Description:

Job Summary:
The Associate General Counsel partners with leaders and stakeholders across the enterprise to deliver practical guidance on labor and employment matters, manage disputes and litigation for our IL subsidiary, support the drafting and negotiation of contracts, and handle subsidiary corporate governance, with a particular emphasis on the operations of Hyundai Translead's new Illinois manufacturing facility, Hyundai Translead Manufacturing America. The role offers opportunity for an in-house labor and employment attorney to advise directly on labor and employment while expanding their practice into contract drafting and editing, as well as general legal advice and operational support for our U.S. manufacturing facility.

Essential Functions:

Deliver labor and employment counseling support, including interpretation and application of workplace policies, practices, and applicable laws
Support labor and employment litigation and dispute-related matters, including coordination with internal partners and outside counsel
Draft, review, and negotiate agreements and legal documents to support operational and commercial needs
Provide timely, business-focused legal advice and support to internal stakeholders on a broad range of operational matters
Identify, assess, and communicate legal risks and practical mitigation options
Assist with development and maintenance of policies, templates, playbooks, and training materials
Essential Functions (Continued)
Serve as the most senior legal advisor below the General Counsel for labor and employment matters, providing strategic guidance on the most complex, sensitive, and high-impact matters
Lead employment litigation strategy and outside counsel oversight, including budgeting, staffing, performance management, and alignment with business objectives
Lead review and negotiation of complex, high-value, or strategically important agreements and legal documents; drive improvements to templates, playbooks, and contracting processes
Serve as a senior legal partner for Hyundai Translead Manufacturing America, supporting day-to-day operations, subsidiary corporate governance, and major cross-functional initiatives
Independently lead significant legal matters and advise senior leaders, escalating only the most significant, novel, or enterprise-impact issues to the General Counsel
Other duties may apply.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education/Certification: JD; active bar license or ability to timely obtain and maintain active license to practice law, CA or IL depending on location of role
Experience: 10 years of relevant legal experience
Labor & Employment: Deep labor and employment law experience, including leadership of complex counseling, employment litigation strategy, workplace advisory matters, and cross-functional legal support; strong contract drafting, editing, and negotiation experience

Preferred Education and Experience Requirements

Deep labor and employment law experience, specifically with a wage-and-hour workforce, complex workplace advisory matters, and strategic employment counseling
Illinois labor and employment law experience a considerable asset; California experience helpful
Substantial contract drafting, editing, and negotiation experience; prior in-house experience strongly preferred

Language Requirement

Travel Requirements:
UP to 10%