Cross Program Data Lead

Job Description

The Role

The Cross Program Data Lead is a handson analytics expert who turns GMNA Design program and studio data into clear actionable insights. This role owns core Design Operations data and reporting systems partners with IT on enhancements and builds reports scorecards dashboards and visualizations that inform decisions across Program & Studio Management and Cross Vehicle Program Management (CVPM) within the Design organization.

This position mines data across various Design program sources such as ontime program deliverables and execution Design Workload Model (WLM) Design Change Requests (DCR/eMERGE) and other program health indicators to create metrics and tools that help the Senior Manager Program & Studio Management and the Cross Vehicle Program Manager (CVPM) run the Design enterprise more effectively. The ideal candidate is detailoriented datasavvy drives change and thrives in a dynamic environment.

What Youll Do

1. Data Ownership & Systems Stewardship

• Own and curate core Design Operations data sets across workload program execution program readiness DCRs and related program management systems (e.g. WLM GRDS eMERGE PM tools finance views) with a future expectation of integrating with events and facilities data.

• Act as business owner for key reporting and analytics solutions partnering with IT Data and tool owners to define requirements prioritize enhancements test changes and ensure data quality and availability.

• Maintain a single source of truth for Design program and workload data including documentation data dictionaries and governance standards.

2. Reporting Scorecards Dashboards & Visualizations

• Design build and maintain standard reports scorecards and dashboards that support Program & Studio Management CVPM Design leadership forums and studio teams (e.g. ontime performance late change rework workload balance DCR metrics).

• Develop highimpact data visualizations (Power BI or similar) that make complex data easy to understand and use in discussions reviews and decision forums.

• Create executiveready views (slides onepagers visuals) that synthesize key messages for senior stakeholders.

3. Analytics & Insights

• Mine program data across studios and vehicle lines to identify patterns risks and opportunities related to workload ontime execution late changes and design churn.

• Generate insights and narratives not just numberstranslating data into clear stories and recommendations to guide decisions by the Senior Manager Program & Studio Management and the CVPM.

• Support adhoc analysis requests (e.g. whatif scenarios deep dives on specific programs portfolio cuts) while working to standardize and automate recurring needs where possible.

4. Metrics & Performance Management

• Define refine and maintain key metrics that measure the performance of the Program & Studio Management team and studio operations including but not limited to:

  • Ontime deliverables and gate readiness

  • Late change / DCR volume timing and rework

  • Workload balance and capacity vs. demand (by studio/brand/team)

  • Execution quality indicators for program and studio management

• Partner with leaders to set targets track progress and highlight trends; ensure metrics are consistently defined and used across forums.

5. Decision Support for Program & Studio Management and CVPM

• Serve as a dedicated data partner to the Senior Manager Program & Studio Management and the Cross Vehicle Program Manager ensuring they have timely reliable information for planning escalations and performance reviews.

• Provide the data foundation for crossprogram views (e.g. portfolio health studio comparisons advanced/concept work vs. production resource tradeoffs).

• Support preparation for key forums (e.g. GDLT NADR DPR XEDoD GSO MRR internal Design Ops reviews etc) by assembling and packaging the right data for the right audience.

6. CrossFunctional Partnership

• Partner closely with crossfunctional Design teams Finance and Global Design partners to align data sources reconcile discrepancies and ensure common definitions of metrics and performance.

• Collaborate with Finance to connect operational metrics to financial views (e.g. FTEH/FTEG budget vs. workload) and support planning discussions.

• Align with Design GVDP/Process & Governance and CVPM on how data supports GVDP deliverables DCR process improvements and forum standards.

• May require occasional support outside standard business hours during key reviews portfolio discussions or critical decision points.

7. Continuous Improvement & Change Enablement

• Identify opportunities to reduce manual reporting and rework by automating data pipelines standard reports and selfservice dashboards.

• Contribute to process and tool roadmaps for Design data and reporting (e.g. GRDS WLM eMERGE Power BI) providing input based on user needs and analytic gaps.

• Help drive adoption of new metrics dashboards and reporting standards through clear documentation demos and oneonone support.

Your Skill and Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree in Business Data Analytics Engineering Information Systems or equivalent relevant experience.

• Typically 3 years of experience in data analysis business intelligence or program analytics; experience in product development or portfolio planning.

• Typically 3 years of experience in operations reporting with insight development.

• Strong proficiency with data analytics and visualization tools (e.g. Power BI Tableau Maxis Excel SQL PowerApps/Power Automate or similar) and comfort working across multiple systems.

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex data into clear concise insights and visual stories for nontechnical audiences.

• Experience defining and tracking operational KPIs building dashboards scorecards and supporting leadership decisionmaking.

• Proven track record of being detailoriented organized and capable of managing multiple concurrent requests and deadlines.

• Comfort working in a dynamic fastchanging environment with a bias for action and continuous improvement.

• Familiarity with AIenabled analytics or automation to streamline reporting and analysis.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience working with Design Program Management GVDP DCR/eMERGE WLM/GRDS Purchasing Resource Balancing tools or similar automotive development processes and systems.

• Prior exposure to Design Operations Program & Studio Management Portfolio Planning Product Programs and/or Cross Vehicle Program related work.

• Experience partnering with Finance on workload and budget FTE or budget analyses.

Key Competencies

• Data & Analytical Rigor Able to structure problems validate data and derive meaningful insights.

• Visualization & Storytelling Presents data in compelling easytouse formats that guide decisions.

• Vision Development Able to define and translate emerging trends in the discipline into aspirational objectives and goals.

• Detail Orientation & Quality High bar for data accuracy documentation and clarity.

• Data Judgement - Reviews data and uses inductive and deductive reasoning to make meaningful inferences and/or recommend further investigative steps.

• Change Agility Comfortable iterating quickly adapting to new priorities and helping others through change.

• Collaboration & Influence Works effectively across Design Finance IT and global partners; can influence without formal authority.

• Ownership & FollowThrough Takes endtoend ownership of data products from requirements to deployment and maintenance.

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