The Vice President, Segment General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary

valmont; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Valmont Group in Omaha, NE seeks a seasoned Vice President, Segment General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary to serve as the senior legal advisor to the business segment. You will provide strategic, risk-balanced guidance that supports growth, governance, and regulatory compliance while partnering with segment leadership and the Corporate Secretary.

This role leads complex transactions, mergers and acquisitions, board governance, and subsidiary matters; oversees outside counsel,

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Licensed and in good standing in at least one US jurisdiction.
• 12+ years of corporate, transactional, or business law experience.
• Experience leading mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transactions.
• Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements in manufacturing/industrial settings.
• Knowledge of public company governance, SEC reporting, Section 16, and NYSE standards.
• Experience managing outside counsel and budgets.
• Strong business judgment and balance of risk with business objectives.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

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.
• 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.
• Deliver legal guidance and risk-management training to business stakeholders.
• Support director onboarding and governance education programs.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Risk assessment

Contract drafting

Stakeholder management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

US Bar admission

Job description

15000 Valmont Plaza Omaha Nebraska 68154

Why Valmont

We're Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today . We are the modern workforce . Are you ready to move the world forward?

A Brief Summary of This Position

The Vice President, Segment General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary serves as the senior legal advisor to a Valmont business segment while providing strategic support to the Office of the Corporate Secretary. This role partners closely with segment leadership to provide practical, risk-balanced legal guidance that supports business growth, commercial excellence, operational effectiveness, and regulatory compliance. The position combines business partnership, transactional leadership, and corporate governance responsibilities. As a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, this role leads complex commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions activities, Board governance support, subsidiary governance, and strategic initiatives that advance Valmont's long-term business objectives.

Essential Functions

• 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.

Other Important Details about the Role

• Develop and maintain contract templates, delegation frameworks, approval matrices, and negotiation playbooks.
• Support SEC-related governance activities, Section 16 compliance, and insider trading policy administration.
• Coordinate Board approvals and governance documentation associated with strategic transactions.
• Maintain governance documents, committee charters, and corporate governance guidelines.
• Support annual shareholder meeting preparation and Board governance processes.
• Act as a corporate signatory and support officer and director appointments for subsidiaries, as appropriate.
• Partner with Legal Operations on technology modernization, metrics, reporting, and process improvements.
• Support financing transactions, debt offerings, treasury activities, and capital markets initiatives, as needed.
• Deliver legal guidance and risk-management training to business stakeholders.
• Support director onboarding and governance education programs.

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• 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, stakeh