Project Management Lead, Foundations Enablement

Job Description

Foundations Enablement – Project Management Lead
As the Foundations Enablement Project Management Lead at General Motors, you will play a critical role in shaping and driving global HR technology initiatives while also leading and developing a team of Project Managers. You and your team will help with hands-on execution, ensuring work is delivered effectively and aligned to the right areas of the Foundations Enablement organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Project Managers, fostering growth, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Provide direction and support to ensure high-quality project planning, execution, and delivery across the portfolio.
• Promote knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and consistent application of project methodology across the team.
• Drive performance management, career development, and team engagement initiatives.

Work Intake & Organizational Alignment

• Review incoming project requests, assess scope, and determine appropriate ownership.
• Partner with leadership to ensure project prioritization aligns with strategic objectives.
• Establish and maintain clear intake and triage processes to ensure transparency and consistency.

Project Planning, Execution & Reporting

• Oversee the development and management of project plans covering system implementations, integrations, and upgrades.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Monitor project health and provide consolidated reporting on progress, risks, and dependencies across the portfolio.

Project Methodology

• Ensure delivery of projects in alignment with established methodology.
• Continuously refine and optimize project practices to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Engage with HR leadership and key stakeholders to define project objectives, scope, and outcomes.
• Provide clear and timely communication to stakeholders at all levels.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with internal and external partners to support project success.

Process Improvement

• Identify and implement opportunities for improving HR processes and project delivery practices.
• Champion adoption of best practices to enhance operational efficiency.

Vendor Management

• Oversee relationships with HR technology vendors, ensuring timely and quality delivery of products and services.
• Collaborate with vendors to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience delivering projects within enterprise-level organizations
• Proven experience managing and developing a team of Project Managers or related professionals.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence
• Curiosity in evaluating HR trends
• Demonstrated success working in an agile project delivery environment.
• Solid understanding of HR processes and best practices.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, Prince2, HRMP)
• Proficiency with WorkDay & ServiceNow
• Experience delivering HR Technology projects (e.g., Absence, Benefits, Compensation, DE&I, HCM, Labor, Learning, Mobility, Offboarding, Onboarding, Recruitment & Succession Planning).

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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 categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.



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