Vice President – Software & Digital Business (China)

Job Description

Work Arrangement

This role is categorized as on-site. This means the successful candidate is expected to be physically located at PATAC collaborate with the JV and report to GM in Shanghai China full time.

What Youll Do -

1. Total Vehicle Experience & Product Strategy

• Define and continuously refine the total vehicle experience vision for the China portfolio integrating intelligent cockpit L2/L3 ADAS connectivity and digital services into a coherent endtoend customer journey.
• Lead product planning for infotainment/intelligent cockpit ADAS connectivity and Shanghai OnStar including feature content penetration strategy and regional differentiation for China.
• Shape and secure the penetration of advanced SoCs (e.g. Qualcomm SA8397P and successors) and associated sensors cameras and connectivity hardware to enable competitive experiences and scalable architectures across programs.
• Drive vehicle experience and screen strategy (layouts interaction models personalization multimodal HMI) in close partnership with GM Design ensuring Chinaspecific needs are prioritized.

2. Intelligent Cockpit & ADAS Portfolio Leadership

• Own the intelligent cockpit roadmap (HMI UX/UI in-vehicle apps voice personalization device continuity and ecosystem integration).
• Lead L2/L3 ADAS experience definition and feature mix ensuring Chinamarket competitiveness in both hardware/content and software feature cadence.
• Translate technology enablers (e.g. UWB external mic arrays incabin sensing cloud intelligence) into clear customerfacing use cases and business cases.
• Balance SoC and sensor content cost and vehicle line penetration to meet both financial and brand/segment objectives.

3. Software Digital and AI Execution

• Provide executive oversight for software engineering architecture development validation release and sustainment across infotainment ADAS connectivity and digital services.
• Champion modern development practices (e.g. domainbased architectures reusable platforms continuous integration/deployment OTA readiness) tailored to Chinas speed and regulatory environment.
• Coordinate AI and data initiatives across GM global and China (e.g. software product teams SGM IT OnStar/connected services) to embed AI/ML into features operations and decisionmaking.
• Ensure software platforms and services are designed for OTA evolution enabling rapid postSOP feature upgrades and new revenue streams.

4. Connectivity Services & Shanghai OnStar

• Own Shanghai OnStar strategy operations and full P&L responsibility including subscription growth service mix partner ecosystem and customer experience.
• Oversee export connectivity and intelligence planning and execution for Chinadeveloped vehicles serving other markets.

5. Enterprise & IT / Digital Foundations (China Scope)

• Provide direction and prioritization for GM China IT enterprise applications and digital tools that are critical enablers of vehicle software customer operations and JV performance.
• Align backoffice application planning and execution (e.g. dealer customer analytics platforms) to support the software & digital business model and OnStar operations.

6. JointVenture Governance & Stakeholder Leadership

• Represent software digital and vehicle intelligence topics at the highest levels of SAICGM governance including EXCOM and key JV forums.
• Serve as primary China voice into global GM for intelligent cockpit ADAS connectivity OnStar and AIenabled experience topics ensuring Chinafirst requirements influence global strategy architectures and investment decisions.
• Lead crossfunctional alignment (engineering design marketing finance manufacturing IT) to resolve tradeoffs on timing content cost and complexity for softwaredriven features.

7. Organization Talent and Ways of Working

• Build and develop a highperforming multidisciplinary organization across product management UX/UI software engineering data/AI and operations in China.
• Establish and continuously improve operating mechanisms (rhythms KPIs decision forums) for weekly monthly and quarterly execution on vehicle programs and software/digital roadmaps.
• Champion a customerobsessed datadriven culture that balances innovation speed with safety quality and compliance.

8. SGM Enterprise Leadership Supports

• Enterprise strategy and longterm business direction with a focus on softwaredefined vehicles and digital business models in China.
• Vehicle portfolio planning and future product selection ensuring intelligent cockpit ADAS connectivity and digital services are core differentiators for each nameplate and brand.
• Enterprise investment prioritization and capital allocation for SoCs sensors connectivity AI/data platforms and software capabilities.
• Vehicle experience HMI and screen strategy in partnership with global and China design organizations.
• Vehicle intelligence hardware and software penetration in partnership with engineering marketing and finance to meet brand profitability and customer experience targets.

9. Leadership Competencies

• Champions Change Leads largescale transformation toward softwaredefined AIenabled vehicles and services.
• Develops Strategic Perspective Connects China customer insights technology trends and JV/global constraints into a clear longterm roadmap.
• Takes Initiative Proactively identifies gaps and opportunities in vehicle experience AI digital business and business operations and drives crossfunctional action.
• Communicates Powerfully and Prolifically Translates complex technical and business topics into clear narratives for JV partners global executives and teams.
• Builds HighPerforming Teams Attracts develops and retains top software digital and AI talent in the China market.

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