Governance & Legal Ops Intern

Job description

3502004
Additional Cities

Shanghai
Career Level

Co-op/Intern
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Global Operations
Business Segment

Global Operations Global Law & Policy
Function

Legal
Country/Territory

China
Additional States/Provinces

ShangHai
Postal Code

201203
Essential Responsibilities

The Intern/Contractor will be supporting LSS, Corp Governance Counsel, China in the creation and maintenance of a consistent corporate governance and regulatory reporting process across Global Operations – Legal Shared Services-China.

This is a surge resource role to enable the LSS to move to a ‘best-in-class’ execution model for Global Operations in China.

• Assist in the company chop and signature management procedure and workflow.
• Helping to drive legal entity compliance/regulatory reporting projects across multiple GE BUs in China including data collection & review and input into relevant database (GEMS, GOLD, GE BOX, Support Central folders)
• Providing ad hoc support to local teams with regard to on-going corporate governance initiatives / projects (e.g. corporate governance documentation upload, licensing, drafting/execution of resolutions/related documents, Powers of Attorney execution, directors/officers training etc.)
• Support other Corporate Governance initiatives (e.g. policy implementation, governance assessments)
• Support local / regional teams with regard to internal restructuring projects and LE simplification initiatives (e.g. reviewing entity structures, preparing documentation for restructuring /elimination)
• Support execution of strategic Corporate Governance initiatives that will leverage global Company Governance best practices (e.g. creating digital repository of FAQs, commonly used meetings/resolutions/other company governance document templates; designing and conducting electronic meetings/pertinent trainings, compliance metrics/dashboards)
Qualifications/Requirements

Interpersonal & coping skills:
• Capable of working independently with supervision but with initiative and proactively seeking guidance where needed
• Ability to work effectively within a matrix structure with multiple stakeholders

Management & technical skills:

• Good legal research skill and ability to make various inquiries with central or local government authorities in China
• Good process and project management skills - ability to manage broad agenda, track and monitor progress against its completion; anticipate agenda changes and proactively address potential conflicts
• Good planning and analytical skills, able to identify trends, themes & issues from complex data, able to manage competing priorities
• Experience working in legal/financial/risk/compliance governance reporting and regulatory supervision
• Drive for accuracy and timeliness on deliverables
• Ability to work independently and effectively within a matrix structure with multiple stakeholders, within a team and independently
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Good understanding of corporate governance requirements across diverse locations in China
• Fluent written and spoken Chinese, English
• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Law.
• PRC Bar qualification preferred.
• Experience in working in corporate governance legal area in law firms, services organisations or MNCs preferred,
About Us

GE (NYSE:GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world-class engineering with software and analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE people are global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE’s mission and deliver for our customers. www.ge.com
Primary Country

China
Primary State/Province

Shanghai
Primary City

Shanghai