Business Planner - HR, Global Product Engineering

Job Description

Overview:

We are seeking a strategic, detail-oriented, and highly collaborative individual to serve as Business Planner supporting the Executive Director of HR for Global Product and Software Engineering. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, connects dots across complex organizations, and turns vision into action. You will enable executive focus by managing operating rhythms, strategic planning cycles, and cross-functional initiatives that align with HR priorities for a global engineering workforce.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Partner with the Executive Director and HR leadership team to define priorities, develop annual and long-range workforce strategies, and ensure alignment with Global Product Engineering objectives.
• Track progress on key HR initiatives and provide insights and recommendations to drive impact.
• Track and report organizational OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to ensure alignment and accountability across the team.
• Shape organizational focus and execution at the intersection of HR strategy, engineering talent needs, and business objectives.

Operational Support & Leadership Engagement

• Manage the Executive Director's operating rhythm, including staff meetings, leadership offsites, and business reviews.
• Orchestrate agendas, decision flows, and follow-ups to keep HR Executives and teams informed and focused on outcomes.

Executive Communications & Forums

• Prepare executive-level presentations, reports, and briefing materials for senior leadership reviews and internal forums.
• Craft clear, compelling narratives that distill complex HR and workforce issues for senior audiences.
• Support internal communications and culture-building initiatives across GPSE HR teams.

Program & Project Management

• Drive cross-functional initiatives requiring coordination across HR, Engineering, HR COE's and Finance.
• Monitor GPSE HR team progress of key programs (e.g., employee engagement, leadership development, workforce analytics), escalate risks, and remove roadblocks to ensure timely delivery.

Special Projects & Problem Solving

• Lead or support high-priority HR initiatives and tackle ambiguous challenges with directional insight.
• Build relationships across the business to enable agile communication and influence outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or related field; MBA or equivalent preferred.
• 5-7+ years of experience in HR, business planning, operations, or project management-preferably in a global engineering or technical environment.
• Ability to be courageous-willing to challenge assumptions, speak up with confidence, and advocate for the right outcomes even in complex situations.
• Demonstrated executive judgment and ability to make crisp, timely decisions.
• Exceptional communication skills across written, verbal, and visual media.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.
• High integrity and comfort with confidential content.
• Ability to lead through influence, navigate ambiguity, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with advanced productivity platforms, including AI-enabled collaboration tools and HR analytics software.

Preferred Attributes:

• Experience supporting HR functions for large-scale engineering or technical organizations.
• Familiarity with HR rhythm of the business
• Passion for enabling innovation through people and culture initiatives.

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 $98,900-$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: 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.

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

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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