Be the strategic legal partner behind an integrated energy leader.Delek US Holdings is seeking a
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel to serve as the number-two legal executive and a trusted advisor to our Executive Vice President, General Counsel. This is a high-impact, enterprise-wide leadership role for a seasoned attorney ready to shape strategy across one of the nation's most dynamic integrated energy, refining, and logistics companies.
About the RoleAs VP, Assistant General Counsel, you will lead a critical sub-function within our Legal organization, managing a broad and sophisticated portfolio that directly influences the performance of Delek US and Delek Logistics. You'll operate at the intersection of business and law-advising executive leadership, mitigating enterprise risk, and building a high-performing legal team.
What You'll Do- Corporate Governance & Securities - Advise executive management and the Board on risk mitigation, compliance policy, and securities matters.
- Compliance & Ethics - Support the Company's compliance and ethics program, advise on regulatory requirements, corporate governance, investigations, and enterprise-wide compliance initiatives.
- Insurance & Risk Management - Oversee the Company's insurance portfolio, claims strategy, and risk financing programs while partnering across the enterprise to mitigate operational and financial risk.
- Mergers & Acquisitions - Lead the legal strategy and execution of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions, including due diligence, structuring, negotiation, and post-closing integration.
- Enterprise Leadership - Set the strategy for your area of responsibility, contribute to enterprise-wide functional strategy, and lead and develop a team of legal professionals and people leaders.
- Cross-Functional Partnership - Collaborate with HR, Finance, Internal Audit, Operations, and business leaders to advance legal, compliance, insurance, and enterprise risk objectives.
What You'll Bring- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active State Bar membership (Required)
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's or MBA preferred
- 15+ years of combined in-house and/or law firm experience
- 7+ years of management experience, including managing people leaders, with progressive management responsibility
- Demonstrated expertise in corporate governance, M&A, commercial transactions, compliance, insurance and risk management, litigation, and enterprise legal strategy
- Energy, refining, midstream/logistics, or related industry experience strongly preferred
Leadership CompetenciesWe're looking for an executive who leads through
Change Agility, Collaboration, Decisive Decision Making, Drive for Results, and
Team Building-someone who takes an enterprise-wide perspective and elevates the people around them.
CHANGE AGILITY (LEVEL 5 SHAPING):Identifies, initiates, and adapts to organizational changes that foster enhanced effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and ultimately business results.
COLLABORATION (LEVEL 5 SHAPING):Sees connection points across the organization and partners effectively with others to achieve common goals.
DECISION MAKING (LEVEL 5 SHAPING):Selects a course of action to reduce risk and uncertainty and create optimal outcomes.
DRIVE FOR RESULTS (LEVEL 5 SHAPING):Drives to achieve challenging performance objectives.
TEAM BUILDING (LEVEL 5 SHAPING):Builds trust, fosters openness, and provides support. As the manager of a team, selects and motivates a strong team.
Why DelekJoin a Fortune 500 energy company headquartered in Brentwood, TN, where your legal leadership will directly shape our strategic direction. We offer a competitive executive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to make enterprise-level impact from day one.
BECOME PART OF THE ENERGYIt's an exciting time to join Delek. We're on a mission to attract, retain, and engage the best and brightest talent - those who are great team players and leaders who make it their first priority to serve.
- We are performance driven
- We value a passion for excellence
- We value teamwork
- We value and reward hard work and dedication
Delek US offers the opportunity to provide you with more than a job - we want to help you build a career.
Since our inception, our ability to hire the right people for the job has served us well, resulting in an impressive record of consistent growth and profitability. With more than 3,500 employees in nine states, we have brought together a diverse team of professionals passionate about investing their time and expertise in one of the most dynamic downstream energy companies in the market today.
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