Executive General Counsel, Segment & Corporate Secretary

Valmont Industries, Inc.; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k retirement plan

Paid time off

Employer paid life insurance

Employer paid short-term and long-term

Disability

Work Life Support

Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per

Voluntary programs

Job summary

Valmont Industries, Inc. seeks a Vice President, Segment General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary to serve as the senior legal advisor to a Valmont business segment and provide strategic support to the Corporate Secretary’s office.

The role partners with segment leadership to deliver practical, risk-balanced legal guidance that supports growth, compliance, and governance. It combines business partnership with corporate transaction leadership.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Licensed and in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and eligible for Nebraska registered in-house counsel status.
• Minimum of 12 years of corporate, transactional, commercial, or business law experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transactions.
• Significant experience negotiating complex commercial agreements within a manufacturing, industrial, or related business environment.
• Working knowledge of public company governance, SEC reporting requirements, Section 16 regulations, and NYSE standards.
• Experience managing outside counsel and legal budgets.
• Strong business judgment and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and talent development capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple complex priorities simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence senior leaders across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as chief legal advisor to segment leadership on strategic, commercial, operational, and regulatory matters.
• Lead negotiation, drafting, review, and approval of complex commercial agreements and customer transactions.
• Provide legal leadership for acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments, and other significant business transactions.
• Lead legal due diligence, transaction documentation, closing activities, and post-acquisition integration support.
• Manage outside counsel engagement, performance, budgets, and legal service delivery.
• Support Board and committee governance processes, including agendas, resolutions, minutes, governance materials, and annual governance activities.
• Oversee subsidiary governance activities, corporate records, and entity management requirements.
• Partner with Corporate Development, Finance, Treasury, Tax, Investor Relations, HR, Compliance, and Internal Audit on strategic initiatives.
• Support legal risk management while enabling business growth and operational objectives.
• This role requires approximately 20-25% domestic and international travel, including overnight stays.
• Flexible schedule; however, must be able to work in the office based on established Legal department expectations.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Executive presentation

Stakeholder management

Collaboration

Strategic thinking

Risk assessment

People leadership

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Licensed in at least one US jurisdiction

Job description

Valmont Industries, Inc. seeks a Vice President, Segment General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary to serve as the senior legal advisor to a Valmont business segment and provide strategic support to the Corporate Secretary’s office.

The role partners with segment leadership to deliver practical, risk-balanced legal guidance that supports growth, compliance, and governance. It combines business partnership with corporate transaction leadership.