People HR - Senior Manager

Job DescriptionAs the People HR - Senior Manager, you will be part of GM's Human Resources team, you will perform day-to-day HR business activities and partner with business function counterparts on initiatives that align with GM’s objectives, mission and culture. You will work with assigned business function's HR team, HR Communities of Expertise, and other stakeholders to build engagement, increase output, and attract and retain talent.Key Responsibilities:Partners with employees and management to communicate various human resource policies, procedures, laws, standards, and other government regulations and provides guidance when appropriate.Works closely with employees, HR Director, and management to improve work relationships, Workplace of Choice (WoC), build morale, and increase productivity and retention.Supports international employees with expatriate assignments and related HR matters.Provides insight on business unit restructures, workforce planning and succession planning.Partners with HR Director to fill open positions within the organization by providing support during interviews when requested and offer process in conjunction with Global Talent Acquisition (GTA) team.Responsible for compensation analysis during comp planning time as well as related to internal move recommendations and hiring.Partners with management to conduct Performance Improvement discussions. Partners with employees to help improve on performance concerns.Partner with employees to conduct Career Development discussions.Partner with Policy & Investigation Centre of Expertise (COE) to resolve complex salaried employee relations issues and investigations.Responsible for People leaders HRM for an alignment on plans.Actively contribute with Business HR to develop mid and long-term strategies.Actively have communication with people and business HR related to the functions they provide counselingConducts exit interviews, analyzes data, and makes recommendations to Business HR for corrective action and continuous improvement.Responds to employee relation issues such as employee complaints, harassment allegations and civil rights complaints.Identifies training needs for business units and individual leadership coaching needs, including performing necessary coaching to employees in partnership with Global Business Solutions (GBS) area.Facilitates or provides corporate training (including orientation, Demystify HRM, Conducting Career Development discussions, etc.) to the workforce.Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the HR Policy consultant and legal department as needed/required.Coaches, counsels, and guides managers before executing employee disciplinary actions.Create a high touch/personal HR experience by supporting employees with questions, concerns, and general engagement.Knowledge and Skills:High integrity and trust and the ability to manage complex and sensitive information confidentially and effectivelyHigh change agility and openness to new ideasLeveraging CoEs and GBS (prior experience in either is beneficial)Coaching and assessing talentCoaching CertificationComfort with analyzing applicable unit and employee related data (provided by GBS) to make strategic recommendations/decisionsNegotiating/Conflict ManagementLine/organization roles and/or cross functional team experienceOrganizational development and change management projectsEducation:College Degree, ideally with specific HR expertise/certificationCompetencies:Functional/Technical Skills Developing OthersDealing with Ambiguity Customer FocusBusiness AcumenDrive for Results Managing Vision & PurposeBuilds Effective Relationships Comfort around higher managementInterpersonal Savvy Organizational AgilityStrategic AgilityAbout GMOur 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 UsWe 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.Diversity InformationGeneral 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.We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.