Counsel, Securities and Governance

Job Description

This role presents a rare opportunity to join a high-performing, collaborative team within the GM Legal Staff to work on cutting-edge securities disclosure, transactional matters, governance- and sustainability-related matters for a client base that covers a wide cross-section of GM's senior leaders.  The team you'll be joining is a key strategic partner for several critical business functions, including Treasury, Controllership, Corporate Development, Investor Relations, Communications, and Executive Compensation – and it also directly supports GM's Board of Directors.  In this role, you will be a critical member of the team providing strategic legal advice in support of GM's public company and securities matters, including its Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") reporting obligations, quarterly earnings release process, investor events, and announcements of major corporate events.  We are looking for a practical, curious, and strategic-thinking attorney, who can work independently and develop and drive collaborative processes, to join our awesome team.

This counsel's portfolio will consist primarily of the following:

• Providing advice and counsel on disclosure issues under federal securities laws and New York Stock Exchange Listing Requirements, including Regulation F-D, Regulation G and the use of non-GAAP financial measures, contingencies and ASC 450, the securities offering process, forward-looking statements, and analyst and investor presentations.
• Assisting with the preparation and review of reports filed with the SEC, including disclosures on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.
• Leading all compliance with Section 16 and Section 13 reporting obligations.
• Providing advice and counsel on legal issues related to the preparation of financial statements, accounting rules and pronouncements, and related financial disclosures.
• Assisting with registered and unregistered debt and equity offerings by the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and employee benefit plans, including assisting with preparation of registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as well as offering and closing documents.
• Managing various policies and programs administered by the Office of the Corporate Secretary, including the Insider Trading Policy.
• From time to time, drafting and reviewing materials to be provided to the Board of Directors and its committees and drafting meeting minutes.
• Assisting the sustainability team with the evolving disclosure landscape.
• Communicating with and directing the work of outside counsel on a cost-effective basis.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Law degree from an accredited college or university.
• Admitted to practice in at least one jurisdiction.
• Experience with and understanding of the Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Regulations S-K, S-X, FD, G, etc., Delaware (and other state) corporate law, and NYSE listing requirements.
• At least five years of experience with advising public companies on securities, governance, sustainability and other public company matters;
• Mix of large law firm and prior in-house experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of corporate sustainability, corporate responsibility and sustainability reporting and best practices.
• Self-directed, solution-focused individual with strong work ethic and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally to achieve enterprise-wide results.
• Strong oral and written communicator with an aptitude for critical thinking and succinctly presenting the best course of action.
• Ability to manage a heavy and diverse workload, handle multiple assignments simultaneously, and organize and execute with minimal supervision.
• Ability to deal with unpredictability and rapidly changing priorities.
• Willingness to put in long hours, from time-to-time as needed.
• Ability to collaborate, build relationships, and gain credibility.
• Ability to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback and boldly share ideas.
   

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Understanding domestic and foreign regulatory regimes, experience with various sustainability reporting frameworks and the evolving landscape, and knowledge of SEC disclosure priorities and evolving landscape.
• Knowledge and understanding of automotive industry environment and/or heavy industrial companies.
• Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and an eagerness to engage with AI tools to build efficiencies in legal and business processes
• Passion in the securities and governance space, with an interest in closely following emerging trends, new rulemakings, etc. to ensure GM's Legal Staff remains a thought leader.
   

Location: This role is based remotely but if you live within a 50-mile radius of (Atlanta, Austin, Detroit, Warren, Milford, Washington DC or Mountain View), you are expected to report to that location three times a week, at minimum.

Compensation:

The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws.

The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.

• The salary range for this role is 110,000 - $172,100. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

This role is NOT eligible for relocation benefits

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT COMPANY SPONSORSHIP, ENTRY OF GM 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., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

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