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General Motors

Autonomous Vehicle Safety Assurance Technical Program Manager

Pay: Not specified

Posted: 1 week ago

Location: Topeka, KS (Hybrid)

Last Updated: 1 day ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 10/5/2026

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What they do

A Safety Manager inspects work environments and procedures for health and safety concerns, and develops programs to reduce the risk of injury or illness. May specialize in a particular type of industry or in certain kind of safety and health risk, such as radiation, hazardous chemicals, or ergonomics. Works in offices, factories, or mines.

$81,221 / year median in Kansas

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Job Description

Remote/Hybrid Sunnyvale, California, United States of America Remote

United States Warren, Michigan, United States of America Full time

JR-202618115

Job Description The Role The Safety Assurance for Effective Autonomous Driving Software ( SAFE

ADS ) department is part of GM's Global Product Safety, System, and Certification ( GPSSC ) organization. SAFE
ADS brings together technical and operational expertise to help ensure the safe development, testing, launch, and continuous improvement of automated driving systems ( ADS ). GM is seeking an Autonomous Vehicle Safety Assurance Technical Program Manager to lead integrated execution across the SAFE
ADS operating plan.

This staff individual contributor will bring structure, momentum, and transparency to technically complex workstreams spanning safety risk management, operational safety, human factors, software validation, safety metrics, rules-of-the-road compliance, counterfactual simulation, and related system-safety interfaces. The successful candidate will connect strategy to delivery by translating operating-plan objectives into actionable roadmaps, aligning cross-functional teams to milestones and measurable outcomes, managing technical dependencies and risks, and driving decisions to closure across engineering, validation, data, operations, legal, public policy, and product organizations. This role is ideal for an experienced technical program leader who can operate at both the systems level and in execution details, communicate effectively with technical and executive audiences, and improve the processes and tools used to deliver safety-critical software and assurance programs. What You'll Do Program Execution + Own the integrated execution model for SAFE

ADS operating-plan initiatives, includingobjectives, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, decisions, and deliverables.

+ Translate product requirements, program milestones, andoperating-plan commitments into clear workstream charters, roadmaps, delivery plans, and ownership models. + Coordinate planning-cycle updates and ensure changes toscope,priorities, dependencies, and capacity are reflected across relevant plans. + Establish governance, status reporting, action tracking, decision logs, escalation paths, and program reviews that keep execution visible and predictable. + Drive risk mitigation and recovery plans, escalating technical, schedule, resource, and dependency issues with decision-ready re To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account