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General Motors is a global automotive and manufacturing company working across vehicle engineering, production, transportation, and information technology. Founded in 1908, GM develops technologies aimed at advancing mobility while pursuing its vision of zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion. Its international operations bring together large, multidisciplinary teams focused on innovation, sustainable transportation, and the future of the automotive industry.
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Associate Director, Global Customs and Trade Counsel at GM (Detroit, Hybrid)

Lead General Motors’ legal strategy for global customs and North American export-control compliance. Oversee regulatory matters, enterprise controls, governance, and Customs teams.

USUnited StatesMIMichiganHybridFull-timeSeniorEnglish RequiredGeneral Counsel

Description

  • Act as GM’s senior legal and compliance authority on global customs and North American export controls
  • Set legal and compliance strategy, risk priorities, policies, procedures, and governance frameworks
  • Counsel senior executives and cross-functional partners on significant customs, trade, export-control, and regulatory risks
  • Direct legal strategy for customs and trade audits, investigations, disclosures, protests, appeals, enforcement actions, and regulatory disputes
  • Prepare, review, and oversee U.S. Customs and Border Protection protests, appeals, prior and voluntary disclosures, and other filings
  • Keep global positions aligned on valuation, classification, origin, admissibility, transfer pricing, free trade agreements, and duty programs
  • Coordinate with Transfer Pricing to align customs valuation with legal, regulatory, and financial requirements
  • Represent or support GM in dealings with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Bureau of Industry and Security, regulators, industry groups, and other stakeholders
  • Choose and oversee outside counsel, consultants, and technical specialists
  • Advise on customs and trade requirements for complex contracts, new business lines, global deployments, and changing supply chains
  • Prepare legal memoranda, guidance, communications, and training materials
  • Act as legal partner to the Office of Export Compliance and lead quarterly export-compliance meetings
  • Support export-compliance policies, training, investigations, corrective actions, and responses to potential violations
  • Oversee Customs compliance reviews, including validations, questionnaires, heat maps, audits, and risk assessments
  • Set and monitor controls to detect, escalate, resolve, and prevent compliance issues
  • Strengthen compliance controls, processes, documentation, automation, data, and technology
  • Standardize customs service-provider bidding, contracting, transitions, performance monitoring, and governance
  • Lead Customs professionals directly and indirectly, supporting capability, engagement, inclusion, succession, and performance
  • Apply independent legal judgment amid uncertainty, competing priorities, financial exposure, and regulatory or reputational risk
  • Report to the General Director of Global Customs

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
  • Active law license in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, maintained in good standing
  • At least 10 years of legal, customs, international trade, export-control, or related experience, including substantial work advising multinational companies
  • Extensive customs and trade law experience, including valuation, classification, origin, admissibility, entry and export compliance, free trade agreements, duty programs, corporate compliance, self-assessment, and transfer-pricing coordination
  • Experience overseeing regulatory audits, investigations, disclosures, protests, appeals, enforcement actions, and outside counsel
  • Experience creating and implementing enterprise policies, compliance programs, controls, risk assessments, and governance frameworks
  • At least five years of demonstrated leadership developing strong teams and leading directly and indirectly
  • Ability to work across functions and regions with executives, business leaders, Legal, Finance, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Engineering, and external stakeholders
  • Excellent writing, speaking, negotiation, and presentation skills, including explaining complex legal requirements as practical business guidance
  • Executive presence, sound judgment, problem-solving skills, and ability to launch and deliver continuous improvement
  • Self-directed, collaborative approach and effectiveness in a complex, global, fast-changing environment
  • Must not need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future
  • Licensed Customs Broker credential preferred
  • Automotive manufacturing, global supply chain, contract manufacturing, technology licensing, joint venture, or complex commercial agreement experience preferred
  • Experience leading compliance automation, data governance, or process transformation preferred
  • Experience working with major law firms, customs brokers, consultants, and other external service providers preferred

Benefits

  • Hybrid schedule requiring work at the designated office at least three days each week
  • Relocation support may be available to eligible candidates under company policy
  • Travel expected to be less than 25%
  • Benefits and Total Rewards resources available from the first day
  • Reasonable accommodations available for applicants with disabilities

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