Senior Manager, Internal & Executive Communications

Mountain View, CA, United States

Job Description

Work Arrangement

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, Michigan or Mountain View, CA, three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

The Communications team at General Motors focuses on impact and driving transformation through storytelling. It is home to the company’s Internal & Employee Engagement, Vehicle Brand, Corporate, Tech & Innovation, and International Communications teams. We are broad thinkers and subject matter experts in our field. We have a relentless focus on our mission, our employees, and our customers. We collaborate across the business, lead with strategic thought partnership, and create incredible value with the work we do.

We are searching for an Internal Communications Senior Manager to execute strategic, company-wide narratives on GM’s top priorities, and support our most senior leaders as they bring our teams along the journey. This person will have a deep understanding of how to inform and inspire employees, provide strategic counsel to senior executives, drive change management, and use data to deliver maximum impact for the business. This position is a unique and high-visibility, high-impact opportunity working with GM’s top leaders and demonstrating the value communications can bring to the company.

What You'll Do

Provide strategic counsel to leaders, cross-functional stakeholders, and communications teammates

Develop and lead effective internal communications strategies that help the company meet its objectives

Draft high-quality communications that enable leaders to deliver the right messages at the right time, and to the right audiences

Create scalable processes that improve company-wide and leader communications, along with high-impact cascades and cadence s

Collaborate effectively with and influence stakeholders across the company

Ensure communications practices support an inclusive hybrid environment

Be an excellent player-coach people manager who is focused on developing direct reports’ skills for the greater benefit of your team and GM

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

Bachelors Degree

10+ years working in internal and/or external communications

Incredible written and verbal communication skills

Experience working with senior executives

Excellent project management skills

Deep experience executing complex organizational change management on a large scale, and developing/executing high-quality, high-impact communications strategies with proven results

Ability to zoom out to see the bigger picture of what needs to be done, and to zoom in and pay attention to details

Unflappable leadership under pressure, while staying nimble and driving results forward amid ambiguity and change

Desire to inspire and align teams through highly engaging communications and educational programs

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

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 compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area.

The salary range for this role is $98,900 to $158,000. 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:

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.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;

• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;

• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;

• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;

• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;

• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

GM is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. GM is committed to providing a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and advancing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, all practices and decisions relating to terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment are made without regard to an individual's protected characteristics. For purposes of this policy, “protected characteristics" include an individual's actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, weight, height, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at [email protected] or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.​

We are leading the change to make our world better, safer and more equitable for all through our actions and how we behave. Learn more about:

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