Design Manager - Color Material & Finish

In this role, you will manage a team of creative CMF Designers inspiring them to create, develop and propose exciting, brand appropriate aesthetic proposals for GM vehicles globally. You will collaboratively work to set a vision, branded strategy and direct the creativity for CMF solutions for the interior and exterior of a vehicle; (eg: texture/interior color and combinations/fabric/leather/décor accents).

This role requires the submission of a portfolio. Please see instructions below.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Make appropriate brand decisions and manage/guide - original, innovative, fresh 2D and 3D CMF designs appropriate to program requirements by working as part of a team with Design Leadership, cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers
• Manages CMF design and guides others to create texture, color, material and soft -trim designs into cohesive well resolved design, brand appropriate solutions
• Revise, refine and track CMF design proposals to program timing.
• Prepare documentation, presentations and prototypes
• Understands brand, global market, competition and customer requirements
• Keeps abreast of trend, material and technology research. Recommends needs and developments as appropriate
• Proposes and maintains branded material strategy
• Coordinates and participates in meetings as required
• Escalate and resolve issues as appropriate for program execution and or brand/strategy integrity
• Supports project budgets, timelines and resource plans
• Independently manages the day to day business
• Develops, mentors, and fosters the growth of direct reports

This role collaborates with a variety of partners including:

• Executive Design Director of X Brand and ID
• Global Director of CMF
• Studio Brand Interior and Exterior Directors
• Global CMF Brand Managers
• Appearance Quality (Define, Develop, Quality)
• Program Management Team
• Engineering and Purchasing
• Suppliers

Additional Description

Yours Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• 7+ years of experience in Color, Material and Finish Design or Industrial Design
• Bachelors Degree in: Industrial Design, Product Design, Transportation Design, Interior Design, Architecture, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, or related field
• Proven creativity, technical ability and design judgment reflected in submitted portfolio
• Experience mentoring new designers
• Expert user Photoshop/Illustrator/PowerPoint/Word/Excel
• Highly proficient understanding of manufacturing processes and limitations relative to CMF
• Excellent understanding of 3D form
• Sound understanding in tracking deliverables to a production timeline
• Thinks strategically and navigates effectively through complex situations
• Outstanding presentation skills to large groups
• Needs little guidance and takes direction from leadership
• Takes initiative, is proactive and composed under pressure

Relocation : This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

Company vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, though which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.

PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
To be considered for this position, you will need to submit a portfolio in addition to your resume and profile. We strongly recommend linking your online portfolio in the "website" section of the application as we are able to access much larger files that way. If your portfolio is not available online, please follow the instructions below to upload your portfolio as a separate attachment as you did with the resume. Please NO dropbox files or Google docs.

1. Save your portfolio as a pdf document
2. Name your portfolio your LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. Example: Candidate name is John Smith. Portfolio pdf file name is: Smith, John.pdf
3. Upload as an attachment - you may have to condense the file.

DISCLAIMER: The Works included in your Career Portfolio must not be subject to any non-disclosure and/or confidentiality agreement. If the Works in your Career Portfolio are owned by your current or former employer, or by any other Third Party, there must be an express written consent from the Owner allowing the Works to be included in your Career Portfolio for sharing with General Motors ("GM"). By sharing your Career Portfolio, you grant to GM the right to quote, paraphrase, reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use all or any portion of the Career Portfolio for purposes of making a hiring determination. By sharing your Career Portfolio, you also agree to release and discharge GM, and its licensees, successors, and assigns, from any and all claims, demands, or causes of action that you may have regarding any use of the Career Portfolio, including (but not limited to) any claims based on the right to privacy, the right to publicity, copyright, libel, defamation, or any other right.

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