Senior Staff Product Operations Manager; Portfolio, Roadmaps, & Resourcing
General Motors, Mountain View, California, us, 94039
Our ambition inGlobalProductOperationsis tosupport, enable, and improve the speed and effectiveness of the Global Product organization. Weaccelerate thecreation ofan elite portfolio of software-defined vehicles by tightly integrating software, hardware, and services tocraft products people crave and experiences they never forget.
The Role:
The Senior Staff Product Operations Manager; Portfolio, Roadmaps & Resourcingis responsible for leading cross-portfoliooperating mechanisms that connect strategy to execution across Product, Engineering, Design, andProgram Management (PMO). You willconsolidateportfolio strategy, steward roadmap governance, and drive the quarterly resourcing and prioritization process.This role requires a seasoned product operations leader who can influence senior stakeholders,establishcrisp governance rhythms, and produceexecutive-gradeinsights that improve portfolio outcomes at scale.
This role serves as a system steward for portfolio governance and resource alignment, ensuring Global Productoperateswith consistent standards, predictable cadences, and transparent decision flows across all pillars.
We’relooking for a proactive, detail-orientedindividualcontributor who thrives in fast-paced environments, makes principled decisions, and builds consensus across diverse teams.A bias for simplifying complexity and improving operational clarity is essential,as your work will directly shape howGM’s Global Product organizationand supporting teamsoperate.
WhatYou’llDo:
Portfolio & Strategy Consolidation
Synthesize strategies across sub‑portfolios to reveal interdependencies, risks, and opportunities.
Partner with Corporate Strategy and Strategic Risk Management on strategic analyses and projects that shape portfolio direction.
Resourcing & Prioritization Lead quarterly cross‑portfolio resourcing reviews, delivering clear demand‑vs‑capacity views, trade‑offs, and portfolio‑level allocation decisions.
Run an integrated intake, sizing, and validation process (e.g., T‑shirt sizing, capacity checks) with Program Management and Engineering, ensuring decisions are reflected in systems of record.
Own product inputs to annual budgeting,long-term plan (LTP), and the 5‑year outlook, translating strategic priorities intoconsolidatedresourcing and capacity requirements.
Portfolio Assessment Maintain a repeatable assessment framework:market signals, customer value, velocity, quality, and financials;to inform continue/accelerate/pause recommendations.
Produce comparative analysesacross org-level product portfoliosto guide senior‑level prioritization.
Roadmap Governance, Quality,& Tooling Define and run the governance cadence linking discovery, strategy, execution, and shipping.
Integrate Engineering, Design, and PMO rhythms tomaintaina single sourceof truth for portfolio roadmaps and dependencies.
Drive roadmap and artifact quality standards, ensuring high‑fidelity data in systems of record.
Collaborate to implement a unified roadmap tool and continually improve supporting practices, templates, and workflows.
Coach teams on decision‑ready artifacts and executive‑level storytelling; escalate gaps and remove blockers to preserve portfolio flow.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) 10+ years in product operations, portfolio management, or adjacent disciplines (e.g., Program/Portfolio PMO), with demonstrable impact across complex, multiproduct portfolios.
Provenexpertiseinestablishinggovernance cadences, integratingcross-functionalplanning (Product/Eng/Design/PMO), and driving executive decision forums.
Advancedproficiencywith portfolio analytics and performance measurement (KSIs, KPIs, OKRs) andtranslating insights into action.
Proven experience solving complex problems with multiple constraints, using sound judgment to assess risks and present well-structured, data-informed,written arguments.
Skilled inidentifyingkey data and metrics necessary for decision-making and understanding the implications of their movement.
Strong communicationand storytelling abilities, with a talent for articulating complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.
Experience leading through influence, driving results cross-functionally without a team of direct reports.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills) Experienceconsolidatingstrategies across multiple product domains and preparingsenior-leaderready materials.
Prior leadership of resourcing and prioritization processes atan enterprisescale.
Experience implementing product management tools and systems.
Deep knowledge of product development, lifecycle,and program execution deliverables.
Experience building portfolio scenarios with incomplete or ambiguous data.
Expertisedriving adoption of new governance standards in large organizations.
Prior ownership of multi‑pillar dependency management.
General automotive industryexpertise.
Hybrid:
This role is categorized ashybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report toWarren Tech Center, MI or Mountain View, CAthree times per week, at minimum. 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 compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area. The salary range for this role is $178,800 to $322,500. 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. #LI-RF1
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Partner with Corporate Strategy and Strategic Risk Management on strategic analyses and projects that shape portfolio direction.
Resourcing & Prioritization Lead quarterly cross‑portfolio resourcing reviews, delivering clear demand‑vs‑capacity views, trade‑offs, and portfolio‑level allocation decisions.
Run an integrated intake, sizing, and validation process (e.g., T‑shirt sizing, capacity checks) with Program Management and Engineering, ensuring decisions are reflected in systems of record.
Own product inputs to annual budgeting,long-term plan (LTP), and the 5‑year outlook, translating strategic priorities intoconsolidatedresourcing and capacity requirements.
Portfolio Assessment Maintain a repeatable assessment framework:market signals, customer value, velocity, quality, and financials;to inform continue/accelerate/pause recommendations.
Produce comparative analysesacross org-level product portfoliosto guide senior‑level prioritization.
Roadmap Governance, Quality,& Tooling Define and run the governance cadence linking discovery, strategy, execution, and shipping.
Integrate Engineering, Design, and PMO rhythms tomaintaina single sourceof truth for portfolio roadmaps and dependencies.
Drive roadmap and artifact quality standards, ensuring high‑fidelity data in systems of record.
Collaborate to implement a unified roadmap tool and continually improve supporting practices, templates, and workflows.
Coach teams on decision‑ready artifacts and executive‑level storytelling; escalate gaps and remove blockers to preserve portfolio flow.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) 10+ years in product operations, portfolio management, or adjacent disciplines (e.g., Program/Portfolio PMO), with demonstrable impact across complex, multiproduct portfolios.
Provenexpertiseinestablishinggovernance cadences, integratingcross-functionalplanning (Product/Eng/Design/PMO), and driving executive decision forums.
Advancedproficiencywith portfolio analytics and performance measurement (KSIs, KPIs, OKRs) andtranslating insights into action.
Proven experience solving complex problems with multiple constraints, using sound judgment to assess risks and present well-structured, data-informed,written arguments.
Skilled inidentifyingkey data and metrics necessary for decision-making and understanding the implications of their movement.
Strong communicationand storytelling abilities, with a talent for articulating complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.
Experience leading through influence, driving results cross-functionally without a team of direct reports.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills) Experienceconsolidatingstrategies across multiple product domains and preparingsenior-leaderready materials.
Prior leadership of resourcing and prioritization processes atan enterprisescale.
Experience implementing product management tools and systems.
Deep knowledge of product development, lifecycle,and program execution deliverables.
Experience building portfolio scenarios with incomplete or ambiguous data.
Expertisedriving adoption of new governance standards in large organizations.
Prior ownership of multi‑pillar dependency management.
General automotive industryexpertise.
Hybrid:
This role is categorized ashybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report toWarren Tech Center, MI or Mountain View, CAthree times per week, at minimum. 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 compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area. The salary range for this role is $178,800 to $322,500. 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. #LI-RF1
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