General Motors

Global Security Operations and Intelligence Manager

General Motors$100K — $130K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in corporate security, intelligence, investigations, law enforcement, military, or government; 5 years in a leadership role.
  • Bachelor's degree in security, intelligence, criminal justice, international affairs, emergency management, risk management, or a related field.
  • Experience managing 24/7 operations and incident escalation frameworks.
  • Proven ability to establish operational standards, response playbooks, and performance management processes.
  • Strong awareness of global threat trends and intelligence practices, with an ability to provide actionable business guidance.
  • Solid track record in vendor management and performance accountability.
  • Exceptional communication skills, particularly in executive briefing and reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and enhancement of the Global Security Operations Center (GSOC).
  • Establish and manage a 24/7 global capability for incident monitoring and response.
  • Govern GSOC operating standards and refine escalation protocols.
  • Oversee GSOC operations through performance metrics and staffing models.
  • Drive continuous improvement in incident management processes and workflows.
  • Partner with business stakeholders to enhance crisis response and post-incident analysis.
  • Deliver actionable intelligence and risk assessments to support business operations.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with required on-site presence three days a week.
  • Travel requirement of less than 25%.
  • No immigration sponsorship provided, ensuring a focus on local talent.
Full Job Description

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.

Position Summary

The Global Security Operations and Intelligence Manager is a key leadership role within GM Global Security, responsible for integrating global security operations, intelligence, and incident management into a unified, high-performing capability. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Intelligence, Investigations and Incident Management, this roleis responsible forbuilding, scaling, andoptimizingGMs Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) and maturing the enterprises intelligence and incident management capabilities.This position is based in Warren, MI.

Key Responsibilities

GSOC Leadership and Incident Management

  • Lead the development, scale-up, and ongoing optimization of the Global Security Operations Center(GSOC)to support a resilient, globally integrated operating model.

  • Establish24/7 global capability for threat monitoring, incident detection, escalation, and coordinated response across the enterprise.

  • Refineand govern GSOC operating standards, escalation thresholds, and response playbooks to drive consistency, quality, and alignment with enterprise risk priorities.

  • Oversee day-to-day operational effectiveness of the GSOC through performance metrics, staffing models, training programs, and enabling technologies that support operational resilience.

  • Ensure delivery of high-quality incident documentation,timelyleadership notifications, and clear situational awareness reporting during emerging and active events.

  • Drive continuous improvement in incident management processes, workflows, and tools to enhance speed, clarity, coordination, and decision support.

  • Partner across Global Security and key business stakeholders to strengthen crisis readiness, response integration, and post-incident learning.

Intelligence and Threat Analysis

  • Lead and continuously enhance global intelligence and risk assessment capabilities supporting travel security, site operations, executive protection, and broader business priorities.

  • Create seamless integration betweenIntelligenceandSecurity Operationsfunctionstoensure threat insights drivetimelydecisions, coordinated response, and effective risk mitigation.

  • Translate intelligence reporting into clear, actionable advisories, risk mitigation strategies, and decision support for senior leadership and key business partners.

  • Elevate intelligence products and services to better meet business needs by improving relevance, usability, responsiveness, and alignment with stakeholder priorities.

  • Deliver executive briefings that clearly define threat implications, business impact, and recommended courses of action.

  • Integrate closely with Protective Services to deliver tailored intelligence support for executives, including travel risk, event security, and protective investigations.

  • Establishhigh standardsfor analytic rigor, relevance, and responsiveness to strengthen enterprise decision-making and operational preparedness.

Vendor and Program Governance

  • Oversee vendor strategy, performance, and governance for GSOC and intelligence-related services, ensuring accountability, service quality, and alignment to business requirements.

  • Enforce adherence to key performance indicators, service level agreements, and contractual expectations through structured oversight and performance management.

  • Identifyopportunities to strengthen capability, efficiency, scalability, and resilience through process improvement, technology enablement, and external partnerships.

  • Support strategic planning, roadmap development, and investment prioritization for GSOC and intelligence capabilities.

Leadership Expectations

  • Operate as leader by balancing strategic direction with strong operational execution.

  • Influence across functions and levels of the organization to drive alignment, accountability, andtimelyaction.

  • Exercise sound judgment in ambiguous, time-sensitive, and high-consequence situations.

  • Build trust and credibility through clear communication, disciplined follow-through, and effective stakeholder engagement.

  • Foster a culture of resilience, continuous improvement, and high performance within both internal teams and external partners.

Required Qualifications

  • 7+ years of progressive experience in corporate security, intelligence, investigations, law enforcement, military, or government with at least 5 years in a leadership or management role.

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent professional experience in security, intelligence, criminal justice, international affairs, emergency management, risk management, ora relatedfield.

  • Experience leading or maturing 24/7 operations, incident escalation frameworks, and cross-functional response processes.

  • Demonstrated ability to build and govern operating standards, response playbooks, metrics, and performance management processes.

  • Strong knowledge of global threat trends and intelligence practices, including the ability to convert analysis into practical business guidance.

  • Experience leading external vendors and holding partners accountabletoperformance expectations and service outcomes.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level briefing and reporting capability.

  • Proven ability to lead through influence, manage competing priorities, and deliver results in a complex global environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience standing up or transforming a GSOC, fusion center, or similar operational capability.

  • Experience supporting executive protection, travel risk management, or crisis response programs.

  • Familiarity with intelligence platforms, case management tools, incident management systems, and security technologies that enable monitoring and response.

  • Experience in a large, matrixed, global organization.

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.

About General Motors

General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
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