Job Description

Hybrid/Remote: This role is based remotely but if you live within a 50-mile radius of Warren, Michigan you are expected to report to that location three times a week, at minimum.

The Role

General Motors aims for Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions & Zero Congestions and your role is essential to the vision. As part of this vision, GM is looking for a leader to lead our decarbonization and climate team. This role involves partnering with teams across General Motors to identify, document and drive decarbonization and climate strategies across the GM Enterprise.

What You'll Do

• Establish vision, strategy and priorities for GM climate actions, including programmatic climate work needed to achieve our zero emissions future.
• Lead corporate decarbonization and climate team responsible for scopes 1, 2, and 3 emissions, as well as product carbon footprint strategy and deliverables.
• Establish and lead cross-functional decarbonization & climate working group, consisting of leaders across GM, to drive shared goals, insights and accountability to achieve our climate targets. • Serve as DRI (directly responsible individual) for public climate goals and internal goals & KPIs, including providing updates on progress, supporting messaging, and influencing/leading strategic discussion and decisions on climate-related topics.
• Lead ideation, influence and action on opportunities to further incorporate decarbonization techniques, and climate-related opportunities, in GM products and overall customer experience.
• Serve as spokesperson for GM on decarbonization and climate topics – both internally for employee and executive awareness and decision-making, as well as externally at events, such as Climate Week NYC and COP, and with key stakeholders, such as policymakers, NGOs, and investors.
• Maintain strong expertise on climate strategy, decarbonization techniques, and competitive leadership related to climate & decarbonization in the automotive industry and beyond.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Business, Sustainability, Science, or other related field 
• Minimum 10 years of climate expertise, with public recognition as climate leader and demonstrated ability to lead global climate projects and programs.
• Strong ability to influence and drive accountability across an enterprise.
• Action-oriented mindset toward action, innovation and leadership in climate action, with ability to navigate strong headwinds with resilience and maintain optimism for direct team, enterprise and beyond.
• Authentic commitment to the EV transition, a zero emissions future for GM, and a more sustainable world.

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 $137,000 - $214,300 . 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.

Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits. 
 

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.)
 

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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