Why GM Financial?
GM Financial is the wholly owned captive finance subsidiary of General Motors and is headquartered in Fort Worth, U.S. We are a global provider of auto finance solutions, with operations in North America, South America, and the Asia Pacific region. Through our long-standing relationships with auto dealers, we offer attractive retail financing and lease programs to meet the needs of each customer. We also offer commercial lending products to dealers to help them finance and grow their businesses.
At GM Financial, our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.
Our Purpose: We pioneer the innovations that move and connect people to what matters.
Are you excited about innovation, entrepreneurship and solving complex business problems? Then we are looking for you!
Responsibilities
About the Role
The Privacy Intern supports the organization's privacy and data protection initiatives by assisting with privacy impact assessments, evaluating how personal data is collected and used across business processes and technology systems, and helping ensure compliance with privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements. This role partners with Legal, Cybersecurity, Digital, and other stakeholders to support privacy best practices, monitor compliance activities, contribute to digital privacy reviews, and promote privacy awareness across the organization.
In this role you will:
- Participate in privacy impact assessments (PIA) for new products, services, technologies, and business initiatives.
- Analyze how personal data is collected, used, shared, stored and retained across business processes and technology systems.
- Provide support for ongoing monitoring related to use of technology in a manner compliant with policies, procedures, and other obligations.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders (including Legal, Cybersecurity, and Digital) on various business initiatives to assess whether data collection and usage practices are compliant, while also operationalizing privacy best practices and requirements.
- Assist privacy engineers and privacy operations with ensuring corporate compliance with all relevant privacy, digital, and cybersecurity related matters.
- Support digital compliance processes, including website testing and reviewing cookie and tag scans.
- Promote privacy within the organization by creating awareness materials such as slide decks or articles.
- Participate in required Intern events on a monthly basis.
What makes You an ideal candidate?
- Knowledge of privacy and cybersecurity related concepts, best practices, and regulations and laws preferred.
- Ability to deal effectively and tactfully with different stakeholders and groups.
- Ability to express facts and ideas clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
- Analytical ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- High level of personal integrity, with the ability to professionally handle confidential matters.
- Strong interest in policies and processes relating to data protection and privacy.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office applications software.
- Experience
Work Condition: Normal office environment
Candidates should demonstrate:
- Ability to use AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) to support daily work
- Skills in evaluating AI outputs for accuracy, compliance, and bias
- Experience integrating AI into workflows to improve efficiency or insights
- Familiarity with AI-assisted research, summarization, and content generation
- Understanding of responsible AI use, including ethics and data protection
Work Experience & Education
- Currently pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree Information Security, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field is preferred.
- Auto finance experience and/or privacy related experience a plus.
Our program offers
- 11 weeks of work experience (May 26-Augist 6, 2027)
- Executive and peer networking opportunities
- Independent and team project experiences
- Philanthropic activities
- Career development
- Opportunity to apply for full-time career positions
Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.
Compensation: Competitive pay
Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in office
GM FINANCIAL DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT COMPANY SPONSORSHIP, ENTRY OF GM FINANCIAL 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.)
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Skills Required
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Information Security, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field
- Knowledge of privacy and cybersecurity concepts, best practices, regulations, and laws
- Ability to use Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to communicate facts and ideas clearly and concisely in writing and verbally
- Analytical ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to handle confidential matters professionally and with integrity
- Strong interest in data protection privacy policies and processes
- Ability to use AI tools and evaluate AI outputs for accuracy, compliance, and bias
- Understanding of responsible AI use, ethics, and data protection
GM Financial Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GM Financial and has not been reviewed or approved by GM Financial.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Annual and performance bonuses are described as meaningful additions to total compensation. In several functions, incentives reliably boost take-home pay when available.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous paid time off, corporate and floating holidays, and paid volunteer time are emphasized. Time-away programs contribute significantly to perceived total rewards.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave and family-friendly policies are highlighted, with recent expansions mentioned in some areas. Support for bonding time is seen as a notable strength of the package.
GM Financial Insights
What We Do
GM Financial is the captive finance company and the wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The company is a global provider of auto finance solutions, with operations in North America, Latin America and China. Through our long-standing relationships with auto dealers, we offer attractive retail loan and lease programs to meet the needs of each customer. We also offer commercial lending products to dealers to help them finance and grow their businesses. GM Financial employs more than 9,000 hard-working team members, and we're always looking for new people with diverse talents. GM Financial is a workplace where dedicated people have the opportunity to work together and celebrate our successes. Our culture is based on respect, integrity, innovation and personal development. GM Financial is committed to strengthening the communities where we live and work. Each year, we select several philanthropic organizations to support through our Signature Events program. The company and its team members actively support these organizations through many company-wide initiatives; in addition we support numerous other nonprofit organizations through sponsorships and monetary donations.
