Program Manager – ISV Program Development

General Motors

. Own the management system enabling consistent, efficient, and data-driven execution across the Infantry Squad Vehicle portfolio .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeWarren • Michigan • United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in program management, including the ability to translate contractual requirements into executable plans and manage complex project environments. Proficient in automation and AI-enabled solutions, with a strong focus on process standardization and cross-functional team leadership.

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Program ManagementContract Deliverables IntegrationAutomation and AI SolutionsIntegrated Master SchedulesCross-Functional Team Leadership

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Hard Skills

Program ManagementContract ManagementWork Breakdown StructuresBaseline Change ControlCost AccountingProcess StandardizationRisk ManagementDecision BriefsSOP DevelopmentData Analysis

Soft Skills

Influencing Without AuthorityPrioritizationCollaborationCoachingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ProjectDashboardsTemplates

Industry Keywords

AutomotiveAerospaceDefenseMIL-STD-881Digital Product ManagementEarned Value ManagementMilitary Vehicle Program Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the management system enabling consistent, efficient, and data-driven execution across the Infantry Squad Vehicle portfolio
Integrate ISV contracts, variants, work directives, and program-management workstreams
Maintain technical, schedule, financial, and contractual baselines and assess portfolio impacts of changes
Translate contractual requirements into executable plans with cross-functional teams
Define, document, standardize, and maintain ISV program-management operating processes
Develop and manage SOPs, process maps, RACI charts, templates, checklists, dashboards, decision briefs, study charters, reporting packs, and training materials
Monitor process adoption, compliance, cycle time, quality, and rework, leading corrective actions
Identify and implement automation and AI-enabled solutions for program execution and product development
Define AI use cases, data requirements, controls, human-in-the-loop reviews, test cases, and acceptance criteria
Lead prototypes, validation, deployment, adoption, training, and sustainment of digital solutions
Build automation and AI opportunity backlogs and delivery roadmaps
Lead creation and maintenance of ISV cost-account structures in accordance with MIL-STD-881 and internal standards
Ensure traceability among contract scope, work breakdown structures, cost accounts, charging structures, personnel, and reporting requirements
Own contract-deliverables integration, including CDRLs, technical products, program artifacts, and IMS tasks
Oversee CDRL development, review, approval, tracking, submission, and reporting
Partner with the IMS lead to maintain an accurate, resource-informed integrated master schedule
Supervise, prioritize, coach, and support 2–3 Assistant Program Managers
Plan and execute trade studies and analytical projects supporting engineering, production, sustainment, business cases, and investment decisions
Provide structured updates to ISV leadership and facilitate risk, issue, opportunity, and change-management reviews
Prepare materials for internal program reviews, Army reviews, senior GM Defense forums, and customer engagements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required
U.S. Person required: U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee, or refugee
U.S. citizenship required to comply with federal government contract provisions
8+ years of relevant experience
Proficiency in program or project management, preferably in automotive, aerospace, defense, or a similarly complex product environment
Experience leading integrated schedules, contract deliverables, cross-functional teams, and execution planning on multi-year programs
Working knowledge of work breakdown structures, integrated master schedules, risk and issue management, baseline change control, cross-functional dependency management, and cost accounting
Experience translating contractual or customer requirements into standardized processes, executable plans, defined work products, milestones, and ownership structures
Experience creating and implementing standards, templates, governance mechanisms, dashboards, or reusable program-management products
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project or an equivalent scheduling tool
Ability to evaluate and apply automation, data, and AI-enabled tools
Experience synthesizing technical, financial, schedule, and contractual information into clear narratives
Ability to prioritize competing demands, influence without direct authority, drive closure, and operate effectively in a fast-paced collaborative environment
No immigration-related sponsorship available; candidates needing GM immigration sponsorship are ineligible
Position subject to export-control restrictions
Periodic travel of less than 20%; posting also states travel may be under 25%
No relocation benefits
Preferred: bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Systems Management, Program Management, or related discipline
Preferred: master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Systems Engineering, Program Management, or related technical discipline
Preferred: U.S. Department of Defense program experience, military vehicle program experience, process automation, AI-enabled solutions, digital product management, Earned Value Management, supervision or mentoring, and executive-level decision-support experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Benefits from day one, with access to GM Total Rewards resources
Hybrid work arrangement
Periodic travel opportunities to production and supplier sites, test locations, Army installations, customer locations, and other GM Defense facilities
General Motors workplace inclusion and belonging programs
Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities
Relocation benefits are not provided