Principal Technical Program Manager, AV Infrastructure

Principal Technical Program Manager, AV Infrastructure 

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. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s 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 people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

The Role 

We are seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead programs involving on-prem AV systems (labs, benches, HILs, dev kits, data ingest and supporting network infrastructure) and to drive plans addressing gaps in people, infrastructure, and capacity. As a Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM) within the AV Infrastructure team at GM, you will play a critical role in driving the development, testing, and delivery of complex, large-scale traditional and AI enhanced infrastructure to accelerate the delivery of next-generation autonomy software. 

You will work alongside AV infrastructure and software teams to help drive the scale and efficient use of these on-prem hardware & software platforms. Additionally, you’ll handle running project timelines, resources, and scope across multiple teams, ensuring alignment among all partners, and driving projects efficiently. This role requires a blend of technical ability, leadership, and critical thinking to innovate and drive the team toward achieving GM's goals. 

What You’ll Do 

• Partner with Technical Leads of customer engineering teams to turn their technical specs into achievable implementation roadmaps, including planning milestones and identifying cross-team dependencies including RACI framework integrations 

• Drive the formulation and review of department roadmaps and objectives on a quarterly and monthly cadence 

• Work with Engineering Managers to ensure teams take on a balanced assignment of critical initiatives, iterative improvements, and proactive engineering excellence investments. Support calculation of team capacity vs estimated workload, and ensure teams can deliver on their commitments 

• Define and track KPIs, program metrics, and validation milestones to ensure timely delivery of engineering achievements 

• Work with Technical Leads on design decisions, and contribute to the department design reviews to ensure we continue to raise our technical standards 

• Ensure smooth execution of programs and continuously improve execution over time 

• Proactively identify risks and blockers across software and operations—and drive mitigation plans in real time 

• Lead program reviews with technical and executive stakeholders across AI Developer Experience teams 

• Establish confidence from partner teams to continuously minimize distractions or conflicts and push groups to improve their output 
   

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) 

• Proven experience in technical program management, especially with production systems and networking infrastructure 

• Proven experience with managing Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems, supporting software development and test through simulation 

• Experience with system BOM development and standardizations 

• Experience with on-prem datacenter footprint capacity planning 

• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and executive leadership 

• Strong systems thinking with the ability to connect high-level architecture to on-the-ground execution details 

• Familiarity with project tracking and status reporting tools like Jira and Confluence 

• Passionate about AV technology and its impact on the world 

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or 15+ years of an equivalent technical experience in complex technical systems, demonstrating a strong track record of successful project delivery 
   

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications) 

• Deep familiarity with hybrid cloud architectures 

• Strong experience with both production and lab-based test bench configurations 

Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT COMPANY SPONSORSHIP, ENTRY OF GM AS THE IMMIGRATION EMPLOYER OF RECORD ON A GOVERNMENT FORM, AND ANY WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIRING A WRITTEN SUBMISSION OR OTHER IMMIGRATION SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANY (e.g., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.).

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area.

• The salary range for this role is $194,400 to $350,500. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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