Staff Product Manager - ADAS Portfolio & Cost Optimization

About the role

The Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Product Management organization is responsible for defining and delivering GM’s autonomous driving roadmap—from near-term customer value to long-term eyes-off autonomy at scale. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, and enterprise alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio-level initiatives focused on reducing system complexity and cost while preserving customer value, safety performance, and long-term scalability across GM’s autonomous driving products.
• Define and maintain product frameworks that clarify scope, content expectations, decision rights, and trade-off mechanisms across global AV programs.
• Partner with engineering, finance, purchasing, and program teams to evaluate cost, capability, and timing trade-offs, manage deviations, and drive alignment to approved product strategies.
• Cook up cross-enterprise stakeholders to ensure a cohesive and scalable autonomous driving roadmap across regions, vehicle platforms, and technology generations.
• Translate strategic objectives into clear product narratives, requirements, and success metrics that guide execution teams and investment decisions.
• Serve as a trusted product liaison to adjacent organizations, ensuring alignment on AV content, sequencing, and expectations globally.
• Communicate product strategy, risks, and progress to senior leadership with clarity, data, and structured recommendations.
• Identify emerging risks and opportunities across the portfolio and proactively drive mitigation, simplification, or course correction.

Requirements

7+ years of product management or closely related experience, with demonstrated ownership of complex, cross-functional initiatives.

Proven ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels, establishing durable frameworks while driving tangible outcomes.

Strong analytical and financial acumen, with experience evaluating cost, complexity, and value trade-offs.

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders through clear, data-driven narratives.

Demonstrated success navigating ambiguity and complex organizational dynamics in large, matrixed organizations.

Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and proactively identify and resolve risks.

Comfort engaging deeply with technical concepts and translating them for non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Experience in autonomous driving, ADAS, or other safety-critical automotive systems.
• Experience working with global product portfolios and regional content variations.
• Experience in systems engineering, hardware-software integration, or large-scale cost and complexity optimization initiatives.
• Experience influencing executive-level decisions in complex, cross-enterprise environments.
• Advanced degree in engineering, business, or a related field.

Skills

• Experience in autonomous driving, ADAS, or other safety-critical automotive systems.
• Experience working with global product portfolios and regional content variations.
• Experience in systems engineering, hardware-software integration, or large-scale cost and complexity optimization initiatives.
• Experience influencing executive-level decisions in complex, cross-enterprise environments.
• Advanced degree in engineering, business, or a related field.

Benefits

Healthcare plans, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care expenses.

Retirement savings plans, including a 401(k) plan with company matching.

Accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities.

General Motors offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs, including sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts, and more.