Engineering Group Manager Engineering Process CoE

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.

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The Role

The Engineering Process Center of Excellence (CoE) Engineering Group Manager (EGM) leads coaches and develops a team of engineering process owners and subject matter experts. This role is accountable for the development deployment and maintenance of processes standards and operational plans that support the organizations business strategies and have a direct impact on enterprise results. The Process CoE EGM ensures alignment to GMs Global Product Safety Principles and drives consistency across engineering business processes.

The Engineering Process CoE team is transforming to provide strategic cross-functional alignment across all GM business units that influence engineering processes. This leader will proactively identify and execute opportunities to streamline the enterprise reduce complexity and drive toward the most efficient common solutions. They will influence stakeholders across the enterprise to adopt new concepts practices and approaches identifying issues and updating or improving complex work methods while promoting GMs values.

What Youll Do (Responsibilities)

• Ensure engineering business processes are streamlined efficient documented and well controlled.

• Ensure processes comply with GMs external and internal safety requirements.

• Partner with GMs internal audit and safety teams to continuously audit processes and close identified gaps.

• Partner with cross-functional corporate process owners to drive process commonality standardization and efficiency.

• Lead a team of approximately 1520 process owners and SMEs within the Engineering Process CoE Strategy and Governance team in the Global Engineering Operations and Specifications organization.

• Identify prioritize and execute efficiency opportunities within current business processes to reduce proliferation of unique and bespoke tool solutions.

• Remove roadblocks anticipate potential issues and escalate quickly as needed developing creative solutions that enable the business to operate effectively.

• Conduct regular team meetings and communicate GM policies procedures leadership messages and safety messages.

• Assign and manage workload for direct reports reviewing and approving work-related data and deliverables.

• Provide training mentoring coaching and constructive feedback to support the development and growth of team members.

• Partner with staff to develop annual performance goals aligned to corporate Key Strategic Initiatives.

• Identify and develop plans for succession for staff including leading robust interviewing and ensuring seamless onboarding for new hires.

• Manage cultural diversity within the team and support collaboration with global partners and program activity.

• Formally and informally recognize employee contributions and provide timely consistent feedback.

• Participate in compensation planning and deliver compensation decisions as supported by leadership.

• Ensure employees complete all mandatory GM training as well as any role-specific or functional training.

Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Business IT Engineering Technology or a related discipline.

• 8 years of experience with process optimization tools and methodologies (for example Lean Principles Kaizen Continuous Improvement Business Process Improvement/Management Value Stream Mapping Root Cause Analysis).

• Highly developed oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.

• Proven high level of analytical ability to address unusual difficult or complex problems.

• Demonstrated capability to lead strong high-performing teams to successful outcomes; experience as a people leader is preferred.

• Experience working on and leading global teams with the capability to drive change across regions.

• Broad knowledge and general operational understanding of industry policies and procedures.

• High-level understanding of industry business systems and functional responsibilities.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Masters degree.

• DFSS Certification or equivalent.

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