Strategic Initiatives and Training Lead
Warren, OH - USA
Job Summary
Job Description
The Role
TheStrategic Initiatives and Training Leadserves as thesystems and reporting interfaceforCustomerCareAftersalesField Operations ensuring our tools reporting and training enable the field and dealers to execute with excellence. The role is grounded in our team mission:laser focus on deliveringa consistentleading customer experience to our dealersfieldand end customers and on processes which drive retention and contribute to revenue to build loyaltytrustand long-term growth.
This role acts as thebusiness owner for key field-facing systems and reporting translating business needs into clear requirements for IT analytics and teamtraining. They lead innovation initiatives using an agile testandlearn approach to rapidly design pilot measure and scale solutions that drive dealer throughput customer experience and fixed coverage.
What Youll Do (Responsibilities):
Strategic Initiatives & Innovation
Lead the end-to-end design execution and continuous improvement of priority initiatives for CCA Field Operations taking clear ownership from problem framing through implementation and scale.
Use a test-and-learn / agile approach to pilot new processes tools and training; define clear success metrics and track results (throughput utilization CX retention fixed coverage) proactively surfacing opportunities and solutions in ambiguous environments.
Systems AI & Reporting Product Ownership
Serve as the business owner / product lead for Field Operations reporting dashboards and related systems ensuring they clearly answer what do I do next for field and dealers.
Act as the AI/GenAI champion for CCA Field Operationsidentifying piloting and scaling AI-enabled capabilities (e.g. copilots knowledge bots intelligent alerts) that simplify workflows accelerate insights and improve decision-making.
Translate often ambiguous business and field feedback into prioritized actionable requirements for IT data and reporting teams; define and maintain standard metrics and drive simplification automation and standardization of recurring reporting.
Training Adoption & Change Management
Co-create and support delivery of field and dealer training (live virtual and on demand) that enables effective use of tools AI-enabled capabilities and reports.
Develop clear change management and communication plans; track adoption and training effectiveness and iterate quickly based on data and feedback.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Field Voice
Act as a single credible point of contact between Field Operations Training IT analytics CX and program owners for initiatives in scope influencing without authority and driving alignment.
Regularly gather and synthesize voice-of-field and dealer feedback; convert insights into prioritized improvements to systems AI solutions reporting and training.
Continuous Improvement & Governance
Maintain concise documentation standard work and process maps for initiatives under scope ensuring repeatability and scalability.
Use data to surface risks gaps and opportunities; recommend and track actionable countermeasures while championing GM behaviorsThink Customer Innovate Now Look Ahead One Team Win With Integrity.
AI Leadership & Thought Partnership
Serve as the go-to AI/GenAI expert for CCA Field Operationsstaying current on GM enterprise capabilities and external best practices and converting them into practical field-ready use cases.
Proactively identify new AI opportunities across reporting training CX and field tools; build business cases run pilots and scale what works in partnership with IT data CX and Training.
Coach and upskill the team on how to use AI tools effectively responsibly and in line with GM policies and governance.
Mindset & Leadership Expectations
Self-motivated self-starter who independently identifies problems and opportunities creates structure where it doesnt exist and moves work forward without needing constant direction.
Comfortable operating in ambiguityable to test learn and adapt quickly while keeping stakeholders informed and aligned.
High ownership mentality with a bias for action follow-through and delivering measurable outcomes for dealers field teams and customers.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Operations or related field.
5 years in dealer operations field operations training program management or service operations (automotive strongly preferred).
Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives from concept through pilot and scale with measurable business impact.
Demonstrated ability to bridge business and technical teams translating business needs into systems/reporting requirements and training.
Strong analytical communication and storytelling skills; able to simplify complex topics and influence without direct authority in fast-paced ambiguous environments.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with GM and CCA systems and reporting (e.g. dealer reporting tools tear sheets dashboards CRM platforms).
Experience as a product owner or systems/process lead for business-facing tools or reporting.
Formal training or certification in change management project management or lean/continuous improvement and experience with Net Promoter Score (NPS) retention or customer experience metrics.
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