Global Public Policy Chief of Staff

Job Description

The Role:
The Chief of Staff will serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to the Global Public Policy Senior Executive leadership team, driving alignment across a dynamic portfolio of global initiatives, stakeholder engagements, and policy priorities. This role demands a high level of discretion, intellectual agility, and operational excellence to manage both strategic and tactical activities across senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead GPP Operations Team that manages global function budget and headcount; senior executive engagement and briefings; GM political and industry affairs, including GM PAC and grassroots , lobbying disclosures, and trade association relationships;  DC office operations; and special project support for GPP functions and events. Drives coordination and collaboration with GPP executive support staff to ensure seamless operational support of executives and other professional staff.
• Serve as senior advisor to and proxy for Head of GPP on a range of business, policy, geopolitical issues, personnel management, and special projects representing GPP perspective on urgent and emerging issues throughout decision-making forums. Help to ensure transparency and alignment as appropriate on GPP Leadership Team decisions and direction. 
• Oversee annual GPP budget formulation and allocations, ensuring funds are spent in alignment with Operating Plan while avoiding overruns; liaising with Finance, HR and other functions to ensure good budget management.
• Maintain oversight on GPP headcount to ensure adherence to allotted maximum and ensure hiring and retention address critical needs; partner with HR and GPP team leaders.
• Lead creation and execution of annual GPP strategy and Operating Plan, ensuring alignment across global teams and that progress towards functional priorities drives GM’s enterprise objectives.
• Lead GPP Leadership Team Priorities meetings, bi-weekly Strategy meetings, and All People Meetings.
• Lead GPP Engagement Committee and serve as “chief engagement officer,” driving efforts to build GPP culture and ensure best-in-class workplace environment.
• Help shape strategic policy priorities and supporting advocacy and narratives; utilize knowledge of GPP and the policymaking process to advance cross-cutting GM and GPP objectives. Emphasis placed on collaboration with GM Communications teams and other external facing functions.
• Drive coordination across GPP teams and GM functions, ensuring that issues are handled in a coordinated manner, align with business goals, and are supported by appropriate GM teams and resources.
• Serve as a key communications channel between GPP and GM Senior Leadership, ensuring senior executives are educated on key policy developments and prepared to engage with government officials to advance enterprise priorities.
• Manage and mentor a small, high-performing staff supporting the Global Public Policy office, ensuring clarity of roles, alignment with strategic priorities, and professional development across the team.

Required Skills and Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Economics or other Policy related areas
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated history of exceptional judgement and discretion
• Understanding of GPP and GM functions/structure
• Ability to successfully work with various leadership styles to advance objectives
• Ability to coordinate across geographically diverse groups
• Ability to distill complex information into executive level communications to aid quick decision making.
• Ability to excel in fast-paced, dynamic situations
• Expertise with Microsoft Tools
•  Demonstrated experience with communication to Senior Executive Stakeholders

Preferred Skills and Experiences

• Master’s degree
• 7-10+ years of project management, strategy, or related business experience
• Past experience in a policy domain

  

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 onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis. The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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