Job Description
Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report onsite at the GM Global Technical Center (Warren, MI) or the Milford Proving Grounds (Milford, MI) at least two times per week minimum or other frequency dictated by the business.
About The Role
General Motors is seeking an experienced security leader to join our team as Senior Manager, Security Education and Awareness. As a global leader in the automotive industry, General Motors is committed to delivering high-quality vehicles that exceed customer expectations. The Senior Manager, Security Education and Awareness is responsible for defining, building, and executing the comprehensive set of security training, awareness, engagement, and culture activities necessary to assure that GM is secure, compliant, and promotes an engaged workforce that understands and supports the security needs of the business, our partners, and customers. Responsibilities include ownership over annual and periodic security training, planning and executing internal and external security events, managing GM’s engagement in strategic security forums such as major conferences and industry working groups, and culture-building security experiences. This role reports directly to the Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer.
- Leadership & Team Management: Lead, guide, and direct a small team responsible for delivering outputs such as annual training, function/area/topic-specific security training and awareness content relevant to a specific space, executing security events (hackathons, etc.) and more
- Technical Oversight: Provide leadership to the team, ensuring high-quality deliverables that support business objectives and employee engagement. The ideal candidate is a strong background in creating security training and experiences that is engaging, interactive, exciting, and inspiring.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Interact and collaborate with various teams across multiple functions to ensure smooth integration and alignment, especially Communications teams, auditors, GRC team members, and Legal / Compliance.
- Innovation & Initiative: Lead the team in adopting new methods, technologies, or initiatives, even in the absence of established procedures.
- Target Achievement: Guide the team to meet or exceed performance and delivery targets.
- Communication: Conduct regular team meetings, communicate corporate policies and procedures, leadership directives, and safety messages.
- Vision & Strategy: Develop and communicate a vision and strategy specific to functional responsibilities, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Performance Management: Review deliverables, provide constructive feedback, and conduct performance interventions when necessary. Administer compensation plans and participate in compensation discussions.
Specific job responsibilities include: - Drive the prioritization for major security engagement and awareness events (annual training, topic-specific training, etc.)
- Independently identify training, awareness, and engagement needs and develop approaches to fund and execute programs against high priority opportunities.
- Source and/or develop novel content specific to GM’s needs that is high quality, engaging, and inspires action.
Qualifications/Requirements
Additional Job Description
- Bachelor's degree in software engineering, communications, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 12+ years of experience in security-related disciplines
- Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team.
- Exceptional problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen attention to detail.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills
Additional Information:
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 (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
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.
- 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.
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 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.
Benefits Overview
The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
- Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
- Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
- Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
- Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
- Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
- Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.
Diversity Information
General 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. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statements
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