Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

About the role

We are seeking a Vice President, Assistant General Counsel to serve as a key legal executive and 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.

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 Competencies

• 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.

Why Delek

Join 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. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans.