Talent Planning Lead

General Motors Company

Job Overview

Location

Remote - United States

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Own, innovate, and continuously improve the global talent review and succession planning cycle to align with business rhythms, enterprise priorities, and governance requirements.
• Lead end-to-end design of talent review, succession planning, and high-potential identification processes, including frameworks, nomination criteria, development planning, governance structures, and program evaluation methodologies.
• Build and manage enterprise-wide review and planning cycles, balancing standardized processes with flexibility to accommodate specialized business needs and emerging talent priorities across global operations.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive process documentation, workflows, and operating protocols to enhance efficiency, consistency, and quality across all talent planning activities.
• Identify process gaps, root causes of inefficiencies, and opportunities to improve internal structures, services, and talent planning practices that support broader HR and business strategy.
• Own reporting and analysis of key talent planning metrics including succession health, high-potential identification rates, and leadership pipeline strength, translating data into actionable insights, risks, and strategic recommendations for HR and business leaders.
• Apply advanced analytical and problem-solving techniques to address non-standard talent planning challenges where precedent is limited or stakeholder perspectives are divergent.
• Partner with HR leaders, HR business partners (HRBPs), and cross-functional stakeholders to influence talent decisions, drive alignment, and strengthen talent planning capability across the global HR community.
• Research external talent planning best practices, benchmark emerging approaches, and translate insights into practical, scalable recommendations to enhance GM’s enterprise talent processes and strategy.
• Serve as a trusted subject matter expert on talent planning, succession planning, and governance decisions, using data and professional judgment to anticipate concerns, address objections, and guide leadership.
• Drive multiple concurrent workstreams across geographies with high autonomy, ensuring strong execution, stakeholder alignment, and timely delivery of talent planning initiatives.
• Support change adoption by clearly communicating new processes, guiding stakeholders through transitions, and continuously improving the talent planning experience for leaders, HR professionals, and employees.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or a related discipline
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in HR, talent management, performance management, organizational effectiveness, succession planning, or a related field, including experience owning or leading large-scale talent review or succession planning processes
• Proven experience designing, facilitating, and improving talent review processes in complex, multi-site, matrixed, or global organizations
• Strong analytical capability and proficiency with workforce analytics and HRIS platforms, with Workday experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior leaders through data, insight, and professional judgment
• Strong project and program management skills, including the ability to lead multiple simultaneous workstreams independently and navigate ambiguity with minimal guidance

🏖️ Benefits

• Salary range of $88,100 – $140,700
• Comprehensive Total Rewards package including health, wellness, and financial benefits (details available via GM Total Rewards resources)
• Remote work arrangement with expectation to report to a GM hub three times per week if within a specified mile radius
• Opportunity to work on enterprise-wide talent strategies impacting global leadership development
• Exposure to advanced talent analytics tools and systems including Workday and potentially Visier
• Non-relocation role with no relocation benefits provided

Skills & Technologies

Senior

Remote

$88k-140k

Degree Required

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About General Motors Company

General Motors Company designs, manufactures, and markets cars, trucks, crossovers, and automobile parts worldwide under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac brands. It also provides automotive financing through GM Financial and invests in electric and autonomous vehicle technologies, including the Ultium battery platform. Founded in 1908 and headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, GM operates manufacturing, assembly, and distribution facilities across North America, South America, Asia, and other regions.

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