Lead and grow an engineering team to modernize HRIS and enterprise applications, drive API-first integrations, cloud migrations to Azure, implement CI/CD/DevSecOps, and introduce responsible AI and automation to improve reliability and business outcomes.
Description
The Role:
General Motors is seeking an AI & Integration Systems Engineering Manager - HRIS to lead a team responsible for enterprise applications, platform capabilities, and intelligent workflows across cloud, SaaS, and hybrid environments supporting Finance, Human Resources, and Corporate Systems. This role combines people leadership and technical leadership to drive modernization, improve delivery, and introduce AI-enabled capabilities in practical, secure, and responsible ways.
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):
What You'll Need (Required Qualifications):
Preferred Qualifications:
Why This Role Matters:
This role helps advance GM's enterprise technology transformation by strengthening engineering delivery, modernizing platforms, and enabling practical AI adoption that improves business performance and employee experience.
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
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From day one, we're looking out for your well-being-at work and at home-so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.
Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.
Accommodations
General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us [email protected] or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
The Role:
General Motors is seeking an AI & Integration Systems Engineering Manager - HRIS to lead a team responsible for enterprise applications, platform capabilities, and intelligent workflows across cloud, SaaS, and hybrid environments supporting Finance, Human Resources, and Corporate Systems. This role combines people leadership and technical leadership to drive modernization, improve delivery, and introduce AI-enabled capabilities in practical, secure, and responsible ways.
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers and technical leads.
- Drive delivery across the software development lifecycle, from planning through production support.
- Set engineering priorities, delivery plans, and measurable outcomes aligned to business goals.
- Guide architecture, engineering standards, documentation, and solution delivery.
- Remove roadblocks, manage risk, and support high-quality, on-time execution.
- Modernize legacy applications, workflows, and integration patterns.
- Advance reusable platform capabilities, API-first design, automation, and service-based engineering practices.
- Partner with product, architecture, infrastructure, security, and business teams on technology roadmaps.
- Improve system reliability, maintainability, observability, and operational readiness.
- Drive modern engineering practices including Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and release governance.
- Identify and implement AI and intelligent automation opportunities that improve efficiency, user experience, and business outcomes.
- Follow responsible AI practices across governance, security, privacy, and quality.
- Lead hiring, talent planning, performance management, and career development.
- Build a high-performing engineering culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
What You'll Need (Required Qualifications):
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, systems integration, enterprise application development, or platform engineering.
- 3+ years of experience leading technical teams.
- Experience designing and delivering scalable, secure, production-grade systems.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, reliability, observability, and support models.
- Experience with API-driven architectures, enterprise integrations, distributed systems, and backend platforms.
- Experience leading teams using Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and automated testing practices.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience leading or delivering AI-enabled products, intelligent automation, or decision-support capabilities in an enterprise setting.
- Understanding of responsible AI principles, including privacy, security, governance, and human oversight.
- Experience in leading teams to deploy/migrate custom applications to cloud Azure
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in a related technical discipline.
- Experience supporting enterprise business platforms such as HR, Finance, collaboration, and other corporate systems.
- Experience with technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, Quarkus, C#, TypeScript, React, and microservices.
- Experience with cloud platforms and modern data technologies.
- Experience leading platform modernization, intelligent automation, or digital transformation initiatives.
- Familiarity with enterprise knowledge systems, AI tooling, workflow platforms, or developer productivity platforms.
- Experience using Terraform to provision and manage cloud infrastructure as code (IaC)
Why This Role Matters:
This role helps advance GM's enterprise technology transformation by strengthening engineering delivery, modernizing platforms, and enabling practical AI adoption that improves business performance and employee experience.
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
Total Rewards | Benefits Overview
From day one, we're looking out for your well-being-at work and at home-so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.
Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.
Accommodations
General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us [email protected] or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
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