Corporate Legal Director

2 weeks ago

San Jose, United States NIO Full time

About NIO


NIO is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users.


NIO designs, develops, jointly manufactures and sells premium smart electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in autonomous driving, digital technologies, electric powertrains and batteries. NIO differentiates itself through its continuous technological breakthroughs and innovations, such as its industry-leading battery swapping technologies, Battery as a Service, or BaaS, as well as its proprietary autonomous driving technologies and Autonomous Driving as a Service, or ADaaS.


NIO’s product portfolio consists of the ES8, a six-seater smart electric flagship SUV, the ES7 (or the EL7), a mid-large five-seater smart electric SUV, the ES6, a five-seater all-round smart electric SUV, the EC7, a five-seater smart electric flagship coupe SUV, the EC6, a five-seater smart electric coupe SUV, the ET7, a smart electric flagship sedan, and the ET5, a mid-size smart electric sedan.


The Role:


As a Legal Director, this is your chance to advise, support and lead an innovative and exciting company as a trusted advisor and thought leader. Reporting to the Global General Counsel this person will partner with legal, business and technical colleagues in the U.S., Asia, and E.U. to work strategically to support the Company and its growth and expansion while ensuring adherence to laws, regulations and policies, and defending/representing the Company in litigation and other conflicts and disputes.


Responsibilities


  • Serving as a trusted advisor to all segments of the Company providing sound, business-focused, and strategic guidance on legal matters, as well as matters of policy, and compliance
  • Developing and implementing policies, procedures, tools and management systems and maintaining records to ensure adherence and avoid legal risk
  • Enforcing internal policies and procedures consistent with our corporate values
  • Keeping legal and business colleagues abreast of changes to laws and regulations affecting the business and working closely with them to provide strategic and pragmatic legal advice on regulatory issues
  • Overseeing/supporting compliance for the U.S. and liase with the Global Compliance Team, including participation on the Global Compliance Committee
  • Overseeing internal investigations and audits
  • Creating and delivering trainings
  • Overseeing disputes and litigation, handling matters directly, where reasonable, and guiding and overseeing outside counsel when engaged
  • Serving as a professional, thoughtful, respectful, and good humored colleague throughout all levels of the organization


Qualification:


  • 7-10 years of relevant legal experience, combination of law firm and in-house preferred
  • JD from an accredited institution and state bar admission in good standing, CA preferred
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. Chinese Mandarin speaking a plus
  • Demonstrated management experience, international teams preferred
  • Demonstrated experience in relevant legal areas, which could include: Regulatory, Finance, HR, Tax, Data Privacy, Safety, Quality, Import/Export, Anticorruption, etc. Knowledge of Auto Industry a plus
  • Experience in overseeing/managing/supporting compliance activities
  • Experience overseeing internal investigations
  • Experience conducting/supporting program audit functions
  • Litigation experience, and demonstrated ability to effectively manage teams of outside counsel
  • Demonstrated ability to manage projects from beginning to end, including development of detailed task timelines and managing team members to those goals
  • Ability to provide in-person training for employees at all organizational levels
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines
  • A strategic thinker who can leverage legal knowledge while being business-minded
  • Ability to effectively work with global team members across multiple time zones
  • Good sense of humor, and willingness to demonstrate company values


Benefits:


Along with competitive pay, as a full-time NIO employee, you are eligible for the following benefits on the first day you join NIO:


  • CIGNA EPO, HSA, and Kaiser HMO medical plans with $0 for Employee Only Coverage.
  • Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plan. Both provide options with a $0 paycheck contribution covering you and your eligible dependents.
  • Company Paid HSA (Health Savings Account) Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible CIGNA medical plan
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • 401(k) with Brokerage Link option
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time
  • 13 Paid Holidays a year
  • Paid Parental Leave for first 8 weeks at full pay (eligible after 90 days of employment with NIO)
  • Paid Disability Leave for first 6 weeks at full pay (eligible after 90 days of employment with NIO)
  • Voluntary benefits including: Voluntary Life and AD&D options for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependent child(ren), pet insurance
  • Commuter benefits
  • Mobile Cell Phone Credit
  • Healthjoy mobile benefit app supporting you and your dependents with benefit questions on the go & support with benefit billing questions
  • Free lunch and snacks
  • Onsite gym
  • Employee discounts and perks program

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