Agile Release Train (ART) Lead
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Location: Milford, MI 48381
Description:
Job Description
Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to their primary location (Milford, MI) three times per week, at minimum.
The Role:
GM is undergoing a major transformation, both in how we operate and in how we will influence the future of transportation. Our VMEC team is on the forefront of this work, emboldening our culture by seeking out determined, innovative individuals who will join our team to help move us forward and achieve our mission. As we continue to transform our organization utilizing agile processes & principles, we are seeking experienced, motivated and forward-thinking engineers to join our team.
As an ART Lead, you will have the opportunity to support your Agile Teams by providing coaching and guidance. You will be expected to lead by example, challenge the status quo and promote an environment of continuous improvement, experimentation and innovation. With your excellent listening skills, facilitation and conflict-resolution skills you will help VMEC continue to implement work methods required to advance an agile software development team.
What You'll Do:
The Agile Release Train (ART) Lead is a servant leader and coach for the ART. The ART Lead's major responsibilities are to facilitate ART coordination events, processes and assisting the agile teams in delivering value. ART Leads communicate with stakeholders, escalate impediments, help manage dependencies and risks. The ART Lead is primarily focused on managing internal affairs and facilitating collaboration between SCRUM teams.
Additional Job Description
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
This role may be eligible for relocation benefits.
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statements
GM is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. GM is committed to providing a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and advancing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, all practices and decisions relating to terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment are made without regard to an individual's protected characteristics. For purposes of this policy, "protected characteristics" include an individual's actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, weight, height, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at Careers.Accommodations@GM.com or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to their primary location (Milford, MI) three times per week, at minimum.
The Role:
GM is undergoing a major transformation, both in how we operate and in how we will influence the future of transportation. Our VMEC team is on the forefront of this work, emboldening our culture by seeking out determined, innovative individuals who will join our team to help move us forward and achieve our mission. As we continue to transform our organization utilizing agile processes & principles, we are seeking experienced, motivated and forward-thinking engineers to join our team.
As an ART Lead, you will have the opportunity to support your Agile Teams by providing coaching and guidance. You will be expected to lead by example, challenge the status quo and promote an environment of continuous improvement, experimentation and innovation. With your excellent listening skills, facilitation and conflict-resolution skills you will help VMEC continue to implement work methods required to advance an agile software development team.
What You'll Do:
The Agile Release Train (ART) Lead is a servant leader and coach for the ART. The ART Lead's major responsibilities are to facilitate ART coordination events, processes and assisting the agile teams in delivering value. ART Leads communicate with stakeholders, escalate impediments, help manage dependencies and risks. The ART Lead is primarily focused on managing internal affairs and facilitating collaboration between SCRUM teams.
- Facilitate Program Increment (PI) planning, visualize and manage the flow of features and capabilities from ideation to analysis, implementation, and release.
- Outline business and technical goals that development teams intend to achieve and the relationship to program objectives.
- Coach the ART on agile software development and course correct any Anti-Patterns.
- Manage and coordinate large and complex development projects, facilitate synchronization events (i.e. meetings and processes) and coordinate between multi-functional development teams, both inside and outside of VMEC.
- Help manage risk and dependencies between teams. Escalate and track impediments. Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks.
- Facilitate System Demos that provide integrated view of new features for the iteration delivered by all the teams on the project.
- Represent the development teams in front of senior leadership to provide status update, acquire feedback or approval.
- Perform a critical role in the data driven decision making process. Create and interpret metrics to guide the organization to continuously improve. Analyze data used to track key performance indexes providing insights and context to the results.
- Create an environment of continuous improvement by facilitating Inspect and Adapt workshops and coaching team members on agile software development principles.
- Initiate strategic efforts to enhance product development workflow and process.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, new technology and competitive products.
- Create an environment of psychological safety, coach and mentor less experienced engineers and actively support communities of practice.
Additional Job Description
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
- BS in Engineering in the disciplinary areas such as Computer, Electrical, Software Engineering and Computer science.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience developing embedded controls and software based on the understanding of physical systems.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and significantly complex projects and assignments in a production environment with a high level of autonomy and accountability for results.
- Comfortable with data analysis, and recommending solutions or improvements based on data.
- Proven track record of effective leadership, successfully guiding teams through complex projects, fostering collaboration, and achieving organizational goals while maintaining a focus on employee development and engagement.
What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
- MS in Engineering in the disciplinary areas such as Computer or Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer science or MBA.
- 7+ years experience developing embedded controls and software based on the understanding of physical systems.
- Demonstrated coordination and project management skills with experience in leading technical teams in the production environment.
- Familiar with data mining, analysis and visualization techniques.
- Comfortable with ambiguous assignments and capable of developing strategies with minimum guidance
- Knowledge of controls, software and calibration development for high voltage batteries.
- Strong understanding of major automotive subsystems and the interactions between them.
This role may be eligible for relocation benefits.
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statements
GM is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. GM is committed to providing a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and advancing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, all practices and decisions relating to terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment are made without regard to an individual's protected characteristics. For purposes of this policy, "protected characteristics" include an individual's actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, weight, height, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at Careers.Accommodations@GM.com or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.