NAM General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

MAHLE Industries, Incorporated; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 250,000 - 370,000; Full time

Job summary

MAHLE Industries, Incorporated North America seeks a General Counsel to serve as the senior legal executive and strategic business partner to executive leadership. The role leads the North American Legal function, drives talent development, and supports growth, innovation, and transformations across the region.

The position reports to the Vice President/CFO Finance, Accounting & Legal Affairs North America, with a dotted line to the Global Group General Counsel, emphasizing practical,

Qualifications

• JD and active license to practice law in Michigan.
• 15 years of legal experience in a law firm and/or multinational corporate environment.
• Significant automotive industry experience preferred, ideally with a Tier 1 supplier or OEM.
• Proven leadership experience managing geographically dispersed teams.
• Experience supporting commercial, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and operational matters.
• Experience with digital transformation, legal operations, AI applications, or legal technology implementation strongly preferred.
• Entrepreneurial and business-oriented mindset.
• Partner with MAHLE's international in-house Legal Departments to provide advice on legal issues that have a global impact on MAHLE.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility as a “peer” with Global Functions and Region
• Strong executive presence and board-level communication skills.
• Ability to drive organizational change and continuous improvement.
• Cross-cultural leadership capability in a global matrix environment.
• Practical, solution-focused approach to managing legal risk.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, solution-oriented legal counsel that supports commercial objectives.
• Lead the North American Legal function, drive talent development and succession planning.
• Advance operational excellence through digital and AI-enabled technologies.
• Support growth, innovation, restructuring, and transformation initiatives across the region.
• Partner with MAHLE's international in-house Legal Departments to provide advice on legal issues with global impact.
• Collaborate with executive leadership and board on strategy and governance.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic partnership

Legal risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) and license to practice law in Michigan

Job description

Your Contribution As the General Counsel you will serve as the senior legal executive for MAHLE North America and acts as a strategic business partner to executive leadership. The role provides practical, solution-oriented legal counsel that supports commercial objectives while managing legal and regulatory risks. The position leads the North American Legal function, drives talent development and succession planning, advances operational excellence through digital and AI-enabled technologies, and supports growth, innovation, restructuring, and transformation initiatives across the region. This role will report into the Vice President / CFO Finance, Accounting & Legal Affairs North America with a dotted line reporting to the Global Group General Counsel / Vice President Corporate Legal & Insurance.

Your Experience & Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active license to practice law in Michigan.
• 15 years of legal experience in a law firm and/or multinational corporate environment.
• Significant automotive industry experience preferred, ideally with a Tier 1 supplier or OEM.
• Proven leadership experience managing geographically dispersed teams.
• Experience supporting commercial, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and operational matters.
• Experience with digital transformation, legal operations, AI applications, or legal technology implementation strongly preferred.
• Entrepreneurial and business-oriented mindset.
• Partner with MAHLE's international in-house Legal Departments to provide advice on legal issues that have a global impact on MAHLE.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility as a “peer” with Global Functions and Region
• Strong executive presence and board-level communication skills.
• Ability to drive organizational change and continuous improvement.
• Cross-cultural leadership capability in a global matrix environment.
• Practical, solution-focused approach to managing legal risk.

Our Offering

We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities.

DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people.

MAHLE is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, MAHLE offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website www.jobs.mahle.com

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