Scrum Manager ? Body Controls, Authentication and Access

Job Description

The Role

The _Vehicle Mechatronic Embedded Controls (VMEC) Body Controls Secure Vehicle Access ART (Agile Release Train)_ has openings for _Scrum Managers_ on the _Authentication and Access_ team. The VMEC Body Controls team develops some of General Motors? most customer-facing features, which are used across our portfolio of electric, internal combustion and autonomous vehicles. Specifically, the _Authentication and Access_ scrum teams develop and maintain the software for all vehicle access and authentication.

We are seeking creative, highly motivated, agile thinkers with passion and expertise in Controls and Software, and great attention to detail. The selected candidate will lead the development of _vehicle access_ software, to keep General Motors at the forefront of technology in this area.

In the role of _Scrum Manager_ , you will be collaborating with several other areas of engineering and the business (Engineering Stakeholders, Customers and the Product Management Team) to breakdown technical solutions into workable and deliverable chunks. This role requires the highest level of leadership and technical background.

This position is classified as a Hybrid position, meaning the successful candidate will work in office a minimum of three (3) days per week.

What You'll Do

As a _Scrum Manager in VMEC_ , your main responsibilities will be:

• _This role will require hands on software development (C, Embedded C, C++) experience_
• Perform as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Scrum Team's content
• Participate in the following team and program events: _Program Increment Planning Experience_ , Iteration Retrospectives, ART Inspection and Adapt sessions, SM/ART Synchronizations
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather feedback and ensure alignment with business goals and customer needs.
• Collaborate with System Architects/Engineers and Technical Specialists to determine enablers and coordinate enabler rollout
• Coordinate dependencies with other Scrum Managers when deliverables are dependent on other teams for completion, attending SM synchronizations as needed
• Maintain and prioritize the scrum team's product backlog, ensuring that it is visible, transparent, and understood by the team.
• Work closely with Scrum Team Leader to ascertain team capacity
• Translate product and feature strategy into user stories. Provide clear and concise story descriptions and acceptance criteria for user stories to ensure the team understands the requirements and expectations
• 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 Development (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 validation and testing of features occurs prior to End User Acceptance
• 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 validate quality, providing feedback to team and improving team processes
• Validate that stories meet their pre-determined acceptance criteria, have appropriate, persistent acceptance tests, and otherwise comply with Definition of Done (DoD)
• Provide guidance and coaching to scrum team members
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Additional Job Description:

Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• _Hands on development experience with C, C++_
• Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) Experience
• Experience with Project completion and delivery through production
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Computer, Software, Mechanical or related engineering discipline
• Minimum 5 years of experience with proven technical and professional skills in job-related area required
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and assignments with autonomy and accountability for results
• Ability to set and balance priorities efficiently
• Strong ability to function within the ART and drive change.
• Scaled Agile or Agile Software Development experience
• Understanding of the Vehicle Development Process
• 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
• Evidence of strong character with integrity, honesty, accountability and trust
• Consistent demonstration of innovative thinking that is customer-centric
• In-depth knowledge of algorithm/software development and calibration of vehicle mechatronic embedded controls
• Strong understanding of major automotive systems

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with _Vehicle Access Security_
• _Experience with Microcontroller's_
• Experience in plant modeling and analysis tools, MIL, SIL, HIL Testing
• Demonstrated strong development expertise in applying the dynamic system modeling principles and control theories
• Knowledge and experience with CAN, LIN, or Ethernet communications protocol
• Experience with JIRA and Git EcoSystem
• DFSS Black Belt

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