Senior Program Manager, Industrialization

General Motors

Sr Program Manager leading industrialization initiatives at GM to transform manufacturing processes into smart factories. Requires strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Posted 4/26/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the development and execution of complex program plans, proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and cross functional dependencies.
Integrate automation and industrialization opportunities into project roadmaps.
Coordinate and communicate sourcing and automation timelines.
Support various sourcing activities and commodity strategies throughout the GVDP (Global Vehicle Development Process) and GPDP (Global Propulsion Development Process).
Drive internal and cross-functional issue resolution and escalation strategies to remove roadblocks and maintain program momentum and profitability.
Build strong working relationships with purchasing managers and a broad set of stakeholders including Manufacturing Planning/Engineering/Operations, Autonomous Robotics Center, Infrastructure & Corporate Citizenship, Legal, Finance.
Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor progress, profitability, and drive accountability.
Develop templates and reporting mechanisms to communicate program status, risks/issues, and outcomes to senior executives.
Communicate clearly and effectively through executive presentations, leadership reviews, team meetings, and one on one discussions with senior leaders.
Lead change management activities to support adoption and sustained execution.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of relevant work experience in operations, manufacturing, purchasing and supply chain, program/product management, product development, logistics, business, or a related field.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders.
Effectively prioritize and manage multiple initiatives with high quality.
Ability to communicate relevant information to the appropriate audience timely and effectively.
Demonstrated initiative, independent judgment, and ability to operate autonomously.
Develop and maintain constructive, cooperative working relationships.
Collaborative mindset, openness to change and constructive feedback with a passion to transform operations.
Support or lead additional special projects as assigned by management.
Ability to travel 10-15% of the time domestically or internationally.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementrisk managementautomationkey performance indicatorschange managementsourcing strategiescommodity strategiesproject roadmapslogisticsproduct development

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationinfluenceinitiativeindependent judgmentrelationship buildingprioritizationproblem-solvingadaptability