Why Business Automation Product Owner at GM Financial?
As a Business Automation Product Owner, you'll connect business teams with the technical teams who build automation and AI solutions. You'll lead discovery sessions with business partners, gather and document requirements, and turn them into product plans, roadmaps and user stories.
You'll own the backlog and decide what the team works on first, based on business value, risk and effort. You'll take each solution from idea through discovery, design and delivery, then track whether it delivers the expected results. Throughout, you'll keep business leaders informed, set clear expectations and help their teams adopt the new solution.
This role is a good fit for someone who is organized, communicates clearly and likes turning business needs into well-defined work for technical teams. You'll use tools such as Azure DevOps, Automation Anywhere, Microsoft 365 and Copilot Studio, and you'll work with business and technology teams across GM Financial.
What You'll Gain: Ownership of automation and AI products from start to finish, and direct experience working with senior business leaders and delivery teams.
ResponsibilitiesAbout the role
If you're driven to get results and would like to collaborate within a fast-paced, value focused team, then GM Financial may be the right place for you. As a member of an Agile Scrum team, the Product Owner is responsible for the success of the product by maximizing the output of the development team. The Product Owner directs and coordinates the product development and serves as a collaborative liaison between the Product Management and Product Delivery teams by prioritizing and evaluating work. This individual will maintain the product/team backlog, leading backlog prioritization of initiatives, aligning experiences across channels and touch points to ensure the best business results.
In this role you will:
- Lead discovery sessions with business partners to understand challenges and objectives
- Gather, document, and prioritize business and technical requirements
- Define product visions, roadmaps, and user stories for automation and AI solutions
- Evaluate and prioritize agentic AI and automation opportunities based on business value
- Work closely with technical teams to ensure solutions meet business needs
- Manage stakeholder expectations and drive adoption of delivered solutions
What makes you a dream candidate?
- Thorough understanding of Vision/Roadmap creation, Portfolio/Program/Team Backlog creation, refinement and prioritization
- Proficient understanding of XML/JSON based APIs, Cloud Technologies, Service Virtualization, Test Data Management, and Data Driven Decision making
- Working knowledge of the Agile/SAFe Lean enterprise concepts and best practices and how they are applied in the workplace
- Experience working within a matrix organization, collaborating with business stakeholders, user experience teams, project managers, product managers, developers and others
- Ability to effectively define Product roadmaps and identify requirements
- Able to demonstrate Servant leader management principles and practices
- Ability to deliver best in class product experiences utilizing Design Thinking and Lean methodologies
- Advanced interpersonal, communication (verbal and written), cross-collaboration skills, including the ability to interact with team members at all levels
- Advanced problem solver who can clearly identify, analyze, and resolve issues as they arise
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Proficient persuasive and negotiation skills
- Proficient presentation skills
- Working effectively within an AI enabled environment.
Work Experience & Education
- 2-4 years of experience as a Product Owner/Manager on an Agile Scrum team required
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelor’s Degree or additional equivalent experience preferred
Licenses and Certifications
- Agile Certification (PSPO or CSP-PO or POPM/APM) required
*Hiring two positions
What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays.
Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.
Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility.
Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in office.
NOTE: We are unable to consider candidates who require visa sponsorship for this position
This position is not open to agency submissions
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Skills Required
- 2-4 years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager on an Agile Scrum team
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Agile certification such as PSPO, CSP-PO, POPM, or APM
- Bachelor's degree or additional equivalent experience
- Understanding of vision and roadmap creation, backlog creation, refinement, and prioritization
- Proficiency with XML or JSON-based APIs, cloud technologies, service virtualization, test data management, and data-driven decision-making
- Working knowledge of Agile and SAFe Lean enterprise concepts
- Experience working in a matrix organization with cross-functional stakeholders and technical teams
- Ability to define product roadmaps and identify requirements
- Servant leadership principles and practices
- Design Thinking and Lean methodologies
- Advanced interpersonal, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, negotiation, and presentation skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
GM Financial Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GM Financial and has not been reviewed or approved by GM Financial.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Annual and performance bonuses are described as meaningful additions to total compensation. In several functions, incentives reliably boost take-home pay when available.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous paid time off, corporate and floating holidays, and paid volunteer time are emphasized. Time-away programs contribute significantly to perceived total rewards.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave and family-friendly policies are highlighted, with recent expansions mentioned in some areas. Support for bonding time is seen as a notable strength of the package.
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What We Do
GM Financial is the captive finance company and the wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The company is a global provider of auto finance solutions, with operations in North America, Latin America and China. Through our long-standing relationships with auto dealers, we offer attractive retail loan and lease programs to meet the needs of each customer. We also offer commercial lending products to dealers to help them finance and grow their businesses. GM Financial employs more than 9,000 hard-working team members, and we're always looking for new people with diverse talents. GM Financial is a workplace where dedicated people have the opportunity to work together and celebrate our successes. Our culture is based on respect, integrity, innovation and personal development. GM Financial is committed to strengthening the communities where we live and work. Each year, we select several philanthropic organizations to support through our Signature Events program. The company and its team members actively support these organizations through many company-wide initiatives; in addition we support numerous other nonprofit organizations through sponsorships and monetary donations.
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