Finance Manager - PPCO, EV Propulsion

Description
Help shape the future of EV propulsion at GM by leading the team that sits at the intersection of technology, cost, and value. In this role, you'll manage a high-performing group of Cost Engineers and Propulsion Material Cost & Technical Specialists who drive smart decisions for our current and next-generation EV propulsion systems.
You'll combine deep EV propulsion knowledge with strong people leadership to influence how GM invests, designs, sources, and scales technologies that matter.
What You'll Do
Lead a high-impact team

• Manage a team focused on EV propulsion cost and value (cells, packs, e-motors, inverters, power electronics, and related systems).
• Set clear expectations, priorities, and guardrails so the team can operate with independence and accountability.
• Develop talent through stretch assignments, exposure to senior leadership, actionable feedback, and thoughtful career discussions.
• Build an inclusive, high-performance culture that reflects GM Behaviors and supports a Workplace of Choice.

Own EV propulsion cost strategy

• Serve as the primary leadership contact for complex, cross-program, or sensitive technical and commercial issues in EV propulsion cost.
• Own a distinct business area within PPCO (e.g., EV propulsion cost portfolio), acting as the go-to expert on cost drivers, design trade-offs, and supplier economics.
• Translate enterprise and PPCO strategies into clear direction, roadmaps, and KPIs for your team.
• Continuously reprioritize work and resources as program timing, sourcing decisions, and technology landscapes evolve.

Drive technical and analytical excellence

• Apply advanced knowledge of EV propulsion technologies and manufacturing economics to guide business cases, sourcing strategies, and investment decisions.
• Maintain a strong understanding of manufacturing processes and regional differences that affect cost, assumptions, and risk.
• Use robust analytics to organize, interpret, and challenge large cost and technical data sets.
• Champion AI and advanced analytics to improve efficiency, estimate quality, and scenario analysis.

Shape cross-functional decisions

• Partner closely with GPSC, Finance, GPD, EV Propulsion R&D, and other stakeholders to align on cost, value, and risk.
• Provide clear, data-driven perspectives that connect engineering decisions, supplier capabilities, and financial outcomes.
• Resolve competing priorities (cost, performance, timing) across internal stakeholders, ensuring decisions support enterprise value.
• Support GM SMTs and cross-functional teams from both tooling and piece-price perspectives.

Influence at scale

• Lead strategy and implementation for large, visible initiatives (e.g., propulsion cost standards, tools and methodology deployment, major sourcing events, portfolio changes).
• Be accountable for workforce planning, operational execution, and key financial outcomes (e.g., APV, savings, forecast quality) in your area.
• Set and deliver metrics and KPIs that materially impact PPCO, program, and enterprise results.
• Champion change management, modeling GM Behaviors while helping the team adopt new processes, tools, and ways of working.

Communicate with executive presence

• Communicate complex topics in a simple, compelling way tailored to senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
• Use data, storytelling, and negotiation to build alignment where perspectives or legacy practices differ.
• Bring the maturity and judgment needed to drive constructive, fact-based cost and value discussions, even in ambiguous or high-stakes situations.

Travel

• Be available for occasional domestic and international travel to supplier facilities and GM locations to deepen collaboration, validate assumptions, and unlock joint cost-reduction opportunities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• 2+ years of experience leading a team.

Location: Hybrid. This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the - Global HQ Warren MI three times per week, at minimum [or other frequency dictated by the business]
GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT COMPANY SPONSORSHIP, ENTRY OF GM AS THE IMMIGRATION EMPLOYER OF RECORD ON A GOVERNMENT FORM, AND ANY WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIRING A WRITTEN SUBMISSION OR OTHER IMMIGRATION SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANY (e.g., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)
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