Job Description
Remote: This role is based remotely but if you live within a 50-mile radius of Atlanta, Austin, Detroit, Mountain View or Warren, you are expected to report to that location three times a week, at minimum.
The Role
General Motors is dedicated to creating exceptional learning programs that enhance the technical, professional, and leadership skills of our workforce. The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the production of all new, high-impact learning programs from inception to delivery. Working closely with instructional designers, vendors, subject matter experts, learning program managers, and coordinators to accomplish our goals and take our learning programs to the next level.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the production process of new learning interventions (i.e., digital and classroom assets) from concept, design, to development
- Lead, plan, and implement initiatives in partnership with instructional designers, program managers, and learning design vendors
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans and release schedules for each initiative, including timelines, dependencies, key partners, and risks
- Ensure all requirement gathering activities have been appropriately completed in order for the design process to begin
- Manage working group meetings with key stakeholders, instructional designers and vendors if applicable
- Ensure deliverables meet agreed upon acceptance criteria and design constraints
- Promote effective communication within working group, provide effective status updates to key stakeholders, and celebrate wins
- Identify risks and issues and help triage and determine best solutions for resolution
- Ensure quality control throughout the project life cycle
- Gather feedback and propose process improvements
- Develop detailed project plans, including timelines and budgets
- Support the team’s yearly roadmap, production budget, and vendor relationships
Additional Job Description
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 4+ years of project management experience
- 2+ years of experience managing the development of sophisticated learning interventions with multiple partners across a variety of modalities (e.g., video, eLearning, classroom, nudges, simulations, games, etc.)
- Ability to manage aggressive timelines for multiple deliverables, with accuracy, and attention to detail
- Self-motivation and passion to develop others, encourage standard methodologies, and constantly improve processes
- Thrive in ambiguity, crafting simplicity and order
- Must demonstrate exceptional organization skills with strong ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong consulting and relationship building skills; ability to work in a collaborative and team-centric culture and influence others without authority
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with a proven ability to establish trust and credibility
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Advanced degree and/or professional certifications in Project Management, Instructional Design, Organizational Development, and/or a related field
- Experience with SAM or other Agile methodologies
- 3+ years of experience in learning and development or creative studio
- Experience leading design meetings with subject matter experts and educating stakeholders on adult learning principles and debunking learning myths and misconceptions
- Automotive industry experience
Compensation:
- The salary range for this role is $68,900 – $105,700. 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.
Sponsorship: 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., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)
This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
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 believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
Benefits Overview
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