General Counsel

Position Summary Provide legal and strategic advice to management at all levels and for affiliated companies, while optimizing the company’s legal spend, protecting against risk, supporting compliance, and representing the interests of shareholders. Deliver day‑to‑day legal support for commercial and liability issues that arise from the operations of a global manufacturing organization. Lead the legal function and manage outside counsel. Advise Shape’s global leadership team and participate in strategic planning and executive team decision making. Prevent legal problems and solve those that occur. Essential Job Functions Provide legal and strategic advice regarding joint ventures, strategic partnership deals, and mergers and acquisitions. Establish and implement policies and procedures and provide training to promote compliance with applicable laws, including global trade compliance, labor, employment, intellectual property, antitrust, product liability, global trade, employee benefits, financing, regulatory compliance, and contractual obligations. Negotiate, write, and provide counsel on agreements and contracts with customers, suppliers, development partners and other entities. Identify business and legal risks and provide solutions that balance legal issues and business objectives. Maintain corporate governance process and documentation. Serve as corporate secretary. Serve as primary contact for government relations. Optimize the company's legal spend, finding the appropriate balance between executing legal work in house and using third parties. Manage outside counsel, inside legal staff and resources, department budget and outside counsel payment process. Research unique legal issues impacting the organization by identifying applicable statutes, judicial decisions, and codes. Keep abreast of legislative changes that may affect the company and its affiliates. Perform pre‑litigation work to minimize risks and maximize legal rights. Manage claims, litigation, and regulatory enforcement actions cost‑effectively, internally and through outside counsel as required, and to appropriate legal and commercial resolution. Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader. Technical Competencies Ethics and Values: Adheres to an appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches. Informing: Provides the information people need to know to do their jobs and to feel good about being a member of the team, unit, and/or the organization; provides individuals information so that they can make accurate decisions; is timely with information. Negotiating: Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing. Organizational Agility: Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; understands the cultures of organizations. Standing Alone: Will stand up and be counted; doesn’t shirk personal responsibility; can be counted on when times are tough; willing to be the only champion for an idea or position; is comfortable working alone on a tough assignment. Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans. Leadership Capabilities VISION: Envisions a desired future and generates excitement by conveying a compelling, shared vision. DEVELOPMENT: Fosters a development culture by encouraging all team members to embrace a growth mindset and taking actions daily to develop themselves and those around them. COMMUNICATION: Communicates well and frequently provides explanations to stakeholders. Practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out; can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees. Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect. Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise. TRUST: Influences others by building credibility and positive relationships rather than relying on authority to generate momentum around Shape priorities. Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn’t misrepresent him/herself for personal gain. PROBLEM SOLVING: Continuous improvement and the use of proven, problem‑solving methodologies. Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers. Foundational Capabilities Relationship building and inclusion (Interpersonal savvy): Relates comfortably with people across levels, functions, cultures, geographies, ages, genders, class, backgrounds, disabilities, ethnicities. Builds rapport in an open, friendly, and accepting way, even when facing difficult or tense situations. Identifies interpersonal and group dynamics and reacts effectively. Actively work toward reducing bias in decision making and support equitable treatment and opportunity for all. Seniority Level Executive Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Legal Industry Motor Vehicle Manufacturing #J-18808-Ljbffr