Counsel – Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data at General Motors

The Counsel – Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data will provide legal guidance and strategic counsel on global privacy and cybersecurity laws, regulatory obligations, and customer commitments, while enabling responsible innovation. This includes interpreting and advising on global privacy, cybersecurity, and data laws, supporting the operation and governance of GM’s global privacy program, and responding to business inquiries in a dynamic regulatory environment. The role involves monitoring legislative and regulatory developments, assessing and advising on new laws, building trusted relationships with executives and cross-functional partners, and advising on consent orders and regulator interactions. Additionally, responsibilities include providing legal oversight for privacy impact assessments, records of processing, and risk escalation, counseling on cross-border data transfers, data retention, minimization, and de-identification practices, advising product and software teams on privacy considerations in connected vehicle technologies and digital services, and drafting, reviewing, and negotiating data protection agreements, standard contractual clauses, and other data-sharing terms.