Description
Senior Group Program Manager, Infotainment Compute Platform
Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Technical Innovation Center in Mountain View, CA or Warren, MI three times per week, at minimum. This position can be located at either of these 2 locations.
At GM, we are driving toward an all-electric future with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion. Our Digital Vehicle Experience (DVE) team plays a pivotal role in this transformation by developing the technologies that will redefine Infotainment, productivity, and the human-vehicle experience.
As a Senior Group Program Manager for our Infotainment Compute Platform, you will lead the strategic planning and execution of GM's next-generation infotainment compute systems. This role is instrumental in bridging the gap between software, hardware, and vehicle integration teams to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of platform capabilities across GM's vehicle portfolio. You'll oversee program execution, manage complex interdependencies, and ensure that infotainment compute technologies are delivered in alignment with vehicle milestones and organizational goals.
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What You'll Do
- Manage a team of Technical Program Managers where your leadership will shape the delivery of core compute platforms that power immersive, intelligent, and safe in-vehicle experiences.
- Lead and coordinate large-scale, cross-functional development efforts for infotainment compute platforms across multiple vehicle programs.
- Drive alignment between hardware, software, and vehicle engineering teams to define program scope, priorities, and success metrics.
- Coordinate the VCU (Vehicle Compute Unit)/Infotainment software development plan across all vehicle lines for major software releases.
- Ensure effective coordination between HW and SW engineering teams to define and execute a cohesive development strategy.
- Partner with the Vehicle PMO to align software delivery with key vehicle milestones, including build phases and launches.
- Manage and resolve complex prioritization challenges across features, compute capabilities, and vehicle needs.
- Facilitate execution forums, identify and manage risks, and drive decision-making to maintain delivery schedules and quality standards.
- Serve as the key liaison across engineering, product, and business functions to track program status and communicate issues, risks, and progress to executive stakeholders.
- Optimize team workflows and cross-functional communication to improve execution efficiency and predictability.
Additional Description
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- 10+ years of program or engineering management experience with complex embedded systems, preferably within the automotive or consumer electronics industries.
- 5+ years of management experience, preferably managing program managers.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Strong understanding of software and hardware integration, embedded system platforms, and development lifecycles.
- Demonstrated success managing large, cross-disciplinary programs across software, hardware, and systems teams.
- Proven ability to manage complex program plans, resources, and schedules while delivering on aggressive timelines.
- Strong interpersonal skills and experience influencing and collaborating with senior leaders, engineers, and program managers.
- Deep understanding of system/software delivery for infotainment, connectivity, or automotive compute architectures.
- Proficiency in program management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, and/or Smartsheet.
- Strong analytical, communication, leadership and organizational skills.
What will give you a competitive edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- PMP Certification or equivalent.
- Automotive software experience, ideally in infotainment or connected vehicle platforms.
- Experience managing compute platform programs, including SOC/ECU-based architectures and integration with vehicle networks.
- Experience leading technical program management in an Agile or hybrid environment.
- Familiarity with GM vehicle development processes or similar OEM Tier 1 frameworks.
- Ability to advocate for a user-centric approach in platform design and delivery.
Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area.
- The salary range for this role is $234,000 to $358,000. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
- Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.
Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through 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.
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
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