, and own outcomes while setting a high bar for integrity, customer focus, innovation, and enterprise thinking.

This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis. The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role. 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.

General Motors Careers

Join the dynamic team at General Motors, a global leader in automotive innovation and technology. At General Motors, we offer unparalleled job opportunities that propel your career forward while contributing to a legacy of engineering excellence.

Work You’ll Do

Embark on a career with General Motors to drive the future of mobility. Our team is dedicated to redefining the automotive landscape through innovation and leadership in electric vehicles and sustainable solutions. By joining us, you will be part of a culture that values diversity, teamwork, and continuous professional growth.

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At General Motors, innovation is at the core of everything we do. From research and development to manufacturing, our teams work collaboratively to lead the industry with cutting-edge technologies and sustainable practices. We encourage our employees to think big and push the boundaries of what’s possible.

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As part of our global workforce, you will collaborate with talented individuals who are passionate about shaping the future of transportation. General Motors offers a variety of career paths in engineering, design, IT, marketing, and more. With over 155,000 employees worldwide, our network provides expansive opportunities for networking and professional development.

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Start your career journey with a General Motors internship, where you can apply your academic knowledge to real-world projects. Our internships provide a robust foundation in the automotive industry, with mentorship from experienced leaders. Full-time employees enjoy a wealth of benefits, including comprehensive health care, retirement plans, and performance bonuses, ensuring that your hard work is rewarded.

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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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