Hybrid Manager – Incident Management, Autonomous Vehicle Operations

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About the role

  • Manager of Incident Management leading incident response for GM’s autonomous driving software. Overseeing incident lifecycle, team management, and cross-functional coordination within AV operations.

Responsibilities

  • Own the incident response vision, roadmap, playbooks, escalation models, and quality standards for Level 3 AV operations.
  • Align engineering, operations, safety, legal, and executive partners around clear, disciplined incident response processes.
  • Manage and mentor Senior Incident Managers (3-5); drive accountability, growth, and team cohesion.
  • Serve as the top escalation point for critical, fleet‑impacting, or reputationally sensitive incidents.
  • Provide executive‑level clarity during fast‑moving events while ensuring disciplined, real‑time response operations.
  • Lead the response for major incidents affecting the AV fleet to minimize operational and safety impacts.
  • Review and triage all on‑road incidents (collisions, safety events, software anomalies), determine severity, and ensure complete on‑scene documentation.
  • Partner closely with technical experts to diagnose issues across software, hardware, and systems.
  • Coordinate response efforts with engineering, operations, safety, legal, communications, and executives; ensure accurate documentation and aligned messaging.
  • Build and continually improve tools, workflows, and best practices to increase response speed, clarity, and quality.
  • Deliver timely updates during incidents; support legal inquiries, regulatory reporting, and law‑enforcement requests.
  • Lead onboarding and ongoing training for incident responders and cross‑functional partners.

Requirements

  • Deep knowledge of incident response frameworks in AV, mobility, or other complex, safety‑critical environments
  • 7+ years in incident management, including experience as an Incident Commander or lead responder
  • 3+ years of people leadership experience
  • Proven ability to stay calm, clear, and precise during high‑pressure escalations
  • Experience briefing senior leadership in real time
  • Demonstrated experience training teams and reinforcing safety culture
  • Ability and willingness to participate in a 24/7 on‑call rotation

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • Health Savings Account
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • retirement savings plan
  • sickness and accident benefits
  • life insurance
  • paid vacation & holidays
  • tuition assistance programs
  • employee assistance program
  • GM vehicle discounts
  • company vehicle evaluation program

Job title

Manager – Incident Management, Autonomous Vehicle Operations

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

$134,700 - $245,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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