Total Rewards Strategy and Portfolio Acceleration Lead

This role plays a pivotal part in shaping and driving a unified Total Rewards (TR) strategy across the organization. The leader will integrate functional reward strategies into a cohesive enterprise-wide approach, enhance portfolio management rigor, and establish a centralized structure for TR program management, communications, and strategic planning. They will accelerate TR strategy execution, portfolio delivery, and AI-enabled ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Manage and run the TR portfolio, TRLT meetings, and TR all-hands to prioritize and accelerate delivery of the highest-impact TR initiatives.
• Lead TR AI transformation in partnership with other centers of expertise, embedding AI-enabled ways of working into TR processes and decision-making.
• Support the VP TR and TRLT in organizing and running the function, acting as a central coordination point for strategy, planning, and execution.
• Manage planning processes, including operating and budget reviews, ensuring TR plans align with enterprise priorities and timelines.
• Work closely with the leadership team and extended team, acting as the proxy for the VP TR as requested, including in key forums and decision meetings.
• Coordinate with other business planners to ensure alignment across HR, Finance, and enterprise portfolios.
• Develop and conduct presentations and materials; communicate TR strategies, priorities, and outcomes in a clear, executive-ready way.
• Identify and implement process improvements for functional-level business management, driving consistency, speed, and quality across TR ways of working.
• Actively pick up work “on the fly” – help organize, assign, and act on new pieces of work that may arise, ensuring rapid, coordinated response.
• Develop OKRs for the upcoming year and ensure progress throughout; lead efforts outside the room and facilitate discussions.
• Partner with the HR team to ensure TR strategy and execution are tightly integrated with broader people and organization plans.
• Maintain a strong focus on developing the right talent and culture within TR, including supporting capability-building, engagement, and change readiness.
• Conduct research, analyze market trends, and identify opportunities for TR investment/divestment.
• Scan the external landscape for potential future partners and manage the TR P&L and budget.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of strategies, making data-driven adjustments when necessary.
• Support special projects as they arise.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Total Rewards, HR strategy, or related areas.
• Proven experience in strategic planning, portfolio management, and program governance.
• Demonstrated ability to drive execution and accelerate delivery of cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills with the ability to drive cross-functional alignment.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and project management capabilities.
• Strong agility and resourcefulness, with comfort operating in ambiguity and high-change environments.

Skills

• Experience in building or leading a PMO within HR or Total Rewards.
• Familiarity with change management and organizational design principles.
• Proficiency in data visualization, succinct storytelling, and strategic reporting tools.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $185,700 - $259,300. The actual base salary will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as the geography of the selected candidate. An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Sickness and accident benefits, life insurance.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Tuition assistance programs.
• Employee assistance program.
• GM vehicle discounts.

Schedule

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 as dictated by the manager. The selected candidate will be required to travel less than 25% for this role.

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. This role is not eligible for relocation benefits; any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.