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The Role:

Here at General Motors, we are looking for a hard-working person who enjoys taking on challenges and following through with robust solutions to join our Controls and Software team! Scrum Managers are the voice of the customer for the scrum team, responsible for managing the backlog of the scrum, connecting with customers to align on project goals, and guiding the scrum team through technical challenges with each project. This role requires a combination of technical knowledge and leadership. The selected candidates will need to bring excellent skills and capability in these areas in order to grow their scrum teams and take on challenging new projects.

These scrum teams are responsible for the analysis, design, coding, and testing of engine control features that cover the breadth of our technical portfolio. As the Scrum Manager, you will be challenged to lead the growth in capability of controls and diagnostic methods to keep General Motors at the forefront of technology in the Engine space.

What You'll Do:

• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for scrum team's product content.

• Collaborate with the Scrum Leader to create a team culture that encourages a high degree of constructive collaboration, healthy relationships, and a shared accountability for delivering products with quality and per agreed upon timing commitments.

• Create, refine, maintain and prioritize the team backlog.

• Accept or reject the scrum team's work results at each Sprint Review meeting.

• Collaborate with the ART Program Management Team to refine the Program Vision, Roadmap and Program Backlog for the ART.

• Collaborate with System Architect to determine enablers and coordinate rollout of enablers.

• Coordinate dependencies with other Scrum Managers when deliverables are dependent on other teams for completion

• Communicate cross functionally both internally and externally to gain alignment with stakeholders, customers, and development partners.

• Be the customer voice to the Agile Team. Provide the team with clear information on whom the current and potential customers are, as well as the how, why, when, and with whom they use the product.

• Ensure the technical integrity of the product is maintained and enables the solution to address program priorities by addressing anomalies and other quality concerns in a timely manner.

• Ensure engineering records are complete and stored appropriately.

• Translate product and feature strategy into User Stories, assisting Scrum Team with Story definition, estimation and sequencing for Program Increment Planning events.

• Work day-to-day with the Scrum Teams clarifying requirements, constantly communicating and gaining alignment around Feature or Product Strategy.

• Provide clearly defined acceptance criteria to enable Behavior Driven (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD).

• Provide guidance for System Demonstration Strategy during Story creation (unit, integration and system level test strategy).

• Verify Stories are testable and can be used to generate testing objectives.

• Ensure the technical integrity of the product is maintained and enable the solution to address program priorities (Features and Enablers), thoroughly addressing anomalies and other quality concerns in a timely manner.

• Accept each story and participate in Team Demonstrations and Retrospectives to ensure quality, providing feedback to team and improving team processes.

• Ensure that Stories meet their pre-determined acceptance criteria, have appropriate, persistent Acceptance tests, and otherwise comply with Definition of Done (DoD).

• Participate in the following Team and Program Events: Program Increment Planning, Iteration Retrospectives, ART Inspection and Adapt sessions, ART Synchronizations.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor of Science degree in one of the following disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics.

• 5+years of experience in controls system development. Including:

  • Control system integration and testing of hardware and software.

  • Controller hardware design and failure modes of electronic modules.

  • Vehicle electrical systems and serial data communications architectures.

  • System, software, and hardware requirements development and validation.

  • Change management

• High level of analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult.

• Demonstrated proficiency in project management skills.

• Experienced at planning, preparing for and leading meetings.

• Effective interpersonal skills that focus and influence others, including those which may have priority differences with yours.

• Understanding of Embedded Controls Development & Delivery Process.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and assignments with autonomy and accountability for results.

• Proficient oral and written communication skills.

• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization as needed.

• Strong partnership and teamwork skills, with demonstrated ability to learn from and share knowledge with co-workers in a fast-paced environment.

• High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, take initiative/self-directed

• Consistent demonstration of innovative thinking that is customer-centric.

• Experience with C/C++/Python and MATLAB/Simulink modeling.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master's degree in a field of Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.

• 8+ years of experience in Engine or Transmission Controls and Software development.

• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) training or certifications.

• Experience in the GM component specification and release process.

• Experience with customer interface technologies.

• Knowledge of vehicle dynamics and electronic chassis systems.

• Knowledge of OBD-II diagnostics.

• Knowledge of automotive safety integrity levels (ASIL).

• DFSS Black Belt certification.

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