Engineering Group Manager - Electrification New Markets

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Engineering Group Manager - Electrification New Markets

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Leads, guides and directs a large group of technical employees responsible for engineering deliverables in support of the organization's business objectives.

  • Manages engineering execution of team as related to the Vehicle Development Process deliverables.

  • Provides technical leadership to work team. Interacts and collaborates with many teams cross-functionally.

  • Leads team on new methods or initiatives without defined procedures.

  • Leads team to meet targets.

  • Reviews and approves engineering documentation, e.g. requirements, documents.

  • Hiring: Identifies & leads staffing initiatives for work team.

COMMUNICATING:

  • Conducts regularly scheduled Group Meetings, Communicates GM Policies & Procedures, Leadership and Safety Messages.

  • Creates and communicates vision & strategies specific to functional responsibilities. May include preparing and giving presentations.

TRAINING & DEVELOPING:

  • Insures employees complete all mandatory GM training and any specific training related to functional responsibility.

  • Understands & supports employee's career development goals. Develops and executes initiatives to improve work team capability and increase work team capacity.

ASSIGNING WORK:

  • Assigns and manages workload for direct reports. Sets individual employee and group priorities.

MONITORING & APPROVING GM RECORDS:

  • Reviews and approves employee work and overtime schedules, expenses, and other work-related data.

EVALUATING PERFORMANCE AND BEHAVIORS:

  • Reviews deliverables and provides candid & constructive feedback. Conducts performance interventions when necessary.

RECOGNITION:

  • Formally & informally recognizes employee's contributions.

  • Provides timely and consistent feedback to direct employee's as appropriate.

  • Participates in compensation planning and administers compensation treatment.

REMOVING ROADBLOCKS & RESOLVING ISSUES/COMPLAINTS:

  • Observes and steps up to remove roadblocks and resolve potential issues.

  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Additional Job DescriptionMinimum Required Skills and Experiences:

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering to include Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Mathematics.

  • Minimum 7+ years of engineering experience related to embedded control system, calibration, related hardware, and/or safety critical system development

  • Demonstrated results in successful project execution

  • Excellent multi-functional communication and leadership skills - able to get multiple teams moving in the same direction

  • Demonstrated ability to "Deal with Ambiguity" while driving timely decision making

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Master of Science in Engineering and/or Master of Business Administration

  • Leadership experience of teams of engineers responsible for developing or testing embedded control systems or related hardware

  • Demonstrated ability to: achieve results through effective teamwork, lead numerous projects with different focal areas to successful completion,, and manage and measure work through metrics, data, and results

  • Prior experience in Electrification domains

  • Experience managing a global team that is geographically dispersed

  • Working knowledge of embedded controls development tool set – (e.g. IBM Rational Tool Suite, Jira/Jama, Git ecosystem, MatLab-Simulink, ETAS)

  • “Scaled Agilist” certification in the Scaled Agile Framework®

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This job is not eligible for relocation benefits.  Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL

NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

About GM

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Why Join Us 

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values; 
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.   We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

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