Engineering Business Manager- Exterior

Job Description

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. Were turning todays impossible into tomorrows 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 peopleas we aim to makedriving safer smarter and more connected shaping the future of transportation on a global scale..

The Engineering Business Manager (EBM) is a key leadership role responsible for enabling operational excellence financial discipline and will act as the pivotal bridge between engineering delivery and business leadership for the Engineering Execution organization. Reporting to senior leadership the EBM provides visibility to key metrics ensuring operational excellence and leads or coordinates initiatives that improve efficiency quality and consistency across the engineering organization. This role partners closely with engineering leaders and cross-functional stakeholders (Finance HR GEOS EBMs/BPs etc.) to develop plans monitor performance and drive execution of business processes.

The Role

The Engineering Business Manager:

• Acts as the business operations leader for the assigned engineering organization consolidating operational plans budgets and scorecards.

• Serves as a trusted advisor to the engineering executive director and leadership team providing insight on performance risks and opportunities.

• Coordinates business planning reporting audits and compliance activities on behalf of the engineering team ensuring alignment with GM policies and global processes.

• Champions continuous improvement in business processes tools and ways of working to improve efficiency consistency and transparency across the organization.

• Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) guiding the team toward organizational goals.

• Manage nine-figure operating budgets enforce fiscal discipline and prepare forecasts aligned to organizational priorities.

• Facilitate leadership communication through weekly engineering staff meetings focused on progress challenges and priorities.

What Youll Do (Key Responsibilities)

Business Planning & Performance Management

• Lead or coordinate preparation of the annual and multiyear operational plan for the engineering organization (headcount indirect - including travel ED&D bundled services) in partnership with Finance and Engineering leadership.

• Consolidate and maintain the engineering dashboard including key performance indicators (e.g. budget adherence delivery performance quality safety and engagement metrics) and facilitate regular reviews with leadership.

• Drive Business Plan Deployment (BPD) ensuring that objectives actions owners and timing are clearly defined and tracked to closure.

• Provide regular financial and operational reporting variance analysis and recommendations to support decision-making.

• Own workforce planning capacity balancing and resource allocation to support dynamic portfolio planning and key initiatives.

Budget Forecasting & Resource Management

• Coordinate budget creation consolidation and monitoring for the engineering organization including tracking spend versus plan and identifying risks and opportunities throughout the year.

• Support leaders in headcount and resource planning including staffing models position management and alignment with funded work.

• Partner with Engineering Finance and Program Teams on ED&D and bundled services ensuring alignment with strategy business priorities and compliance requirements.

• Support workload and portfolio tracking processes and tools enabling effective prioritization and resource deployment across programs and projects.

Governance Audits & Compliance

• Serve as the focal point for audits and compliance activities (e.g. PRTS RDM curves travel budget) to ensure data integrity process adherence and continuous refinement.

• Coordinate risk identification and mitigation activities for the engineering organization and ensure that required documentation controls and approvals are in place.

• Ensure adherence to GM policies and processes related to purchasing contracting business records and information lifecycle management (ILM).

Business Operations & Process Excellence

• Lead or support business process development and continuous improvement initiatives to streamline reporting approvals communication and governance routines.

• Lead initiatives to identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements that enhance effectiveness and team collaboration.

• Standardize and maintain business operations procedures and guidance (e.g. how-to guides playbooks templates) for the engineering organization.

• Oversee or coordinate tools and systems used by the team for planning metrics training and communication (e.g. SharePoint scorecard tools work management tools dashboards).

• Support training compliance tracking and coordination of required training for the organization (corporate safety functional and role-specific).

Communications Engagement & Meetings

• Plan and facilitate staff meetings all-people meetings and workshops including agenda development content coordination and creation logistics and follow-up action tracking.

• Develop and distribute leadership communications presentations and updates on strategy performance and key initiatives for various audiences.

• Coordinate engagement activities and culture-building events (e.g. town halls recognition programs employee engagement plans) in alignment with HR and leadership.

• Serve as a key point of contact between the local engineering team and global counterparts sharing best practices and aligning on global processes where applicable.

Mentoring & Team Development

• Mentor and develop engineering leaders and staff fostering technical proficiency and business acumen.

• Develop strong relationships with individual contributors and people leaders in the organization to have an accurate pulse on the organizational needs to support a positive culture finding the balance between maintaining confidentiality and educating leadership with specifics to make meaningful impact.

Stakeholder & Interface Management

• Maintain strong working relationships with Finance HR Procurement Legal IT Quality Safety and other partner functions to ensure integrated support for engineering.

• Represent the engineering organization in relevant forums councils and reviews providing the engineering business perspective and ensuring actions are followed through.

• Support leaders with ad hoc analyses special projects and strategic initiatives that require cross-functional coordination and strong business discipline.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related field.

• Demonstrated experience (typically 5 years) in engineering business operations program management finance or related roles supporting technical organizations.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to interpret financials metrics and operational data and translate insights into clear recommendations.

• Proven project/program management skills including planning prioritization risk management and tracking deliverables across multiple stakeholders.

• High level of analytical ability and proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel PowerPoint Word Teams) and key GM systems and reporting tools.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to create concise executive-ready materials and communicate across all levels of the organization.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships influence without direct authority and work effectively in a global cross-functional environment.

• Demonstrated drive for results attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Masters degree in Business Administration Engineering/Technical Management or related field.

• Experience working in or supporting engineering R and D manufacturing engineering or technical program teams.

• Prior experience in continuous improvement Lean GMS Six Sigma or DFSS/Red X environments.

• Experience with GM Business Plan Deployment (BPD) RDM/workload management or similar portfolio and resource planning tools.

• Experience coordinating audits compliance reviews.

• Familiarity with GM-specific processes: Problem Resolution and Tracking System (PRTS) DFMEA/DFA program launch procedures.

• Experience in a global or regional role working across multiple sites time zones and cultures.

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