Principal Program Manager Cybersecurity | Program Delivery and Operation

Principal Program Manager Cybersecurity | Program Delivery and Operation

This role is based remotely but if you live within a 50-mile radius of Warren (MI), you are expected to report to that location three times a week, at a minimum.

As a Principal Program Manager for Cybersecurity, you will drive the operational backbone of GM's global security initiatives. You'll partner with senior leaders across Security, Engineering, Legal, Safety, and Product to drive enterprise-wide initiatives that safeguard GM's most critical assets and enable secure innovation in Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs).

This role requires a balance of strategic vision and disciplined execution - establishing rhythms, optimizing processes, and driving organizational change to enhance security outcomes at scale. Success demands exceptional program leadership, operational rigor, and the ability to influence and communicate effectively across all levels of the company.

What You'll Do

• Partner with senior leadership to shape, execute, and scale Security's program operations, including program rhythms (reviews, executive updates, dashboards, and stakeholder reporting).
• Lead business program operations including capacity vs. workload planning, KPI/OKR health reporting, and senior leadership dashboards, that enable data-driven decision-making.
• Drive operational excellence by eliminating bottlenecks and strengthening cross-functional collaboration.
• Champion continuous improvement by refining intake, change management, and engineering lifecycle processes.
• Maintain program integrity in tools such as Jira, Align, and Confluence, ensuring visibility across the company.

Program Execution

• Oversee and manage a portfolio of high-impact programs and projects, ensuring they are completed with quality and on time.
• Drive quarterly/monthly roadmap reviews, OKRs, and operational cadences to ensure alignment across engineering and leadership.
• Connect and integrate adjacent workstreams (e.g., compliance, legal, release cadences, hardware/software dependencies) to ensure sequencing, clarity, and execution.
• Balance priorities across critical initiatives, iterative improvements, and proactive engineering excellence investments.

Cybersecurity Program Delivery

• Lead cross-functional efforts to embed secure development practices into SDV platforms, vehicle programs, and enterprise systems.
• Drive implementation of secure pipelines, CI/CD, OTA updates, and trusted computing workflows.
• Align cybersecurity initiatives with enterprise value, ensuring programs deliver measurable business and security impact.

Risk Management

• Proactively identify risks, early warning signals, and cross-domain dependencies.
• Lead real-time mitigation planning, including 3rd party impacts and technical bottlenecks.
• Serve as the principal escalation point for issues impacting program execution, ensuring accountability and resolution.

Leadership and Communication

• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders across executives, engineers, and cross-functional partners to deliver results without direct authority.
• Deliver executive-level storytelling, metric-driven dashboards, and technical deep dives.
• Build strong partnerships across engineering, security, compliance, and operations.
• Mentor program managers and engineers, fostering a culture of execution excellence and cross-functional alignment.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 10+ years of experience in leading and delivering complex, large scale technical programs in enterprise security.
• Extensive experience leading process definition and improvement across large, complex security organizations. Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, architecture, and Agile practices; proven ability to partner with technical leaders to define strategy and drive execution.
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional, enterprise-scale software engineering and security programs in complex environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels, from individual contributors to senior executives.
• Expertise in cybersecurity fundamentals and with security standards and regulatory frameworks
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Cybersecurity, Mathematics, or a related field.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in the automotive industry (OEM or Tier 1).
• Familiarity with OTA systems, secure manufacturing workflows, and trusted computing.
• Advanced degree (CS, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or MBA with technical focus).
• Certifications such as CISSP, PMP, CISM, or equivalent.

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., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.).

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.

• The salary range for this role is $198,000 to $303,400. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.