General Counsel / Attorney

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain all corporate records, including organizational documents, minutes of meetings, resolutions, stock ledgers, closing binders and other business records.
• Review and draft agreements and other documents as directed including employment, vendor, private label, IT, finance, real estate.
• Examine company's litigation strategy to determine the advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits or other legal actions.
• Oversee licensure compliance to operate.
• Manage insurance program for all Horizon Service Group holdings.
• Oversee employment and labor law compliance across all locations, including wage and hour, multi-state employment regulations, employee relations, and exposure to union-related matters given field workforce composition.
• Manage data privacy and cybersecurity legal obligations, including state privacy law compliance, breach response protocols, and vendor data agreements.
• Manage the company's real estate and lease portfolio across all operating locations, including review, negotiation, and renewal of facility leases.
• Manage and refine customer contracts/guarantees/financing plans and warranties.
• Work directly with our customer concerns department.

Key Member of the Horizon Group Holding Leadership

• Act as a strong advisor and partner to the CEO, Board of Directors, and ELT in relation to the business.
• Provide legal advice and assistance to all departments, ELT, and key stakeholders.
• Advise the organization about government regulations and legal rights.
• Participate in executive management meetings and present reports and recommendations regarding legal matters.
• Advise on M&A Activity
• Direct involvement in complex business transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures.
• Work through deal details.
• Support financing, regulatory and shareholder approvals.
• Negotiate critical contracts.
• Plan and integrate acquired business(es).

Candidate Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school; active bar membership.
• A minimum of 10+ years of senior in-house legal experience, including meaningful time in a GC or deputy GC capacity.
• Prior experience as a General Counsel (or divisional GC in a larger business) with a demonstrable track record of overseeing a legal department in a business of similar size and complexity.
• Demonstrated experience in insurance, risk management, and litigation oversight (GL, Auto, WC).
• Strong experience supporting M&A transactions, ideally on the buy-side.
• Experience in a private equity-backed or high-growth, multi-site environment.
• Proven ability to manage outside counsel and control legal spend.
• Experience in HVAC, construction, field services, or industrial services.
• Familiarity with fleet risk, OSHA, and safety program development.
• Exposure to alternative risk structures (captives, self-insured retentions).
• Experience integrating acquired companies into a unified legal framework.
• Proven ability to act as a strategic member of the ELT of an organization similar to Horizon Services Group.
• Has executive presence and a proven track record interacting with a hands-on sponsor, board of directors, and other key stakeholders.