Senior Global CO2 Strategist

Description

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale..

The Role

Join a supportive, mission driven team shaping how GM meets the challenges of global CO₂ compliance and sustainable mobility. In this role, you’ll build a deep expertise of the big picture strategy and the detailed impacts of fuel economy and emissions across our global portfolio. You will shape how GM meets the challenges of global CO₂ compliance and sustainable mobility.

You will contribute insights and solutions for complex issues that influence high visibility decisions, help guide future technologies, and strengthen GM’s leadership in sustainable transportation. We value diverse perspectives, collaborative problem solving, and a culture where every voice is heard.

What You'll Do

Model Long Term Compliance Outlook

Model global CO₂ and related regulatory compliance projections using standardized templates and aligned global processes.

Develop compliance impacts and solutions for programs and products across major regions.

Expertly create scenario analysis to evaluate regulatory changes, technology timing, market shifts, profitability initiatives and competitive influences.

Identify risks, opportunities, and potential compliance pathways using data driven approaches.

Analyze how engineering and portfolio changes impact compliance.

Continuously improve the accuracy, efficiency, and quality of model data, calculations and reporting.

Strategic Insights & Recommendations

Provide clear, actionable insights to CO₂ strategists, cross-functional workgroups program teams, and senior leaders.

Independently work on complex compliance and modeling issues and assignments requiring conceptual analysis and original approaches, exercising independent judgment in methods and assumptions.

Recommend strategies that balance regulatory compliance, profitability, competitive positioning, and customer value.

Communicate complex detailed findings in simple and persuasive ways that makes topics easy to understand.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with product planning, engineering, finance, and regional compliance teams to champion global CO₂ strategies.

Collaborate with Advanced Energy Integration on emerging technologies and benchmarking activities.

Work with Competitive Intelligence to ensure model projections reflect the latest competitive and industry trends.

Contribute to a team culture rooted in support, learning, and shared success.

Mentor and teach junior staff and collaborating teams on compliance strategies and processes.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

Bachelor’s Degree

Understanding of vehicle efficient fuel economy

Experience with one or more of the following: Excel, Visual Basic, Power Query, SQL, and/or Power BI for organizing and analyzing data.

Comfort navigating SharePoint or similar systems.

Strong written and verbal communication abilities.

Ability to create clear, visually appealing presentations using PowerPoint.

Familiarity with fuel-economy technologies or CO₂/GHG compliance concepts.

Experience with emissions certification or other regulatory frameworks (e.g., safety, environmental compliance) is welcome.

Experience with vehicle program development (VDP) or energy processes is helpful but not required.

Understanding of the competitive automotive landscape and industry strategies

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

DFSS Black Belt certification

Master’s Degree in Engineering

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 may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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.

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