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Job Description

The Role:

The Business Planner will be responsible for the management of strategic and tactical business-related activities among senior executive staff. Additionally, you will have the responsibility of assisting in the execution of work-related commitments, presentation development, briefing materials, customer and executive engagement. Given the volume of written materials required as if coming directly from the senior leader, the individual must possess exceptional written communication skills.

What You'll Do:

Support Functional Leader in the organization and running of the business (staff meetings, special assignments, etc.)

Execute the portfolio/business planning process

Manage and plan assignments along with priority goals and requirements in the preparation of difficult projects

Develop and maintain the project business cases (deliverables, benefits, timing)

Analyze execution of Functional initiatives versus the Functional Business plan

Interpret complex quantitative and qualitative data and recommend solutions to unusual problems

Manages budgets

Execute the Functional competitive assessment process

Collect and analyze key operating metrics for the group

Handle a variety of special assignments

Develop and conduct presentations for all levels of management

Required Skill & Abilities

Bachelor’s degree

5+ years of project management, strategy, or related business experience

Expertise with Microsoft Tools

Demonstrated experience with communication to Senior Executive Stakeholders

Hands on technical or industry experience within a technology, software development or related field

A positive attitude, integrity, and confidentiality

Strong management skills and a reputation for being a team player

Keen sense of protocol

Ability to work comfortably and effectively with senior leaders and/or officers and administrative staff

Strong communications skills, both written and oral

Strong creativity and problem-solving skills

Experience with developing senior level communication packages

Obsessive attention to detail

Ability to work proactively in an action-oriented and decision-making environment with limited direction and high-degrees of autonomy

Reputation for being energetic, bright, hardworking, enthusiastic; willing to offer ideas, opinions, and judgments

Acute political sensitivity

Strong quantitative and analytical skills

Proven to be a self-starter and results oriented

A thorough understanding of corporate matrixed management structure with a successful track record of navigating within cross-functional teams to achieve desired results

Thorough analytical skills with the ability to interpret data to provide insightful conclusions and/or recommendations

Experience in managing professionals, staff members and consultants effectively, and appropriately advising/influencing senior-level corporate executives

What Will Give You A Competitive Advantage:

Master’s degree

Previous experience as Business Planner or Chief of Staff

Experience working in high-tech, software or automotive industries

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 based remotely, but if the selected candidate lives within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, they will be expected to report to the location three times a week {or other frequency dictated by your manager}.

The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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