Senior Legal Counsel

4 days ago

vernon, Canada Kal Tire Full time

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

  • Provide strategic legal advice and draft, review, negotiate, and manage contracts for sales, services, suppliers, licenses, joint ventures, consulting, and franchises to support business operations and objectives.
  • Foster strong relationships with internal stakeholders to understand and anticipate business needs, providing proactive legal solutions.
  • Represent Kal Tire in negotiations and discussions with external parties, protecting the organization’s interests.
  • Manage relationships with external legal counsel, ensuring effective use of legal resources.

Strategic Support

  • Support the organization’s growth initiatives through mergers & acquisitions, including due diligence, negotiation, and integration activities and other transactional matters, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
  • Manage legal entity management database and maintain corporate records.
  • Work with internal teams on tax planning and financing arrangements between entities and manage related legal matters and intercompany transactions.

Risk Management and Policy Development

  • Identify and assess legal risks, while developing and implementing strategies to manage such risks effectively across the organization.
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of organizational policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance and operational efficiency.
  • Provide training and guidance to team members on relevant legal issues and best practices.

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:

  • Target salary range: $150,000 to $170,000 per year based on experience.
  • Eligible for discretionary performance-related variable compensation.
  • Comprehensive medical and dental benefits.
  • Group RRSP-DPSP matching program.
  • Discounts on tires and mechanical services.
  • Relocation support will be made available for the successful candidate if they currently reside outside the Okanagan.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Positive work culture, opportunities for growth and development, and work-life balance.
  • Modern and vibrant office environment with onsite café.
  • Opportunities for professional development, including training programs, mentorship, and tuition reimbursement.


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.

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