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Scrum Manager – Hardware Optimization
General Motors. Own the Scrum Team backlog aligned with strategy and vision .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in Agile delivery and technical product ownership, with a strong focus on backlog management, systems engineering, and hardware/software integration. Proficient in facilitating team collaboration and decision-making while ensuring alignment with strategic goals and measurable outcomes.
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Technical Product OwnershipAgile DeliveryBacklog ManagementScrum and SAFe PracticesJira Proficiency
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Hard Skills
Systems EngineeringRequirements CaptureValidation PracticesAcceptance Criteria DefinitionTechnical Backlog PrioritizationAnalytical JudgmentProblem DecompositionTestable Stories WritingHardware OptimizationCo-Optimization Capabilities
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsInfluencing Without AuthorityConflict ResolutionTeam CollaborationPrioritization Ability
Tools & Technologies
JiraWork-Management Tools
Industry Keywords
AgileScrumSAFeHybrid EnvironmentCross-Team DependenciesSystem DemosContinuous LearningEngineering EvidenceProgram ExecutionSimulation
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own the Scrum Team backlog aligned with strategy and vision
- Serve as technical subject matter expert for the Scrum Team
- Establish and maintain a backlog for hardware optimization and co-optimization capabilities
- Define problems, desired outcomes, value hypotheses, and measurable acceptance criteria with end users
- Decompose ART Features, capabilities, and technical enablers into clear, testable, estimable, and traceable Stories
- Coordinate team capacity, sequencing, and commitments across sprints and program milestones
- Partner with architects, development leads, modelers, and validation engineers on technical feasibility and integration readiness
- Drive visibility of cross-team dependencies involving models, interfaces, requirements, environments, test support, data, suppliers, and software/hardware baselines
- Represent the team in ART-level coordination forums and escalate matters requiring cross-team alignment or decisions
- Maintain Jira as the system of record for backlog status, ownership, acceptance criteria, dependencies, and delivery progress
- Support System Demos and Inspect and Adapt events
- Facilitate inclusive decision-making, constructive conflict resolution, continuous learning, and healthy team culture
- Mature repeatable processes for CoSIM, virtual validation, hardware parameter definition, optimization studies, and engineering evidence
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, systems engineering, or a related technical field; or equivalent relevant experience
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant engineering, technical product ownership, Agile delivery, systems engineering, controls, simulation, or program execution experience
- Experience owning and prioritizing a technical backlog across multiple sprints or releases
- Ability to write or guide clear, testable Stories, acceptance criteria, and Definition-of-Done expectations
- Working knowledge of Scrum and/or SAFe practices, including backlog refinement, iteration planning, PI Planning, retrospectives, System Demos, and risk/dependency management
- Experience using Jira or a comparable work-management tool
- Understanding of hardware/software integration, systems engineering, requirements capture, and validation or testing practices
- Strong analytical judgment and prioritization ability
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to influence across functions and organizations without direct authority
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality, timing, stakeholder alignment, and delivery risk awareness
- Willingness to work in a hybrid environment and collaborate across geographically distributed teams
- GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship; candidates must not require GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future
- Willingness and ability to travel less than 25%
Benefits
Comp & perks- Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy
- Benefits supporting well-being at work and at home
- Inclusive workplace and belonging-focused culture
- Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities