HR Manager - Marketing, Communications, Corporate Strategy & Development

Job Description

The Role

As a key member of the Marketing, Communications, Corporate Strategy and Development team, this role is responsible for partnering with executive leaders across Strategy, Corporate Development, Communications, and Marketing to design and implement forward-looking HR strategies.

This position plays a pivotal role in aligning talent initiatives with business objectives, driving organizational effectiveness, and enabling transformational growth through strategic HR leadership.

You will lead a team of HR Business Partners to shape, deliver, and continuously enhance HR solutions that support and accelerate business outcomes. Success in this role requires a dynamic leader with a proven ability to drive change, foster cross-functional collaboration, and deliver measurable results in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance and expertise in organizational design, performance management, workforce planning, and change leadership.

• Partner with leadership in defining and executing the talent strategy in alignment with GM’s long-term global business strategy.

• As a trusted advisor to an executive leadership team, provide ongoing coaching and guidance.

• Collaborate with functional HR partners to execute processes within GM’s global performance & total rewards framework, including compensation planning, performance management, talent assessment, and succession planning.

• Act as a change agent in driving the continuous evolution of people and leadership practices.

• Consult with leaders and key stakeholders to understand the business and its external environment and provide guidance on change management efforts.

• Inspire, coach and develop a team of HR Business Partners to work together as a high performing team.

• Ensure that operational excellence is delivered across all HR processes by demonstrating subject matter expertise and driving consistency in the quality levels of HR partnership.

• Generate new perspectives, ideas and insights to foster a culture of innovation, risk-taking and high performance.

• Act as a champion in driving leadership accountability and commitment to world-class employee engagement, inclusion & enablement.

• Leverage data analytics to analyze internal and external trends and key metrics. Share insights with business leadership to influence impactful change.

• Prioritize, support & invest in practices that enhance the organization’s diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Develop and maintain effective, collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, including employees, clients, and functional partners.

• Operate with unwavering integrity, ensuring compliance with GM’s code of conduct, policies & practices.

Requirements​

• 10+ years of related experience, including experience leading a team

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources/related discipline or equivalent experience

• Data-driven with the proven ability to analyze, interpret, and influence recommendations

• Strong interpersonal skills in facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution

• Ability to develop and maintain constructive and cooperative working relationships with others

• Strong collaboration skills

• Proven track record for working independently, taking initiative, and delivering results

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

• Highly proficient use of Microsoft Office applications and HR systems (Workday preferred)

Competencies Required

• Strong client focus & results orientation

• Communication & influencing skills: Ability to make compelling cases for solutions and influence action

• Strong ability to remain objective and exercise good judgment, decision making, diplomacy and discretion

• Ability to work comfortably & effectively with senior leadership and at all levels of the organization

• Organizational design and change management: Creates an environment that encourages change and adopts disciplined processes that enable effective change and sustain it

• People Development: Strong track record for effectively coaching and guiding the professional development of team members to enable them to maximize their potential. Experienced in coaching senior leaders.

• Employee and business advocacy: Ability to yield results that are in the best interest of both.

• Ability to consult, uncover business and client needs and develop innovative solutions to complex problems

• Proven agility and flexibility in dealing with ambiguity and working across organizational boundaries

• Growth & continuous improvement mindset – passionate about enhancing the delivery of world class HR practices

Compensation

The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws.

The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.

• The salary range for this role is $135,000 - $211,200. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include 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 and more.

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GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc). This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}. The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

About GM

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