Director - Government Relations

Your responsibilities will be to:

- Lead a team to develop and strengthen relationship with government authorities via engaging and influencing with various levels of government personnel, research institutes and thinking tanks which enact and administer laws, regulations and policies. These include stakeholders from the India government, automotive industry, foreign investment, tax and trade bodies (particularly in the Tamil Nadu state)

- Direct, organize communication activities with government authorities and related organizations

- Manage dispute resolution. Also support to identify and manage external counsel to ensure a timely and cost-efficient advice to be delivered to the business

- Monitor and analyze the changes in local policies and provide periodical report for such

- Communicate regularly with the management and functional teams on any policy changes, with support in establishing and updating company policies accordingly

- Identify, analyze, and direct the team on various government incentive programs. Initiate internal and external communications to ensure the programs are relevant and steps are taken on a timely basis to ensure results

- Ensure compliance of various sites to the regulatory requirement

- Conduct first level feasibility study of potential investment projects

- Manage risks from external and/or internal sources to ensure that the company's interests are protected to the fullest degree

- Support other business needs