Propulsion Lifecycle Operations

Job Description

The Role

At General Motors, supporting customers throughout a product’s lifecycle requires thoughtful decisions about service, supply, and product availability. As a Product Manager, Propulsion Lifecycle Operations, you will develop lifecycle plans for propulsion products that support Customer Care and Aftersales (CCA). You will evaluate strategies such as all-time buys, bridge buys until remanufacturing is available, and new-build engine options. Working across product, engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams, you will turn complex inputs into clear recommendations and executable plans that support customers and GM’s long-term service needs.

What You’ll Do

• Develop lifecycle plans for propulsion products that support CCA service needs.
• Evaluate lifecycle options—including all-time buys, bridge buys, remanufacturing transitions, and new-build engines—and recommend an approach based on customer, business, technical, and supply considerations.
• Analyze product, supplier, manufacturing, cost, quality, timing, and technical inputs to identify trade-offs, risks, and decision points.
• Prepare recommendations, business cases, and decision materials for cross-functional partners and leadership.
• Partner with CCA Product, CCA and OE Engineering, propulsion assembly plants, and external suppliers to align plans and resolve issues
• Coordinate lifecycle milestones, dependencies, and readiness activities across stakeholders.
• Support the transition from the selected lifecycle strategy into execution, including sourcing, remanufacturing, or new-build readiness.
• Monitor changing conditions and update plans as customer needs, technical readiness, or supply availability evolve.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, supply chain, operations, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• 2+ years of experience in product management, product lifecycle management, service or aftermarket, manufacturing, supply chain, program management, or a related field.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple functions or organizations to deliver a product, service, or business outcome.
• Ability to assess information, weigh customer and business trade-offs, and develop clear, data-informed recommendations.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt plans as business needs change.

What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with propulsion systems, engines, remanufacturing, warranty, service parts, or aftermarket support.
• Experience working with engineering, manufacturing plants, suppliers, or sourcing teams on physical products.
• Experience developing product roadmaps, lifecycle plans, phase-in or phase-out strategies, or obsolescence plans.
• Experience building business cases, cost models, forecasts, or scenario analyses.
• Familiarity with ERP, product lifecycle management, or data-visualization tools such as SAP, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Project or program management certification, Lean Six Sigma training, or a related certification.
• Experience in automotive, heavy equipment, aerospace, energy, or industrial manufacturing.

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).

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.

The selected candidate will be required to travel