Senior Legal Counsel
Vernon, BC (Hybrid)
Reporting to the General Counsel, the Senior Legal Counsel will be a vital strategic partner for our dynamic business team, offering insightful and practical legal guidance that aligns with our ambitious goals. This role encompasses a diverse portfolio of responsibilities, from steering strategic transactions and providing savvy commercial advisory services to overseeing intercompany legal affairs, cultivating franchisee relationships and handling corporate secretarial duties. Your expertise will be crucial in driving our business success, mitigating risks, and ensuring we navigate legal complexities with confidence and compliance.
We’re seeking someone with a minimum of 8-10 years of post-call experience in both top-tier law firms and corporate legal environments, preferably within medium to large complex organizations. You should hold a Juris Doctor (JD) or Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree and be a member in good standing with the Law Society of B.C. or be able to transfer your membership from another Canadian Law Society.
How you will Impact our Business
Business Advisory
Strategic Support
Risk Management and Policy Development
The right candidate can demonstrate the ability to deconstruct complex issues and exercise good judgment in decision-making. They have a strong drive to learn, understand, and proactively contribute to business objectives while working collaboratively and creatively to support and enhance team efforts. This is a hybrid role based out of our head office in Vernon, BC and may be required to travel up to 10%.
What We Offer:
If you’re ready to join a company with an exciting future and play a key role in shaping its journey, apply today!
Solving our customers’ automotive challenges and making a positive impact - It’s how we roll, and it’s been that way since Tom Foord opened the doors to Kal Tire in 1953 in beautiful Vernon, BC. Over the years, we’ve become a trusted partner for large and small industries and fleets across Canada. Our customers rely on our expertise, our make-it-happen approach to service, and our lineup of the most trusted tire brands in over 260 retail locations coast to coast. Kal Tire is also the largest truck re-treader in Canada, with 11 retread facilities across Canada and internationally, and has a state-of-the-art tire recycling facility in Chile, where 40% of the weight of scrap tires is recycled to return to mines as an alternative fuel. In addition, Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group is an international leader in mining tire service and supply, servicing more than 150 mine sites across five continents. Kal Tire offers a culture that fosters inclusion and respect. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices in compliance with the AODA and AMA. Accommodation requests can be made at any stage of the recruitment or employment process. Applicants are asked to make their needs/requirements known.