Job Description

　　Work Arrangement:

　　This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Austin, TX, or Warren, MI three times per week, at minimum.

　　The Role:

　　GM Global Purchasing and Supply Chain IT is looking for a dynamic, experienced Software Development manager to lead our team of application developers who support and develop supply chain management applications in the Supply Operations and Order Fulfillment domains. The ideal candidate must have a strong background in team building, technology, system integration, data architecture, web and mainframe application development, and agile software development methodologies. Leading highly technical teams through the software development lifecycle (SDLC) utilizing industry standard/best practice for software development approaches is of paramount importance in the role.

　　What you'll do:

　　Proven experience and responsibilities include:

　　Managing an IT software application development team in the development and modernization of applications, managing system integrations, and overseeing new application development projects.

　　Recruiting/mentoring/coaching/managing individual team members

　　Goal setting and performance appraisals

　　Aligning team objectives with organization’s mission/vision/values

　　Leading by example, hands-on approach.

　　Working closely with Business and PMO to apply a disciplined approach to develop requirements, project plans, budgets, schedules, and risk profiles for information technology projects.

　　Applying the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) development methodology to software/application development projects. Lead the effort to introduce and refine agile approaches within the organization.

　　Leading change – Encourage team members to embrace a lean agile mindset

　　Having ability to handle issue resolution and remove roadblocks by navigating complex corporate environments and processes

　　Having experience creating strategic direction for groups of applications, including Performance tuning, usability assessment/improvement, automation technologies

　　Understanding security risks for applications and code remediation techniques

　　Coaching teams and individuals to help them be more effective and productive

　　Being detail oriented, a strong communicator (verbal and written) with great interpersonal skills, and ability to motivate the team to deliver multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

　　Having a strong technology background with the ability to execute a strategic vision, coupled with the ability to explore and recommend new technology and development approaches.

　　Providing advice, training and technical support for various projects within their domain

　　Building a diverse and effective team by identifying/selecting the best talent.

　　Providing career guidance and mentoring of both software developers as well as less experienced leads. Assuring that team adheres to all GM Resource Requirements such as Timekeeping, Project Management and Training

　　Establishing strong, positive relationships with internal business stakeholders, and demonstrating ability to map business processes to technology solutions.

　　Managing the culture within their team, holding themselves and others accountable for demonstrating GMs values and cultural behaviors. Models GM behaviors and creates a winning culture.

　　Additional Job Description

　　Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

　　12 years IT experience developing enterprise IT systems

　　4+ years hands-on system development as a development lead, architect, or lead developer role working with multi-disciplinary teams

　　Must have broad software project delivery experience in leading teams developing applications using a variety of tools, languages, frameworks, and technologies.

　　Experience with SAFe / Agile methodology and tools for Agile work management such as JIRA, Microsoft TFS and ADO are highly desirable

　　Self-starter and quick learner who understands and can adapt to existing software application and computing infrastructures.

　　Strong background in software/application development lifecycle, including budget, planning, requirements management, and test procedures, including heavy focus on automation through the development, testing, and deployment cycles.

　　Technical leadership skills (At least one Focus area below):

　　Experience leading projects involving cloud technologies, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and their associated services and tools, also including management of containerized applications through Kubernetes

　　Experience leading CI/CD pipeline implementation and management using tools such as TFS, ADO, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins

　　Experience leading Mainframe Application development teams, utilizing mainframe platform and its respective toolkits, and management of integrations between complex IT landscapes involving midrange technologies and mainframe platform.

　　Exhibiting and proving to possess strong Business acumen

　　Experience in a Supply Chain Management Business domain (plus).

　　About GM

　　Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

　　Why Join Us

　　We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

　　Benefits Overview

　　The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:

　　• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;

　　• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;

　　• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;

　　• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;

　　• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;

　　• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

　　Diversity Information

　　General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

　　We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

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