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2027 Summer Intern – Program Management, GM Defense ,
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 Warren, Michigan, United States of America
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 “Group Manager - Product & Customer Care, GM Energy” (Marketing Managers) in MI: $191k–$222k, median $206k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% 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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Sponsor Radar — General Motors Company
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: As a Program Management Intern with GM Defense, you will support the execution of defense programs and customer contracts. You will gain hands-on experience in program financial management, budget planning, contract administration, performance tracking, and cross-functional program execution. The Team: The GM Defense Program Management team works across Finance, Contracts, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and other business functions to deliver programs that meet customer requirements. The team manages program cost, schedule, scope, milestones, risks, deliverables, and performance while supporting timely business decisions. What You’ll Do: • Support program budgets, forecasts, estimates at completion, and financial plans. • Assist with monthly financial reviews, including actuals, commitments, invoices, forecast changes, and variance analysis. • Track program costs, schedules, milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, and dependencies. • Prepare dashboards, status reports, briefing materials, and management presentations. • Support program and contract reviews by organizing financial, schedule, milestone, and performance information. • Maintain action-item logs, decision logs, meeting materials, and follow-up trackers. • Identify opportunities to improve reporting accuracy, simplify processes, automate recurring analysis, and improve data visibility. • Perform ad hoc analysis and other program-management activities as assigned. • Handle GM Defense and customer information with discretion and follow applicable security, compliance, and information-handling requirements. Required Qualifications: • Currently enrolled in a full-time, degree-seeking program and in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, engineering, supply chain, project management, or a related field • Must be graduating between December 2027 and August 2029 and have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship. • Availability to work full-time, 40 hours per week, during the 12 week summer internship period between May 24th – August 13th or June 14th – September 3rd 2027 • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, or cost analysis. • Exposure to project, program, contract-management, or government-contracting concepts. • Experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, SharePoint, or similar reporting tools. • Familiarity with earned value, cost and schedule performance, or government-contracting concepts. • Experience through team projects, internships, co-ops, military service, or other applied business or technical work. • Prior military experience a plus • Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills. • Demonstrated integrity and discretion when handling confidential information. Work Arrangement: Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, Michigan (PPO North) on a full-time basis. Travel: Occasional travel may be required based on program and business needs GM will provide a one-time lump sum taxable stipend payment to eligible students selected for the 2027 Student Program - to help facilitate administration of relocation benefits, please apply using the permanent address you would move from. 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 a