Description

Major Duties / Responsibilities:

• Partner with GM business units, IT, vendors, and external organizations to design data products
• Participate in CDAO agile teams as the Product Owner role.
• Work with Portfolio management on intake and prioritization.
• Drive strategic decisions regarding the technology stack best suited to delivery high quality data products
• Propose solutions and strategies to business challenges that drive business impact
• Develop presentations to summarize and communicate key messages to senior management sponsors and colleagues.
• Coordinates across several stakeholder and departments to define and align on the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) where applicable.
• Partners with architecture teams to analyze the cost and impact of solving these market problems through detailed solutions analysis discussions.
• Passionate about continuous learning and professional development.
• 5-8 years of proven experience as a product manager, data analyst, business analyst, or similar role;
• Establish and analyze metrics and user feedback to continuously improve the product;
• Able to translate ambiguous business problems into a structured, conceptual framework;
• Create and manage effective Go to Market strategies to ensure successful adoption of new product offerings;
• Effective communication and presentation skills. Can work both independently and collaboratively;

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Engineering or Information Management) or related discipline;
• 3-5 years in a product management role with a portfolio of successful, large scale data integration and management initiatives;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• You are great at presenting and sharing ideas and collaborating cross-functionally with people at all levels of the organization;
• Proven experience independently developing and implementing recommended approaches to complex / ambiguous problems while making thoughtful trade-offs;
• Organizational and management skills demonstrating the ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a cross-functional organization;
• Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities with the ability to motivate others to lead cross-functional teams;
• Strong SQL, Excel, and quantitative skills as well as experience with big data and/or complex data sets;
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills;
• Familiar and fluent in SQL and/or other advanced query languages and data extraction tools;
• Solid track record of technical acumen, being able to quickly understand technical details of a product or platform;
• Strong communication and leadership skills; highly adept at managing stakeholder expectations and balancing competing urgent priorities;
• Analytical mindset with the ability to structure and process qualitative data and draw insightful conclusions.

Other Desired Qualifications:

• Business Architecture certification or equivalent experience
• Experience with vehicle telemetry and geospatial data

Interests:

• Technology and data-driven problem solving
• IT creativity with a business focus
• Automation of manual processes
• Greenfield development
• Data Exploration

Additional Description

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.

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

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

The policy of General Motors is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, General Motors is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at Careers.Accommodations@GM.com . 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.