Assistant Strategic Communications Program Manager

GM • Mountain View, CA

12d • Remote

About The Position

The Assistant Strategic Communications Program Manager supports enterprise manufacturing communications initiatives by driving program readiness, adoption, and execution across U.S. manufacturing plants. This role serves as a central connector between Communications, HR, IT, and manufacturing stakeholders, ensuring initiatives are well-coordinated, operationally sound, and embedded into plant routines and culture. Operating with a high degree of independence and judgment, this role acts as a strategic extension of the program lead — translating direction into action, anticipating needs, managing complexity, and delivering high-quality outcomes across multiple, concurrent workstreams. This includes leading execution for the rollout and adoption of WorkJam , GM’s digital platform for manufacturing employee communications and engagement, while also flexing to support additional strategic communications programs as priorities evolve.

Requirements

• Strong foundation in change management, communications, program management, and/ or digital enablement
• Demonstrated experience working across functions and navigating complex, matrixed organizations
• Highly organized and analytical, with excellent written, verbal, and relationship-building skills
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal direction, exercise sound judgment, and anticipate next steps
• Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment
• Curious, proactive, and adaptable, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Bachelor's degree required; in Communications , Journalism, Business, Marketing, Project Management, or a related field preferred
• 5+ years o f progressive experience in internal communications, program management, change management, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-function initiatives from planning through execution, with multiple stakeholders and interdependencies
• Proven ability to drive program readiness, adoption, and execution across multiple sites or business units
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate strategy into clear, actionable plans for diverse audiences
• Experience working effectively in a matrixed organization, partnering across functions such as Communications, HR, IT, Legal and Labor
• High level of organizational discipline, including the ability to manage timelines, status reporting, and competing priorities
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction, exercise sound judgement, and proactively identify and resolve issues
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, evolving environments where priorities may shift and ambiguity exists

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting manufacturing, frontline, or operational employee populations
• Familiarity with large-scale rollouts, p hased launches, or enterprise adoption models
• Experience working within a regulated, operational, or unionized environment
• Exposure to digital communication platforms , employee engagement tools , or workforce technologies

Responsibilities

• Drive plant-level readiness and adoption efforts for manufacturing communications initiatives, including WorkJam , by aligning people, process, and technology
• Lead readiness planning across sites, maintaining launch health indicators (e.g., red/yellow/green status), tracking dependencies, and proactively identifying risks
• Translate program strategy into actionable change management and adoption plans that resonate with frontline employees, plant leadership, and functional partners
• Partner closely with HR and IT to support workforce alignment, onboarding readiness, training coordination, and sustained adoption through communication and reinforcement
• Establish and maintain feedback loops to surface plant-level insights, identify issues, and inform continuous improvement
• Develop and maintain scalable toolkits, templates, and communication frameworks to enable consistent rollout and execution across locations
• Manage program operations, including meeting cadence, agendas, documentation, decision logs, reporting, and stakeholder alignment
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure timely delivery of launch materials and program milestones
• Serve as a resource to colleagues by sharing best practices, templates, and guidance across manufacturing communications initiatives
• Contribute to additional strategic communications programs and workstreams as priorities evolve

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees