Job Description

We believe the future of our organization lies within the hearts and capabilities of our team members. We respect diversity and will continuously strive to be a respected global corporate citizen.

Heavily invested in R&D and engineering, we also recognize that our customers require much more than just our state-of-the-art trailer solutions. Hyundai Translead is committed to delivering innovation beyond the product to positively impact the trailer owning lifecycle.

This position will be part of Hyundai Translead’s corporate legal team and is intended to support our new manufacturing facility in Joliet, Illinois. The role will initially be remote from the State of Illinois to support the launch of the Company’s new manufacturing facility. Once operations are established, the position will transition to full-time, onsite at the Joliet facility.

Pay Range: $129,455 - $155,295 annually

Exciting benefits await at our company:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage with 100% Company Paid Premiums
• 401K plan with 4% Employer Matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts for added financial flexibility
• Grocery Allowance to support your well-being
• Pet Insurance for your furry companions

Join us and enjoy these fantastic perks!

The Associate General Counsel partners with leaders and stakeholders across the enterprise to deliver practical guidance on labor and employment matters, manage disputes and litigation, support the drafting and negotiation of contracts, as needed, and handle subsidiary corporate governance, with a particular emphasis on the operations of Hyundai Translead’s Illinois manufacturing plant entity, Hyundai Translead Manufacturing America. The role offers opportunity for an in-house Illinois labor and employment attorney to advise directly on labor and employment while expanding their practice into contract drafting and editing, as well as general legal advice and support for our U.S. manufacturing facility.

The Associate General Counsel will initially serve as an individual contributor, providing day‑to‑day legal counsel and strategic guidance to internal stakeholders across the enterprise, with a particular focus on Hyundai Translead Manufacturing America.

As the enterprise evolves, this role may expand to include the oversight and mentoring of legal or administrative support personnel, such as a paralegal, administrative professional, or junior attorney, as organizational needs and resources require.

Essential Functions

• Provide timely, business-focused legal advice and support to internal stakeholders on a broad range of matters within scope of the position.
• Deliver labor and employment counseling support, including interpretation and application of workplace policies, practices, and applicable laws, in Illinois primarily with additional operational sites in California and other U.S. states as needed.
• Support employment litigation and dispute-related matters, including coordination with internal partners and outside counsel as appropriate.
• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements and legal documents, including contract drafting and editing, to support operational and commercial needs.
• Identify, assess, and communicate legal risks and mitigation options in a clear, solutions-oriented manner.
• Partner cross-functionally with HR, Operations, Finance and other business teams to support compliant decision-making and effective implementation.
• Assist with development, review, and maintenance of policies, templates, playbooks, and training materials within the job scope.
• Maintain professional knowledge of relevant legal developments and apply that knowledge to support business decisions.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for and proactively own all aspects of Illinois labor and employment legal advice and counselling, particularly for a majority wage-and-hour workforce;
• Provide advanced labor counseling, advise on workforce engagement, and own risk assessments for sensitive or complex issues.
• Direct employment litigation strategy in partnership with business leaders and under the direct reporting line of General Counsel, including cost-effective management of outside counsel,
• Draft and edit contracts and related processes, including template governance and clause library improvements, in collaboration with Senior Counsel- Transactional.
• Serve as the primary legal point of contact and provide day-to-day legal advice regarding operational matters and corporate governance at the manufacturing subsidiary, overseeing a broad range of legal issues on a day-to-day basis.
• Provides timely, business-friendly legal advice while escalating significant or novel issues to the General Counsel as appropriate. Support broader subsidiary or enterprise initiatives as needed.
• Role is structured to allow for potential future supervisory responsibility, which may include oversight or mentoring of legal or administrative personnel, subject to organizational requirements and approval.
• Other duties as assigned

Essential Functions (Continued)

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• JD, active bar license, or ability to timely obtain and maintain active license to practice law in Illinois
• 7years of relevant legal experience
• 7 years of Illinois labor and employment law experience

Preferred Education and Experience Requirements

• In-house labor and employment law experience, specifically with a wage-and-hour workforce in Illinois
• Exposure to California labor and employment law also an asset.
• Contract drafting and editing experience

Language Requirement

• None

Travel Requirements

• UP to 10%

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Hyundai Translead is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

If you require accommodation to complete Hyundai Translead's employment application, please reach out to HR@hyundaitranslead.com

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position they are hired for.