Compliance / Legal Counsel

**The Role**:
Counsel - Special Investigations, Legal and Compliance will perform investigations of alleged violations of law and/or GM policy (e.g., fraud, IP theft, embezzlement, conflicts of interest, collusion, kickbacks, bribery, FCPA violations and records falsification) or other projects at the request of management. The role also provides counsel on a broad range of compliance matters and issues including ABAC matters, export compliance, and be responsible to identify, develop and execute innovative and impactful compliance messages and trainings to continue to build compliance culture across organizations, as well as counsel on various legal matters for GM in Egypt and North Africa.

As a member of the GM Legal Staff, Counsel will strive to be a role model for the Company by delivering high performance legal services with high integrity. The GM Legal Staff’s objectives are to deliver timely, best-in-class business advisory and legal services in close collaboration with business partners to accomplish their objectives while simultaneously protecting GM’s high standards of legal, ethical, and financial integrity. Each member of the Legal Staff, including Counsel, is expected to adhere to these standards:

- Workplace and Product Safety
- Compliance & Ethics
- Strategic Partnering
- Responsive & Accountable
- Real-time Transparency and Communication
- Superior Work Product Quality
- Strong Work Ethic
- Controlling Costs
- Company and Industry Knowledge
- Teamwork

**What You'll Do**:

- Develop investigative plans and investigate allegations of misconduct
- Execute and document work in accordance with professional standards
- Communicate investigation results clearly and timely to all constituencies
- Work cross functionally with Audit, Security, HR, and other constituencies
- Maintain technical competency and understand the business
- Promote teamwork and supporting the overall objectives of Legal department
- Experience with anti-bribery and anti-corruption requirements of FCPA and under Egyptian law, as well as export compliance laws, and key compliance areas such as conflict of interest
- Sound understanding of key relevant legal principles and current legislation in Egypt and the region

**Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualification)**
- Law degree from an accredited college or university with license to practice in Egypt
- Residence Requirement: Egypt. If not currently living in Egypt, ability to relocate.
- Bilingual (English and Arabic) - required

Investigation Related:

- 5 - 10 years of relevant legal experience at a major law firm or in-house with a focus on employment law or compliance, and/or prior prosecutorial experience
- Perform investigations of alleged fraud and/or misconduct at the direction of SI Leadership.
- Be “self-starting” and demonstrate strong leadership skills, including people management
- Conduct effective informational and interrogatory interviews
- Evaluate systems of internal control and related procedures
- Recommend corrections/enhancements to control deficiencies noted during investigations
- Strong ability to maintain open, honest, and timely communication with personnel involved in investigations/projects; demonstrate high level verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills and confidence dealing with senior management concerning delicate or difficult issues
- Exceptional client service skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding relationships
- Ability to address unusual and/or difficult problems with analytical ability and problem solving techniques
- Ability to quickly adapt to changes, different roles, or environments
- Ensure confidentiality of sensitive information is maintained
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally, occasionally with mínimal advance notice
- Assist development of fraud awareness training, and the GM’s Fraud Risk Assessment process

Compliance Related:

- As a member of the Company’s compliance team, help build and maintain an effective compliance program
- Work cross-functionally to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations as well as the Company’s internal policies
- Support and coordinate development and delivery of employee compliance training programs and policies, organizing leadership integrity messages are issued from the GM leadership.
- Managing detailed due diligence reviews of proposed business partners
- Leading evaluation of business proposals and current business activities to ensure appropriate compliance profile of key relationships.
- Leading compliance related audit and monitoring activities, and addressing issues as they arise, to support the optimal implementation of audit action plans. In addition, the compliance counsel will support monitoring of the business, as appropriate, in terms of regular business activities within the purview of GM’s contractual arrangements with key partners.

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