Engineering Group Leader - PSDS Technical Specialists - GM Global Technical Center - Cole Engineering Center Podium

Job Description

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren three times per week (Tue.-Thurs.), at minimum

The Role:
In this people leader role, as well as having responsibilities for areas of technology, you will lead innovative and strategic action plans to support business goals for our inclusive future as we reinvent ourselves from auto manufacturer to a tech company. The heart of this position is to embrace agile practices that will enable you to grow your team's capability for the future with a focus on speed, quality, and safety.

What You’ll do:

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

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

• Leads team on continuous improvement and enforcement of PSDS Technical Requirements (SSTS, CGs, GMWs, Best Practices)

• Leads team to meet defined goals and 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 employees 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.

• Delegation: Assigns and balances workload for direct reports. You will also set individual employee and group priorities.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Help remove impediments and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement

• Implement and support agile principles and practices, identifying and eliminating impediments, and facilitating flow 

• Mentor, coach, and develop employees and their careers 

• Establish and monitor budget for responsible activities 

• Execute resource planning for required activities 

• Model and foster GM's Core Values and Winning Behaviors 

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering to include Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Mathematics or equivalent experience

• Minimum 7+ years of engineering experience

• 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 

• Benchmarking and competitive analysis experience preferred.

• Thorough understanding of fundamental principals involved in engineering principles.

• Technical depth and ability to provide technical alternatives to balance imperatives.

• Broad knowledge and ability to understand GM Policies and Procedures.

• Broad knowledge and understanding of administrative and engineering systems and tools used by work team and those who interface with work team.

• Proven ability to be a change leader.

• Proven ability to drive consensus.

• Proven ability to communicate, motivate and inspire direct reports and others.

• Proven ability to resolve conflicts.

• Proven ability to solve highly complex problems.

• Proven ability to hold yourself, your team and related groups accountable for deliverables.

• Interpersonal skills involving ability to work effectively cross-functionally and cross-culturally to grow relationships and partnerships.

• Demonstrates innovative and strategic thinking and initiative to take action in support of positive change.

• Demonstrates honesty, integrity and trust. Leads by example.

• Estimating and work planning skills.

• This position requires the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)

• Master of Science in Engineering and/or Master of Business Administration 
• People Leader experience leading a team of engineers or technical specialists.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

GM is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. GM is committed to providing a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and advancing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, all practices and decisions relating to terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment are made without regard to an individual's protected characteristics. For purposes of this policy, “protected characteristics" include an individual's actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, weight, height, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.  If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at Careers.Accommodations@GM.com or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.​