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About the Role
Lead type approval and homologation activities for imported GM vehicles in Japan, ensuring timely completion of all required approvals, certifications, and compliance requirements. Act as the primary focal point for these matters with internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead type approval and homologation activities for all imported GM products in Japan to support launch timing, Start of Sales, and ongoing compliance.
- Define homologation requirements with source plants and coordinate approval plans, submissions, documentation, and issue resolution with global teams.
- Represent GM Japan as the primary interface with MLIT/JMLIT, JAIA, and other relevant authorities and industry bodies.
- Independently manage submissions and notifications related to vehicle approvals, running changes, and organizational changes.
- Lead Japan end-of-life compliance activities, including recycle fee calculation, disassemble manual development, and records management.
- Support source plant and VPC-related audits and inspections.
- Provide recommendations to the Product Director on type approval, recycling, and regulatory implications for launch strategy and business risk.
- Monitor changes in Japanese automotive regulations and obligations, translate them into actionable business requirements, and drive necessary actions with limited supervision.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of experience in type approval, homologation, or vehicle certification within an automotive manufacturer.
- Experience and background in an importer automotive company is highly preferable.
- Strong knowledge of Japanese automobile regulations, approval processes, and recycling-related requirements.
- Good understanding of vehicle technical and engineering topics relevant to homologation.
- Good understanding of the automotive retail environment in Japan.
- Ability to work autonomously and lead cross-functional coordination with local and global stakeholders.
- Business-level Japanese and English required, both verbal and written.
- Ability to communicate effectively on regulatory and technical matters.
Skills
- Type approval
- Homologation
- Vehicle certification
- Japanese automobile regulations
- Recycling-related requirements
- Regulatory framework
- Vehicle technical topics
- Engineering topics
- Automotive retail environment
- Cross-functional coordination
- Japanese language
- English language
Location
- Tokyo, Japan
Work Type
- On-site
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 10 years
About the Company
- Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion.
- We embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
- We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture.
- Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
Equal Opportunity
- General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging.
- We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
- We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities.
- Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment.
- General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities.
- If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us or call us at 1-800-865-7580.