Description:
An American Electric Vehicle and Clean Energy Company participates in the E-Verify Program (https://www.tesla.com/careers/e-verify?redirect=no)What to Expect:
An American Electric Vehicle and Clean Energy Company is seeking an experienced counsel to work on regulatory matters and support our consumer vehicle products. You will provide strategic policy and business development advice and counsel pertaining to An American Electric Vehicle and Clean Energy Company's direct sales business related to sales, service, delivery, and financing of our products. Duties will include traditional functions such as advice and counsel regarding regulatory matters that could impact our business licenses, as well as strategic advising on policy development and advocacy associated with regulations affecting the automotive industry. As Managing Counsel, Sales, you will drive the company's expansion into new North American territories while ensuring compliance with applicable rules, regulations, and statutory requirements. You will also support our Policy team in development and/or change of these laws and regulations. You provide legal support to our consumer product business teams when they develop and launch new financial products or consumer services. The role includes a combination of law, policy, and the ability to problem solve. At the direction of the company, the successful candidate works independently in performing legal and policy tasks that are broad in scope.
What You'll Do:
- Represent the company in government hearings to obtain business licenses
- Partner with business stakeholders to review and resolve state regulatory matters related to our business practices
- Work on governmental regulatory investigations and other government inquiries including state Attorney General and Department of Revenue
- Support Sales and Finance on the release of new products and programs by conducting relevant due diligence
- Provide advice and counsel on laws and regulations applicable to the automotive industry
- Reduce risk associated with non-compliance with existing laws and regulations
- Advise on compliance with various rules related to the auto industry
- Manage outside counsel, lobbyists and in-house resources as needed
- Draft, review and negotiate legal documents
- Protect An American Electric Vehicle and Clean Energy Company from regulatory risk through compliance and risk management
- Make final decisions on complex legal problems and determine when a legal matter requires consultation or coordination with government offices, agencies or departments
- JD Degree from an ABA accredited law school
- Member of a state bar
- 8-12 years of experience in regulatory, government relations, and/or administrative litigation
- Ability to absorb and synthesize wide variety of laws and regulations
- Ability to exercise business and legal judgment with strong problem-solving, research, and project management skills and work closely with business
- Preferably, experience working for an automaker, auto supplier, government safety agency, or law firm supporting same
