Building cities. Driving commerce. Fueling Progress. For over 100 years, Allison has powered the vehicles and technology that move our world forward.
What powers us? Our employees. From the first person hired by James Allison in 1915 to the thousands across the globe who work for Allison today, we're driving progress everywhere because we employ top talent worldwide. In both the Allison Transmission and Allison Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems business units, our team strives to Improve the Way the World Works.
Learn more about this role and how you can begin driving your career forward!
Benefits:
The below list features some of the benefits currently available. Eligibility may be subject to the terms and conditions of governing documents and available benefits may be subject to change at the company’s discretion.
Choice of medical plans with prescription coverage
Employer HSA contribution
Dental & Vision Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Short & Long-Term Disability
Other voluntary benefits including: Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Identity Theft Protection and Pet Insurance
401K with generous Company match & contribution
Accrued Paid Time Off
12 Paid Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday
Robust employee wellness program
Tuition assistance program
Job Description:
This role helps overseeing effective compliance with laws, regulations, and standards applicable to Allison products and the company generally and supports other functions of the business by providing practical legal support and advice in a variety of areas, including data privacy and cybersecurity, commercial contracts, sustainability, and general corporate matters.
Key Responsibilities:
Engage with business leaders and functional stakeholders to anticipate, mitigate, and resolve legal issues, including providing counsel and training to global business partners on material aspects of all applicable laws and regulations, including enterprise data privacy and cybersecurity (GDPR, PIPL, etc.), sustainability (CBAM, CSDR, EPR, etc.), and some export compliance (EAR, ITAR).
Work with cross-functional teams and committees to track and advise on national and international laws, regulations, and other industry standards regulating Allison products, including vehicle safety (NHTSA reporting and recalls), telematics data privacy, vehicle cybersecurity (UN R155, ISO/SAE 21434) and software updates (UN R156), and vehicle emissions (EURO 7, EPA, CARB).
Support Allison’s compliance with international materials and prohibitive substance legislation (REACH, RoHS, ELV, IMDS, GADSL, etc.).
Provide legal counsel and training relating to Allison product development, new market entry, product environmental strategy and compliance, and contracts on a worldwide basis.
Work closely with Allison product quality and safety teams to identify potential safety issues and respond appropriately, including managing any NHTSA recalls, related channel communications, and follow-up reporting obligations.
Support for Allison Transmission On Highway European regional office, which includes providing general business legal advice, ensuring corporate documents are maintained, reviewing contracts, and otherwise strategizing about business operations.
Ensure appropriate internal reporting to Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, and Deputy General Counsel and respective business partners, exercising good judgment on what is material to the audience.
Other duties as assigned.
Key Performance Measures:
Provides quality, actionable, and timely counsel to stakeholders in easily understandable terms regarding laws and regulations pertinent to Allison operations and products.
Avoids regulatory violations and provides material help in mitigating the impacts of any discovered regulatory issues.
Earns the trust of co-workers through hard work, intelligence, collegiality, and practical problem solving.
Advocates for compliance, gives business leaders a clear understanding of the risks of non-compliance, and understands that business leaders make final decisions.
Proactively engages the role, looking for ways to improve internal processes, increase co-workers’ understanding of and ability to comply with applicable laws and regulations, and provide top class legal services to internal customers.
Competencies and Behaviors:
Demonstrates the highest standard of ethics, integrity, trust, and quality.
Drives a positive experience with internal customers through collegiality, demonstrated expertise, and willingness to learn.
Works well with cross-functions teams, taking on responsibility and providing useful input, and with Legal teammates.
Qualifications:
Active license to practice law in at least one state with no pending discipline matters, and the ability to obtain a law license in Indiana.
Able to exercise initiative, judgment, discretion, and decision-making to achieve organizational objectives.
Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders via excellent verbal and written communication skills, intelligence, sound judgment, and collegiality.
Detail oriented self-starter.
Must be a U.S. Person or individual otherwise eligible to be authorized to work with export-controlled items or data, or perform services on military vehicles.
Experience Requirement:
JD and four years’ experience with a law firm or relevant in-house legal position.
Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
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Please note that Allison Transmission will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Allison Transmission will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.
