Professional Development Program Manager

Job Opportunity At General Motors

This role is based remotely, but if you live within a 50-mile radius of Atlanta (GA), Austin (TX), Detroit (MI), Warren (MI), or Mountain View (CA) you are expected to report to that location three times a week, at minimum.

The Role

This role is focused on designing, launching, and managing enterprise-wide development programs that strengthen core capabilities like communication, collaboration, emotional intelligence, and presentation skills. You'll work closely with our centralized teamsInstructional Design, Facilitation, Digital Learning, HRBPs, and People Analyticsto ensure these programs are timely, relevant, and aligned with GM's evolving competencies and business needs. If you're passionate about helping employees grow and creating learning programs that scale across a complex global organization, we'd love to have you on our team.

What You'll Do

Program Strategy & Design

• Shape and manage professional development experiences that support ICs at all career stages.
• Scope new programs and refresh existing ones by leveraging a combination of digital tools, third-party resources, and in-house expertise.
• Translate GM's competencies, behaviors, and employee feedback into relevant, scalable learning journeys.
• Ensure learning materials are modern, modular, and accessible across formatslive, digital, and self-directed.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Vendor Management

Learning Technology and Innovation

Project & Program Management (in partnership)

Measurement & Insights

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

5+ years of experience in L&D, program management, or talent development.

Demonstrated experience designing and managing professional / behavioral skill development programs at scale.

Strong collaboration skills and experience working across matrixed organizations.

Fluency in adult learning principles, behavior change, and learner engagement strategies.

Strong program execution, management, and analytical skills with a track record of scaling effective learning initiatives.

Ability to translate abstract development needs into concrete, actionable programming.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $68,900 - $105,700. 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.

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.