VP/SVP Legal Services (Real Estate/Industrial)

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 is essential in the development/construction of the largest growing Industrial Real Estate sector which has directly lead to our clients expediential year over year growth/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 / JD/Law Degree strongly preferred 10+ 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