Senior Manager, Program Management

Job Description

General Motors Israel (Herzliya) takes a significant part in shaping the autonomous vehicle. We shape the face of the future vehicles in diverse fields by developing cutting edge technologies.

Within GM Israel, over 850 people working in an hybrid flexible mode on one of the most exciting challenges of our days.

GM is committed to Zero Emission, Zero Crashes and Zero Congestion vision.

About the Group:

Our ADAS group is on a journey to change our way of life, reduce accidents and help those who can't drive by applying cutting edge technologies into all of General Motors vehicle portfolio Providing a complete solution requires joining domains such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Sensor Fusion, Signal Processing, embedded platform and Micro Controllers development.

We're looking for a senior manager, program management!

In this role, you will lead a large PgM team and develop talent throughout the ADAS PMO organization. Your technical program leadership will be at the strategic direction level with responsibilities for planning and program execution. You will help develop and lead strategic action plans to support business goals.

What will YOU do?

• Lead a large team of group program, through intentional development, identification of gaps and balancing team capabilities.
• Establish program objectives and key results (OKRs) aligned with organizational goals and objectives, subsequently communicating clear vision that inspires and empowers the team to execute.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration by fostering connections beyond the immediate team, effectively bridging gaps and integrating diverse perspectives to drive collective success
• Enable self-organizing, empowered teams to deliver products on-time with quality executions in an agile framework
• 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
• Identify opportunities to drive impactful changes that create value for the business through compelling business cases, strategic communication and influencing tactics.
• Remain current on industry trends, competitor intelligence and market research and apply to decision making and problem solving.
  
  

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering to include Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics or related field 
• Over 15+ years of program management leadership experience
• Over 5+ years of experience in automotive software development or embedded control systems or related hardware
• Strong complex program portfolio leadership experience, with practical familiarity in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, applied where most effective. 
  
  

What Can Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Master of Science in Systems or Software Engineering, Electrical or Master of Business Administration or related field.
• Change leadership experience in leading other leaders.
• Leadership experience developing or utilizing industry standards
• Experience working in a global team that is geographically dispersed.
• PMP Certification 
• Experience administrating and configuring Jira, Azure DevOps or similar tools.
  
  

We believe in hiring by potential, on the job training and development, so, If you find the position exciting and think you can contribute and evolve,

please continue the application! We promise to consider your application even if you are missing a skill or two :-)

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.

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.

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