Lead and mentor a team to develop secure, scalable authentication services for GM's products, ensuring integration and alignment with cybersecurity standards.
Description
The Role:
General Motors is seeking a Senior Manager to lead and scale a team focused on building and enabling authentication services across GM's varied enterprise. This role will play a critical part in shaping the future of authentication and identity architecture that underpins GM's global products, platforms, and ecosystem. You'll be responsible for driving strategy, execution, and delivery of secure, scalable authentication services that support both internal and external users.
As a strategic and technical leader, you will work cross-functionally to build high-performing teams that deliver measurable results. Your focus will be both technical and people-centric, driving everything from developing junior engineers into promoted leaders to enterprise platform technology transformations.
What You'll do:
What You'll Need:
GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
• This job 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 believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
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Accommodations
General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us [email protected] 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.
The Role:
General Motors is seeking a Senior Manager to lead and scale a team focused on building and enabling authentication services across GM's varied enterprise. This role will play a critical part in shaping the future of authentication and identity architecture that underpins GM's global products, platforms, and ecosystem. You'll be responsible for driving strategy, execution, and delivery of secure, scalable authentication services that support both internal and external users.
As a strategic and technical leader, you will work cross-functionally to build high-performing teams that deliver measurable results. Your focus will be both technical and people-centric, driving everything from developing junior engineers into promoted leaders to enterprise platform technology transformations.
What You'll do:
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of security engineers and technical program managers.
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Define and execute the roadmap for authentication services in partnership with enterprise architecture and security leadership.
- Ensure authentication services are scalable, reliable, and aligned with GM's cybersecurity standards.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve user experience while maintaining a high security posture.
- Collaborate with IT, product, infrastructure, and application development teams to ensure secure integration of authentication capabilities.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and advisor on identity and access security topics.
What You'll Need:
- Strong understanding of modern identity and service architectures (cloud, hybrid, zero trust).
- Experience managing large-scale technical programs and teams across multiple time zones.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
• This job 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 believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
Total Rewards | Benefits Overview
From day one, we're looking out for your well-being-at work and at home-so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.
Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.
Accommodations
General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us [email protected] 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.
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