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Staff Data Scientist - AI Engineering & Productivity
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What General Motors Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Senior ML Engineer - Embodied AI Offboard Percepti” (Data Scientists) in CA: $230k–$240k, median $235k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description The Role The AI Engineering and Productivity team in the Global Planning, Design, and Product IT organization is looking for a Staff Data Scientist to propel our mission of empowering Engineering teams by delivering reliable and secure AI-driven tools that streamline workflows, accelerate decision making, surface actionable insights, and unlock measurable productivity gains across the product lifecycle. As a Staff Data Scientist, you will be responsible for leading one or more AI/ML and data science products, while also contributing highly technical work on problems of significant complexity. You will be accountable for translating ambiguous Engineering business challenges into scalable, production-grade AI products that deliver measurable enterprise impact. What You’ll Do • Shape scientific direction, and ensure methodological quality and operational robustness used across the suite of products that you are responsible for. • Grow the technical capabilities of the scientist community within the AI Engineering and Productivity organization through exploration of new methods and technologies, cross-functional knowledge sharing, mentorship, internal reviews, and establishment of reusable methods and frameworks. • Drive results on time and within budget, managing risks, and ensuring methodological and operational quality across products that you oversee to generate significant and measurable business impact. • Work cross-functionally across data engineering, delivery teams, software delivery, other business units and beyond to drive product development, management and results; and • Influence stakeholders and leaders by translating technical tradeoffs, risks and opportunities into clear business decisions. Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) • 8+ years working with and 3+ years leading advanced analytics , AI/ML and/or operations research initiatives . • Demonstrated thought leadership surrounding use of innovative methodologies and approaches to solving business problems. • Deep expertise across multiple AI/ML and analytics domains ( LLMs, forecasting, deep learning, operations research, prescriptive & predictive methods , etc.), with a preferred focus on LLMs. • Expertise in Python and other cloud-based data science platforms ( Databricks preferred), and proficiency in SQL ; • Experience with generative AI tools and platforms such as Cursor, GitHub and/or Microsoft Copilot , Glean, Databricks Genie , etc. • Demonstrated ability to frame ambiguous high-value business problems into tractable analytical strategies and measurable outcomes; • Strong presentation and communication skills. • M.S. degree in operations research, engineering, computer science, applied statistics, physics, or related field. Equivalent additional experience may substitute for an advanced degree. What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications) • 10+ years working with and 6+ years leading advanced analytics, AI/ML and/or operations research initiatives. • Ph.D. in operations research, engineering, computer science, applied statistics, physics, or related field. • Demonstrated ability to lead multi-team member initiatives using novel methods resulting in substantial business impact. • Publications, conference talks, patents or other generated intellectual property, committed open-source work, or other external technical recognition preferred. 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