Senior Leadership & Professional Development Facilitator at General Motors

Job Description Work Arrangement
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI three times per week, at minimum.

Role Overview

General Motors is committed to developing world‑class leaders who create inclusive, high‑performing teams. The Leadership Learning Facilitator plays a critical role in delivering high‑impact HR and leadership learning experiences that strengthen leadership capability, elevate performance management practices, and support GM’s enterprise talent strategy.

This Facilitator serves as a trusted learning partner for leaders and HR professionals, bringing leadership and HR concepts to life through engaging, practice‑based facilitation. The role focuses on performance management, coaching, leader effectiveness, inclusion, and manager capability, ensuring learners can immediately apply skills on the job.

Key Responsibilities Facilitation of HR & Leadership Learning

• Facilitate instructor‑led (ILT) and virtual instructor‑led (VILT) programs focused on:

• Professional skills and behavioral competencies

• Leadership effectiveness and manager capability

• Performance management conversations

• Coaching and feedback skills

• Goal‑setting and accountability

• Inclusive leadership and leader behaviors

• Create engaging, discussion‑rich learning environments that encourage reflection, practice, and real‑world application.

• Use questioning, debriefing, and coaching techniques to deepen learner insight and behavior change.

• Adapt facilitation approach in real time based on audience needs, group dynamics, and learning objectives.

Learner Experience & Behavior Change

• Translate leadership and HR concepts into practical, actionable behaviors leaders can apply immediately on the job.

• Facilitate skill practice scenarios, role plays, peer coaching, and real‑world application exercises.

• Reinforce learning through job‑relevant examples aligned to GM leadership expectations and culture.

• Serve as a role model for inclusive leadership, psychological safety, and effective facilitation practices.

Partnership & Program Delivery

• Partner closely with Learning Program Managers (LPMs), HRBPs, and Talent partners to align facilitation to program goals and business priorities.

• Participate in train‑the‑trainer sessions to ensure consistent, high‑quality delivery across facilitators.

• Provide feedback to design and program teams on learner experience, content clarity, and opportunities for improvement.

• Support program launches, pilot sessions, and scaled rollouts across regions and audiences.

Continuous Improvement & Measurement

• Collect and incorporate learner feedback to continuously improve facilitation effectiveness.

• Support post‑session reinforcement efforts (reflection activities, action planning, follow‑up discussions).

• Partner with learning analytics teams to understand outcomes and inform facilitation improvements.

Required Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience facilitating leadership, HR, or professional skills learning in corporate or organizational settings.

• Bachelor's Degree required.

• Proven experience facilitating ILT and VILT leadership programs, including performance management, coaching, feedback, and interpersonal skills.

• Strong capability in facilitating discussions with people leaders, HR professionals, and senior audiences.

• Expertise in adult learning principles, experiential learning, and behavior‑change facilitation.

• Ability to create inclusive, engaging learning environments that encourage participation and psychological safety.

• Exceptional verbal communication and presence; confident, credible, and adaptable facilitation style.

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}. The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role. This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate. This position requires the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis. A company vehicle will only be provided for this role by passing the Motor Vehicle Report review.

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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