General Motors

Global Brand Protection Specialist

General Motors • $80K — $95K *
Warren, MI 48089In-Person
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Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent working experience
  • 4+ years of experience in OEM aftermarket, anti-counterfeit, brand protection, or a related field
  • Ability to travel up to 35%
  • Deep understanding of the automotive aftermarket and related sales and data analysis activities
  • Proficient in Microsoft Suite and Google Workspace applications
  • Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively
  • Knowledge of online marketplace monitoring and enforcement practices

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and classify search results to detect IP infringements
  • Analyze intellectual property infringements on various platforms
  • Engage with counterparts to deter misuse of IP
  • Collaborate with packaging and brand stewardship teams on security features
  • Assist with managing brand and IP protection cases
  • Support industry affairs through Anti-Counterfeiting Council
  • Identify and develop proactive measures against counterfeiters

Benefits

  • Hybrid working model with flexibility in location
  • Opportunity to work with a global brand protection team
  • Engage in impactful work that defends brand integrity
  • Exposure to cross-functional collaboration with diverse teams
  • Access to professional development and training opportunities
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Role:

The Global Brand Protection team is responsible for protecting our physical assets and intellectual property against infringers using our trademarks, design patents, and copyrights without permission as this may cost loss of revenue and more importantly destroys brand equity, reputation and trust.

The Brand Protection Analyst will be responsible to collect and analyze data from a varied range of sources to produce high-quality and relevant intelligence, information, and research of illegal intellectual property abuse of our global products and software.

What You'll Do:

  • Monitor, evaluate, and classify search results to detect infringements based on internal parameters
  • Analyze intellectual property infringements on marketplaces, private websites, and social networks
  • Engage with internal and external counterparts to identify opportunities to proactively deter misuse of our IP and counterfeiting or our products and services
  • Engage with the packaging team and the Global Brand Stewards council to facilitate the implementation of covert and overt security features, along with the implementation and enforcement of consistent brand guidelines across the globe
  • Assist in the management of brand and IP protection cases at CCA including liaison with GM Brand Protection investigations team
  • Support the industry affairs activities through A2C2- Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council.
  • Assist in the development of IT strategies for software data protection
  • Analyze new insights / initiatives that may be of interest to the organization
  • Assist with identifying business strengths, weaknesses, data challenges, and issues, and makes recommendations on areas of improvement and projects to be undertaken
  • Acts as a liaison between the business and law enforcement on cases
  • Coordinates with the Business on project business value/return on investment analysis
  • Identify and develop proactive measures to deter counterfeiters globally
  • Develop training aids for law enforcement
  • Conduct law enforcement training


Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent working experience
  • 4+ years of experience in OEM aftermarket, anti-counterfeit, brand protection, or a related field
  • Ability to travel up to 35%
  • Deep understanding of the automotive aftermarket and related sales and data analysis activities
  • Proficient in Microsoft Suite and Google Workspace applications, including Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Drive
  • Strong presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate to audiences of all sizes
  • Knowledge of marketplace monitoring and enforcement practices across online platforms


What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Prior automotive service or law enforcement experience preferred; international experience is a plus
  • Engineering or Automotive based bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Team Player with excellent organization, written and oral communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills involving ability to work effectively cross-functionally and cross-culturally with business partners to meet mutual goal
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complex situations.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and difficult projects and assignments with high level of autonomy and accountability for results
  • Strong data mining skills with the ability to identify trends and insights from large datasets.


GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

About General Motors

General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Learn more about General Motors
Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
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