Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Program Manager (GPSSC)

The Role The S afety   Assu rance for Effective Autonomous Driving Software   (SAFE-ADS) department   is part of the Global Product Safety, System, and Certification (GPSSC) organization   at   GM .     The SA F E -ADS   department   serves as the cent ral   body for automated driving system   (ADS)   s afety   and brings together   expertise   from across the company to   establish   a   comprehensive   safety case.   GM’s vision is zero crashes,   zero emissions, and zero   congestion   – AV safety is at the heart of driving forward this vision.     GM is seeking an Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Program Manager to lead cross-functional regulatory compliance and engagement programs that support the safe development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement of   automated driving systems   (ADS) . This role is focused on broader   ADS   compliance and regulatory readiness, including regulatory strategy, requirement management, agency engagement support, reporting coordination, milestone planning, risk management, and cross-functional execution.     The successful candidate will work closely with Safety, Engineering, Legal, Government Affairs, Operations, and Product teams to translate regulatory requirements into actionable workplans, track execution across multiple stakeholders, and help ensure GM is prepared for submissions, inquiries, audits, assessments, and evolving external expectations. This role requires a strong program manager who can bring structure to complex work, manage dependencies and risks, and drive clarity across technical and non-technical teams.

Define and drive the execution model for A V   regulatory compliance programs across GPSSC, Legal, Government Affairs, Engineering, Operations, and other key stakeholders.   Build and   maintain   integrated program plans, milestones, timelines, and dependency tracking for regulatory workstreams supporting AV development, testing, launch readiness, and post-launch obligations.   Coordinate the identification, documentation, interpretation, and operationalization of regulatory requirements across federal, state, and local   jurisdictions   relevant to autonomous vehicle development and deployment.   Partner with cross-functional teams to translate regulatory requirements into engineering, operational, validation, reporting, and process workplans, and track execution to completion.   Support regulatory submissions, recurring reports, audits, assessments, and formal inquiries by coordinating inputs, timelines, reviews, approvals, and issue resolution across stakeholders.   Coordinate responses to regulator questions, data requests, incident-related inquiries, and investigations in partnership with Safety, Engineering, Operations, Legal, and Government Affairs teams.   Establish and run clear program governance, including status reviews, risk management, action tracking, decision logs, and escalation pathways for regulatory initiatives.   Proactively   identify   schedule, scope, compliance, and cross-functional dependency risks; develop mitigation plans; and escalate issues when   appropriate .   Drive continuous improvement in regulatory planning, execution, tools, processes, and cross-team collaboration to improve efficiency, readiness, and transparency.   Partner with technical leaders and subject matter experts to ensure regulatory strategies and deliverables are grounded in sound technical understanding and defensible safety practices.   Establish and own regulatory related safety case claims, sufficiency   criteria   and recommended evidence.   Support the broader AV safety case and safety assurance workstreams by helping align regulatory expectations, milestones, and externally facing materials with internal safety strategy and execution.   Help improve traceability between regulatory requirements, program deliverables, evidence, and status so leadership can