Strategic Development Manager - Protection (Automotive)

Location: Remote within the United States; field-based role with up to 80% travel within the contiguous United States, occasional weekend travel, access to a major airport, and willingness to relocate preferred.

Salary: USD $90,000–$95,000 annually, plus performance-based incentive eligibility.

Company

GM Protection is the branded vehicle protection product sales organization within hirify.global, General Motors' captive finance subsidiary.

What you will do

• Build and strengthen relationships with GM dealerships and improve vehicle protection contract volume.
• Deliver tailored F&I training on protection products, menu and interview processes, systems, and sales techniques.
• Support dealership launches, new F&I Manager training, service claims processes, objection handling, and business development.
• Model and refine dealership F&I sales processes to improve effectiveness, compliance, customer satisfaction, and profit potential.
• Collaborate with Account Managers and internal partners, track progress in CRM, and provide regular reports to sales leadership.
• Travel to dealerships for face-to-face training and independently manage a mobile field schedule.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred, or extensive relevant experience.
• In-dealership F&I experience and a proven record of sales performance and client satisfaction are strongly preferred.
• Experience with F&I observation, role plays, menu training, customer interviews, turnover processes, and closing techniques.
• Ability to communicate effectively, work independently and collaboratively, and build positive dealership relationships.
• Must be able to operate a company or rental vehicle and travel between work locations; access to a major airport is required.
• Must be able to travel up to 80% within the contiguous United States and respond to dealer communications outside normal business hours.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with health benefits available on the first day.
• 401(k) matching, tuition assistance, training, and a GM employee auto discount.
• Paid parental bonding leave, community service pay, and nine company holidays.
• Independent scheduling with a face-to-face, field-based work environment.
• Phone and internet allowance plus bonus eligibility.