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General Motors Design Strategy Manager in Shanghai, China

Job Description

RESPOSIBILITY

•Analyze and think about the Local Chinese/global market and the customer.

•Think about the GM brand and how it needs to relate to market and customer tastes.

•Bring sharp insights into taste-making market trends from automotive, technology and nonautomotive sectors and societal trends

•Define the narrative of projects with world class visuals that tell a story of how we see customer, branding and technology impacting our projects and defining them beyond the styling of the car.

•Synthesize these concepts into UX, innovation and CMF proposals that reflect the tonality specific to the product concept.

Requirements

•a postgraduate degree from a industrial design or other related fields and at least 10 years of design experience in UX or CMF design or three years of design management experience.

•Proficient in English language with great presentation skill

•Story telling & Visualization skill with programs such as PPT, photoshop, blender, after effect etc.

PEOPLE LEADING

• Provide any assistance to UX/CMF team, creating the right work conditions for the employees, so they could do their tasks the best way possible.

• Develop their skills and group them into high performance UX/CMF teams.

• Act as a facilitator for other company`s departments, aiming to solve problems, remove impediments, conciliate different points of view and promote conditions to deliver the best user experience (always considering restrictions related to technology, deadlines, budget, employees' allocation, business needs and users needs).

• Delegate tasks to UX/CMF team, prioritize their activities, define their deadlines and allocate employees according to the right level of expertise to accomplish each task, always trying to achieve the right balance between demands/tasks, priorities, available resources and deadlines.

• Establish a performance evaluation routine (both for each employee and for the whole UX/CMF team), gives constantly feedback for each employee and set the expectations about their delivered results.

• Plan the next career levels for each UX/CMF team employee, observe their professional evolution and reward them according a fair system of meritocracy.

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 aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. 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. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

We are leading the change to make our world better, safer and more equitable for all through our actions and how we behave. Learn more about:

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Our Culture

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Our diverse team of employees bring their collective passion for engineering, technology and design to deliver on our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. We are looking for adventure-seekers and imaginative thought leaders to help us transform mobility.

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The policy of General Motors is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, General Motors is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and 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 at Careers.Accommodations@GM.com .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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