General Motors

Technical Product Owner III

General Motors • $100K — $130K *
Arlington, TX 76010In-Person
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-6 years as a Product Owner/Manager on an Agile Scrum team required
  • Agile Certification (PSPO or CSP-PO or POPM/APM) required
  • Working knowledge of risk management and vendor relationships
  • Thorough understanding of Vision/Roadmap and backlog creation
  • Proficient in XML/JSON APIs, Cloud Technologies, and Data Driven Decision making
  • Ability to deliver products using Design Thinking and Lean methodologies
  • Experience within a matrix organization, collaborating effectively with various stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Act proactively to consistently deliver on commitments with little supervision
  • Analyze customer requirements to provide innovative solutions and recommend enhancements
  • Identify and introduce new approaches/technology in product development
  • Leverage diverse expert insights to generate innovative ideas
  • Focus on process, product, and service improvements
  • Communicate potential benefits of new ideas to stakeholders
  • Measure product performance to ensure accountability for business results

Benefits

  • Generous benefits package available on day one
  • 401K matching
  • Twelve weeks paid bonding leave for new parents
  • Tuition assistance and training opportunities
  • GM employee auto discount
  • Community service pay
  • Nine company holidays
  • Flexible hybrid work environment, 2 days in office per week
Full Job Description
Job Description

Location: Arlington, TX

Work Arrangement: Hybrid - 2 days onsite, 3 days remote per week

Sponsorship Notice: At this time, we are unable to offer employment sponsorship for this position. This includes, but is not limited to, H-1B, TN, L1, and OPT visa types.

Responsibilities

What makes you a dream candidate?

  • Act proactively to consistently deliver on commitments with little supervision
  • Analyze and communicate customer requirements to provide innovative solutions and recommend system, product and process enhancements
  • Identify, evaluate, and introduce new approaches/technology to use in product development
  • Explore alternative ways to view and solve problems to achieve results beyond what is required
  • Leverage innovation tools, creative processes, and diverse cross-functional experts to generate ideas
  • Focus on constantly improving processes, products, and services and exploring innovative ways to do the job
  • Take advantage of opportunities to try unique ways of doing things and tests promising ideas to find new solutions
  • Ask provocative questions to understand current practices and the customer's experience before moving to problem solving
  • Seek to understand and experience the full array of stakeholders' (e.g., internal partners, suppliers, customers) behavior, needs, concerns, and desires to unlock new opportunities for innovation
  • Communicate potential benefits of new ideas to stakeholders
  • Influence others by creating a participative, empowered environment to gain acceptance of ideas or plans using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods
  • Take immediate action when confronted with a problem or when made aware of a situation
  • Work collaboratively with the Program/Product Managers to advise on the creation and partners to communicate product roadmap initiatives to the teams that result in great experiences for our customers
  • Create novel solutions with measurable value for existing and potential customers (internal or external)
  • Partner with vendors and internal departments to ensure tasks are defined and documented with timely deliverables and within SLA
  • Communicate with all levels of leadership, internal business partners and external vendors regarding project status and production performance
  • Ensure clear communication and coordination across business to manage the scope of each product launch for on-time delivery of key features
  • Work with the Agile team to craft high quality customer-centric user stories that exceed customer expectations
  • Responsible for leading the prioritization of the product backlog in partnership with product management
  • Measure product performance using key information, processes and systems to ensure accountability for achieving business results


Qualifications

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  • Working knowledge of risk management, loss control management and coordinating vendor relationships
  • Thorough understanding of Vision/Roadmap creation, Portfolio/Program/Team Backlog creation, refinement and prioritization
  • Proficient understanding of XML/JSON based APIs, Cloud Technologies, Service Virtualization, Test Data Management, and Data Driven Decision making
  • Working knowledge of the Agile/SAFe Lean enterprise concepts and best practices and how they are applied in the workplace
  • Experience working within a matrix organization, collaborating with business stakeholders, user experience teams, project managers, product managers, developers and others
  • Ability to effectively define Product roadmaps and identify requirements
  • Able to demonstrate Servant leader management principles and practices
  • Ability to deliver best in class product experiences utilizing Design Thinking and Lean methodologies
  • Advanced interpersonal, communication (verbal and written), cross-collaboration skills, including the ability to interact with team members at all levels
  • Advanced problem solver who can clearly identify, analyze, and resolve issues as they arise
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Proficient persuasive and negotiation skills
  • Proficient presentation skills


Work Experience
  • 4-6 years experience as a Product Owner/Manager on an Agile Scrum team required


Education
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor's Degree or additional equivalent work or military experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications
  • Agile Certification (PSPO or CSP-PO or POPM/APM) required
  • Advanced Agile Certification preferred


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 salary and bonus eligibility.

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment at least 2 days per week in office.

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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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