VP, Commercial Legal Strategy & Growth

Wingstop Restaurants Inc.; Dallas (TX); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 280.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Unlimited PTO

Volunteer day

Competitive bonus structure

Stock purchase plan

Health benefits

401k

Education Assistance

Wellness reimbursement

Zusammenfassung

Wingstop Restaurants Inc. is seeking a VP, Legal - Commercial to lead the enterprise commercial legal function for a global restaurant brand.

This senior role reports to the Chief Legal Officer and partners with key business units to enable growth while managing risk. In this hands-on, player-coach position, you will shape contracting strategy, governance, and regulatory compliance, overseeing external counsel and building a scalable operating model across functions like Supply Chain,

Qualifikationen

• Juris Doctor degree with active bar membership.
• 12+ years of progressive legal experience in-house or with multi-unit businesses.
• Experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements.
• Experience advising on employment matters; familiarity with franchisor and joint-employer issues.
• Strong understanding of advertising, privacy, cybersecurity, digital commerce, data, and AI laws.
• Ability to influence executives and cross-functional leaders.
• Hands-on, player-coach leadership; manage outside counsel and budgets.

Aufgaben

• Set and lead the commercial legal strategy, including enterprise IP and brand strategy; partner with multiple business functions.
• Draft, negotiate, and govern complex supplier, technology, data, digital, marketing, licensing, real estate, and other agreements.
• Build a disciplined contracting model with templates, playbooks, and self-service tools; support automation and responsible AI delivery.
• Advise on escalated employment matters affecting enterprise operations; manage risk in a franchised, multi-state context.
• Own enterprise litigation, regulatory inquiries, and investigations; coordinate with external counsel; support crisis response.
• Lead internal investigations; ensure independence, documentation, escalation, and remediation.
• Advise on consumer protection, privacy, accessibility, competition, and regulatory issues related to digital platforms and AI.
• Strengthen enterprise risk management and provide concise executive recommendations.
• Lead and develop legal professionals; manage external providers and budgets.

Kenntnisse

In-house experience

Restaurant/Franchise

Contract negotiation

Employment law

Process development

Leadership

Templates/Playbooks

AI/Data

Executive presence

Outside counsel

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Ausbildung

Juris Doctor

Bar admission

Jobbeschreibung

Wingstop Restaurants Inc. is seeking a VP, Legal - Commercial to lead the enterprise commercial legal function for a global restaurant brand.

This senior role reports to the Chief Legal Officer and partners with key business units to enable growth while managing risk. In this hands-on, player-coach position, you will shape contracting strategy, governance, and regulatory compliance, overseeing external counsel and building a scalable operating model across functions like Supply Chain,