Head of Legal Operations (Real Estate/Construction)

Our client is rapidly growing $3B Manufacturing Conglomerate whose essential product line has been adapted by a number of Fortune 100 Technology leaders, their propriety technology has been adapted and integrated into the largest growing Industrial Real Estate sector on the globe. Directly resulting in our client's national expansion.

This a newly created role based in Dallas Metro HQ, this role will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team, responsible for overseeing all legal, regulatory, and governance/risk management matters across the organization. This role is critical to supporting the company's growth, corporate strategy, and compliance. This is a very dynamic role that will provide strategic counsel to the CEO, Board of Directors, and senior leadership on corporate governance, legal, M&A, real estate, insurance and commercial contracts, site acquisitions, project management, and risk management matters.

In this role select individual will lead day-today legal work across the firm and its operating companies/entities. Summary of the responsibilities include but not limited to

• Manage global legal risk, oversee corporate governance, and align legal strategy with our business objectives.
• Build out and manage the company's corporate governance processes and implement corporate policies.
• Drive process improvement, systems implementation, and reporting
• Ensure compliance with lease insurance requirements and corporate liability
• Oversee annual insurance renewals and coordinate with brokers, insurers, and internal stakeholders
• Review legal invoice workflow and support oversight of outside legal spend.
• Serve as the primary legal point of contact for the Board of Directors, partner with outside Legal Counsel
• Partner with HR on compensation claims trends analysis
• Support workers compensation claims trends analysis, and broader risk management initiatives

Requirements

• Undergrad degree required / advanced degree strongly preferred10+ years of progressive applicable experience (Legal/Risk/Insurance/Real Estate) or similar
• Strong knowledge of contract administration, legal coordination, insurance programs, risk management practices, and business operations
• Highly collaborative and able to organize and manage projects across multiple teams
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to simplify complex legal issues for business colleagues with varying levels of legal knowledge