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Program Manager, ISV Program Development - GM Defense
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 Warren, Michigan, United States of America
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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).
- Last confirmed live 1 day agoWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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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 Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid . This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan three times per week, at minimum, or other frequency dictated by the business with periodic travel to Concord, NC and customer locations. About GM Defense: GM Defense is driving the future of military mobility by leveraging the best-in-class capabilities of General Motors for unmatched innovation, proven performance and breakthrough life-cycle economics! We deliver reliable, affordable, and innovative products across a full spectrum of capabilities – integrated vehicles, power and propulsion, autonomy, mobility, and security! GM Defense is seeking a highly motivated, dynamic individual looking for an opportunity that will allow them to showcase their talents and have an impact in a strategic growth area. Our ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity and demonstrates problem-solving leadership with limited oversight! The Role: The Program Manager – Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) Process Excellence, Automation, and Program Development owns the management system that enables consistent, efficient, and data-driven execution across the ISV portfolio. This role turns complex program requirements into standardized processes, clearly defined work products, repeatable governance, and practical digital tools that improve execution across contracts, engineering, manufacturing, sustainment, finance, and customer engagement. The position leads the full lifecycle of ISV process and work-product development: identifying needs and pain points; defining requirements and standard methods; creating templates, playbooks, workflows, dashboards, and other reusable products; piloting and validating solutions; driving adoption; and measuring sustained performance. The role is also responsible for identifying and implementing automation and AI-enabled solutions that reduce manual effort, improve data quality, accelerate analysis, strengthen decision support, and enable more effective product-development and program-execution practices. Core responsibilities include standardizing program-management processes; integrating contract deliverables and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS); leading cost-account structure creation and maintenance; developing analytical studies and AI-enabled decision-support products; and ensuring that approved methods and tools are embedded into daily execution. The Program Manager also provides direct supervisory leadership to 2–3 Assistant Program Managers, setting priorities, developing team capability, and maintaining consistent execution across assigned resources. What You'll Do Portfolio Integration and Baseline Management • Serve as the integration lead across ISV contracts, variants, work directives, and program-management workstreams. • Maintain a consolidated view of technical, schedule, financial, and contractual baselines, including the relationships and trade-offs among them. • Assess the effect of scope, configuration, schedule, resource, and funding changes on the broader ISV portfolio. • Translate contractual requirements into executable plans in partnership with Contracts, Finance, Engineering, Manufacturing, Integrated Product Support, Quality, Supply Chain, and Business Development. • Identify cross-functional dependencies, constraints, and decision points early enough to protect program commitments. Process Excellence, Work-Product Standardization, and Governance • Define, document, standardize, and maintain end-to-end operating processes for core ISV program-management activities, including contract-change flow, CDRL development and review, IMS updates, risk and issue management, cost-account setup, decision forums, and customer reviews. • Ow