Deputy General Counsel

Intrepid Potash, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with employer match

PTO and tuition reimbursement

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Intrepid Potash, Inc. is seeking a senior legal professional to join its legal team as a trusted advisor to executive leadership.

You will drive strategic growth initiatives, oversee complex corporate transactions, and provide practical counsel across the enterprise. The role emphasizes M&A leadership, regulatory filings, contract negotiations, and governance support, with a focus on minimizing risk and aligning legal strategy with business goals.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible legal experience, including significant mergers and acquisitions and sophisticated corporate transactions.
• Litigation experience, including managing commercial disputes, overseeing outside counsel, developing litigation strategy, and advising business leaders on litigation risk and dispute resolution.
• Familiarity with natural resources, mining, agriculture, manufacturing, industrial operations, water rights, energy, or infrastructure industries.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead legal advisor on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments, and other corporate development initiatives.
• Coordinate and oversee legal due diligence activities, transaction execution, regulatory filings, and post-closing integration activities.
• Provide practical legal counsel regarding contract interpretation, dispute avoidance, risk allocation, and commercial negotiations.
• Support SEC reporting obligations, securities law compliance, disclosure controls, and public company governance activities.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to develop policies, procedures, and contract management practices that improve operational efficiency while appropriately managing legal risk.

Skills

Mergers & Acquisitions

Contract negotiations

Litigation management

Regulatory compliance

Corporate governance

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

Description

Join Intrepid's legal team and help shape the future of a growing public company!

How You Will Create Value

As a trusted legal advisor and strategic business partner, you will work directly with executive leadership to drive strategic growth initiatives while providing practical, solutions-oriented counsel across the enterprise.

More Specifically, You Will

• Serve as lead legal advisor on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments, and other corporate development initiatives.
• Coordinate and oversee legal due diligence activities, transaction execution, regulatory filings, and post-closing integration activities.
• Provide practical legal counsel regarding contract interpretation, dispute avoidance, risk allocation, and commercial negotiations.
• Support SEC reporting obligations, securities law compliance, disclosure controls, and public company governance activities.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to develop policies, procedures, and contract management practices that improve operational efficiency while appropriately managing legal risk.

What You'll Need To Be Successful

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible legal experience, including significant experience advising on mergers and acquisitions and sophisticated corporate transactions.
• Litigation experience, including managing commercial disputes, overseeing outside counsel, developing litigation strategy, and advising business leaders on litigation risk and dispute resolution.
• Familiarity with natural resources, mining, agriculture, manufacturing, industrial operations, water rights, energy, or infrastructure industries.

Why work for us?

• Be at the center of transformational growth. Lead and support complex transactions that help shape the future of a publicly traded company.
• Enjoy broad exposure and variety. Work across corporate development, governance, SEC compliance, commercial contracting, operations and enterprise-wide legal initiatives.
• Make a visible impact. Join a lean, high performing legal team where your expertise directly influences business outcomes and organizational success.
• Build your legacy. Help guide a financially strong company with a proud history and ambitious vision for the future.

Compensation And Benefits

Targeted salary range for this position is $190K - 240K annually. Salary commensurate with experience and skill set. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision plans with generous employer premium contributions, as well as 401(k) with employer match, bonus programs, PTO, tuition reimbursement, and wellness benefits.

More details can be found at https://www.intrepidpotash.com/careers/culture-and-rewards/.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Intrepid Potash Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.