Sr. Corporate Counsel

Holley Performance Products, Inc. • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

Holley Performance Brands is seeking a Sr. Corporate Counsel to support its legal and business teams across commercial, transactional, operational, and corporate matters. The role serves as a primary legal contact for day-to-day commercial contracting and provides practical, risk-calibrated advice to teams across the company.

The position leads legal operations strategy, including the implementation and optimization of legal technology, intake and review workflows, self-service resources, and performance metrics. It also supports mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions in partnership with the General Counsel and outside counsel; manages legal matters involving the company’s real estate portfolio; and oversees subsidiary and entity management.

The Sr. Corporate Counsel partners with the General Counsel on legal department budgeting, outside counsel spend, and cost management. The role also manages outside counsel, handles special projects assigned by the General Counsel, and supports other legal matters as needed.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school, with proven academic success.
• Five to seven years of commercial and transactional legal experience.
• Demonstrated expertise drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of complex commercial agreements.
• Strong business acumen and ability to understand the business, prioritize the issues that matter most, and proactively address potential issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly and concisely to non-legal audiences.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• License to practice law and in good standing under the Bar of any U.S. state, and eligible for admission or registration as in-house counsel in Tennessee.

Nice To Haves

• A combination of law firm and in-house legal department experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in a manufacturing, consumer products, automotive, or e-commerce environment.
• Hands-on experience with, or strong interest in, mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence and drafting and negotiating transaction documents.
• Experience with, or strong interest in, commercial real estate transactions and leasing.
• Experience with, or strong interest in, legal operations and legal technology, including CLM platforms and AI-enabled contract review tools, with a track record of improving processes and driving adoption.
• Familiarity with entity management, corporate governance, and legal budget and spend management.
• Public company experience.
• Curiosity, collaborative team orientation, practical business-partner approach, and willingness to take ownership and pitch in in a small-team environment.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including supply, manufacturing, distribution, dealer, licensing, services, technology, marketing, and nondisclosure agreements.
• Serve as the primary legal point of contact for business teams on day-to-day contracting matters.
• Develop and maintain contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and fallback positions.
• Lead legal operations strategy, including implementing and optimizing matter and invoice management, contract lifecycle management, AI-assisted contract review, and other legal technology tools.
• Assess and adapt intake, review, approval, and signature workflows to improve efficiency; create self-service resources and training; and track performance metrics for continuous improvement.
• Support acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions from initial evaluation through closing and integration, including coordinating due diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, managing outside counsel, and supporting post-closing integration.
• Manage legal matters for the company’s real estate portfolio, including leases, amendments, renewals, purchase and sale agreements, and related documents.
• Partner with the General Counsel to develop, monitor, and forecast the legal department budget; track outside counsel spend; review invoices and accruals; and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Oversee subsidiary and entity management, including entity records, organizational charts, minute books, annual reports, good standings, foreign qualifications, registered agent relationships, written consents, resolutions, formations, dissolutions, and restructurings.
• Provide practical, timely, and risk-calibrated legal advice to sales, marketing, operations, supply chain, finance, human resources, and product teams on commercial and operational matters.
• Identify and escalate significant risks to the General Counsel.
• Proactively and cost-effectively manage outside counsel across practice areas as needed.
• Perform special projects assigned by the General Counsel and support other legal matters as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage starting day one.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off and 9 paid holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Company-paid life and short-term disability insurance.
• Employee discounts on Holley Performance Brands products, events, and partnerships.
• Education Assistance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree