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Senior Engineering Manager, Commercial Software
AI Summary
Leads multiple engineering teams to build and operate commercial software products and APIs for fleet customers, setting technical strategy and driving execution across vehicle telemetry, data streaming, and connected vehicle platforms.
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The Role
At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt.We’returningtoday’simpossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.
Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.
Commercial Software Engineering builds digital products and platforms that help fleet customers manage their operations and benefit from connected vehicle data. This SeniorSoftwareEngineering Manageris responsible forsetting the technical and organizational direction and leading multiple engineering teamsacrosstheCommercial OnStar product andCommercialAPIareas. These areasspancustomer-facing experiences, vehicle telemetry, data streaming, transactional APIs, developer capabilities, and supporting platforms. This leader will shape strategy, strengthen execution, and build the organizationrequiredto deliver reliable, scalable, and customer-focused software. The role will partner with Product,Program, Vehicle Data, Infrastructure, Security, Privacy, Sales, Customer Support, and other enterprise teams to drive measurable business and customer outcomes.
WhatYou’llDo
Define and communicate the engineering strategy, roadmap, and operating plan for Commercial OnStar products and Commercial APIs.
Lead multiple engineering teams through managers and senior technical leaders,establishingclear ownership, decision rights, priorities, and measures of success.
Drive improvements in customer adoption, retention, revenue, onboarding, API usage, data quality, and service reliability.
Use data and feedback to make tradeoffs, prioritize projects, andcourse-correct.
Ensurestrong teamexecution focused on urgency, iteration, consistency, and learning.
Guidearchitecture, modernization, technical debt reduction, production readiness, observability, incident response, and service-level performance.
Build effective partnerships across vehicle data, vehicle communications, middleware, infrastructure, consent, onboarding, billing, security, and privacy teams.
Represent Commercial Software Engineering in executive discussions, major customer and partner engagements, and enterprise-level decisions.
Attract, develop, andretainengineering leaders and technical talent while building a strong succession pipeline.
Demonstrate managerial courage to challenge the status quo, simplify complex systems, and define creative solutions in a rapidly evolving software ecosystem.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, orrelatedtechnical field, or equivalent experience.
12+years of experience in software engineering, technology, or related fields, includingsignificant experiencedelivering large-scale software solutions.
5+ years of experience leading software engineering teams, including managers, senior technical leaders, and/or teams of teams.
Demonstrated experience leading engineering organizations ofroughly 30+ engineers (ICs and managers), including hiring, performance management, coaching, and organizational design.
Demonstrated experience setting strategy and delivering complex, cross-functional software platforms or customer-facing productson-time.
Strong technical knowledge of cloud platforms, distributed systems, APIs, data platforms,mobile/web applications,software architecture, security, and service reliability.
Utilizationof AI within developer lifecycle, business processes, and product development.
Experience operating business-critical services, including production readiness, observability, incident management, service-levelobjectives, and continuous improvement.
Demonstrated success hiring, developing, andretainingengineering managers and senior technical talent.
Strong executive communication, influence, negotiation, prioritization, and decision-making skills.
What Will Give YouACompetitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
Master's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
15+ years of experience in software engineering, technology, or related fields, includingsignificant experiencedelivering large-scale software solutions.
Experience with connectedvehicle, automotive, fleet, mobility,logistics, SaaS, or other data-intensive products.
Experiencescalingweb, mobile, and API-based products or platforms with external customersincludingFortune 500 commercial partners with fleets of hundreds of thousandsor millionsof vehicles.
Demonstrated history of product development that leads to strong user and revenue growthshownvia measurable KPIs.
Demonstrated ability todeliver productsiteratively, on-time, andwithsustainedurgencyin complex operational environments with many stakeholders across several organizations.
Experience with vehicle telemetry, real-time data streaming, transactional APIs, developer platforms, or external partner integrations.
Experience modernizing legacy platforms into scalable, observable, cloud-based architectures.
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 believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
Benefits Overview
From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.
Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.
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