Software Engineering Manager

Why GM Financial?

GM Financial is the wholly owned captive finance subsidiary of General Motors and is headquartered in Fort Worth, U.S. We are a global provider of auto finance solutions, with operations in North America, South America, and the Asia Pacific region. Through our long-standing relationships with auto dealers, we offer attractive retail financing 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.

At GM Financial, our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes new ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.

Our Purpose: We pioneer the innovations that move and connect people to what matters.

Please note: this is a hybrid position requiring 2 days onsite in Arlington, TX.

About the role:

The Software Engineering Manager is accountable for the delivery and ongoing support of Commercial Lending technology solutions within a highly regulated banking environment. This role ensures that all engineering activities adhere to established SDLC controls, enterprise architecture standards, information security requirements, and regulatory expectations, while supporting North America and International business objectives.

The manager provides oversight across the full technology lifecycle, ensuring solutions are well‑designed, well‑documented, auditable, resilient, and compliant. This includes maintaining change management discipline, ensuring appropriate approvals and evidence are captured, and proactively identifying and mitigating technology and delivery risks.

The manager leads modernization and resiliency efforts using public cloud-native infrastructure and modern software development practices.  The manager coaches team members for skills growth and productivity improvements by leveraging Agentic AI throughout the development lifecycle.

In this role you will: 

Delivery & Engineering Excellence

• Lead geographically distributed engineering teams delivering Commercial Lending applications and services that meet functional, non‑functional, resiliency, and regulatory requirements
• Work with Vendor Partners to ensure the organization’s business priorities are included in the product roadmap
• Ensure solutions are designed for stability, scalability, security, and recoverability, aligned to enterprise architecture standards
• Expand the automation test framework and oversee testing strategies for regression, performance, and acceptance testing
• Define and monitor delivery, quality, and operational metrics (e.g., SLA adherence, defect trends, stability indicators), using data to drive continuous improvement
• Effectively apply Agentic SDLC and cloud-native infrastructure.  Help teams manage dependencies and remove impediments in order to meet delivery commitments.

Stakeholder & Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted technology partner to Commercial Lending operations and product teams
• Provide clear, consistent communication on delivery status, risks, dependencies, and impacts to business, technology, and risk stakeholders
• Translate business requirements into well‑defined technical solutions with clear traceability from requirements through implementation and testing

Governance, Risk & Control Oversight

• Ensure all technology initiatives comply with enterprise SDLC, change management, security, and data governance policies
• Embed risk assessment, control validation, and compliance checks into delivery processes
• Maintain appropriate documentation and audit artifacts, including architecture decisions, design reviews, test evidence, approvals, and production readiness sign‑offs
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate technology, operational, and delivery risks; escalate issues in a timely and transparent manner
• Support internal and external audits by providing clear documentation, traceability, and evidence of control effectiveness

People & Team Leadership

• Build and lead high‑performing engineering teams with a strong culture of accountability, quality, and risk awareness
• Set clear expectations for performance, compliance, and engineering standards
• Coach and develop team members on technical skills, risk‑aware decision‑making, and disciplined execution

• Ensure appropriate succession planning, skill development, and coverage for critical systems