Description
Drive the Future of Mobility with GM.
At General Motors, we're on a mission to create a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. We believe in the power of bold transformation, and we're looking for a commercially savvy and strategic Legal Counsel to help shape our regional operations across Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific.
The Opportunity
This pivotal role offers the chance to provide strategic legal advice and support to GM's leadership and management teams on high-impact matters, major projects, and daily operations. You'll help identify and manage legal risks while aligning with GM's ethical, legal, and risk frameworks. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external counsel, you'll ensure timely, cost-effective, and business-focused legal guidance.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Provide innovative, timely legal counsel across commercial, regulatory, compliance and operational matters
- Advise on contracts, IP, antitrust, litigation, consumer law, employment, consumer law, franchise laws and product liability
- Manage and support litigation, major transactions, joint ventures, and restructuring initiatives
- Lead cross-border legal matters with a focus on Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia
- Report to the Lead Counsel for GM International, and partner with regional and global colleagues and stakeholders
About You
You are a proactive, enthusiastic, curious and commercially minded legal professional who embodies our GM Behaviours in winning with integrity, commit to customers, innovate and embrace change, own the outcome, move with urgency, and speak fearlessly.
You will have:
- A Bachelor of Laws and current legal practising certificate
- 6-8+ years PQE in a top-tier law firm and/or in-house with a multinational company
- Strong experience across corporate/commercial law and risk management
- Sound knowledge of Australian and New Zealand legal systems; experience across Asia is a plus
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence at all levels
Why Join GM?
At GM, your voice matters. We champion flexibility, and innovation at every level. Locally, we're proud of our rich automotive heritage, with exciting ventures like the recently launched innovative Cadillac brand, and GM Specialty Vehicles bringing global icons such as Corvette and Silverado to ANZ. You'll be part of a collaborative legal team making an impact across regions.
Here at GM, we offer you:
- Rostered Day Off per month
- Be part of our vision; a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion
- Excellent team culture
- Interaction with a hugely diverse range of projects, initiatives, colleagues and senior GM leaders across the region and in Michigan headquarters
About Us
Globally, General Motors is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan (USA) - operating in six continents. 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.
Locally, we're a business with national reach and a proud, rich automotive history, and we've got the exciting opportunity to represent GM's ongoing presence in Australia & New Zealand, and Asia. Whether it's the recently announced Cadillac, headlined by the all-electric LYRIQ, the GM Specialty Vehicles venture bringingiconic GM nameplates likeCorvette and Silverado to ANZ, our Isuzu Trucks New Zealand portfolio, or the endless possibilities in the Aftersales space, there's plenty to look forward to.
Ready to drive what's next?
Apply now and help shape the legal direction of one of the world's most iconic brands.
Additional Description
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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