General Motors is hiring a Motion Systems Group Manager

General Motors is hiring a Motion Systems Group Manager to lead the team responsible for the full motion language of GM’s in-vehicle ecosystem. This role defines how the interface behaves, transitions, responds, guides, and communicates across every GM brand, shaping how GM’s brands feel through motion and establishing a kinetic identity that future-proofs GM’s digital experience.

What You'll Do

• Build, scale, onboard, mentor, and grow the Motion team into a trusted team of experts.
• Define the flow, rhythm, and choreography of the interface so every brand interface moves with purpose.
• Articulate, craft, and own the UX motion strategy side by side with your team.
• Create high-quality animation for product, vision, and storytelling use.
• Define micro-interactions, transitions, gestures, and system behaviors.
• Establish motion guidelines with rules for timing, easing, behavior, and system dynamics.
• Define the conceptual foundation (Motion Principles) for how motion behaves across GM brands.
• Build scalable, reusable motion systems for motion across platforms.
• Create exportable, documented motion libraries across brand, platform, and feature sets.
• Provide motion support for video creation, including overlays, animation sequences, and UI kinetic treatments.

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of professional experience in Motion Design and/or UX Design.
• A portfolio of work showcasing ability to tell stories through visual craft.
• Self-starter with strong autonomy, comfortable identifying problem areas and tackling them independently.
• Deep understanding of human interface design best practices.
• Ability to iterate quickly, form a clear design point of view, and navigate cross-functional feedback.
• Ability to sell motion, craft a narrative, and communicate why one motion execution works over another.
• Strong design sensibility, passion for brand, and love for cars.
• High comfort level with technical complexity and experience working with engineers, product managers, and other partners.

Nice to Have

• 3+ years of professional experience as a people leader of a team.
• Examples of global motion executions and how and why they differ.
• Experience establishing and launching motion systems, principles, and rules as guidelines.
• Experience designing content for non-traditional interfaces (e.g., automotive, voice, or wearable devices).

Team & Environment

The Motion Systems Group resides in Vehicle OS under Human Interface Design.

Work Mode

This role follows a hybrid work model.

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