Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

Delek US • Nashville, TN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Delek US Holdings is seeking a Vice President, Assistant General Counsel to serve as the number-two legal executive and a trusted 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. As VP, Assistant General Counsel, you will lead a critical sub-function within our Legal organization, managing a broad and sophisticated portfolio that directly influences the performance of Delek US and Delek Logistics. You'll operate at the intersection of business and law—advising executive leadership, mitigating enterprise risk, and building a high-performing legal team.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• Energy, refining, midstream/logistics, or related industry experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Advise executive management and the Board on risk mitigation, compliance policy, and securities matters.
• Support the Company's compliance and ethics program, advise on regulatory requirements, corporate governance, investigations, and enterprise-wide compliance initiatives.
• Oversee the Company's insurance portfolio, claims strategy, and risk financing programs while partnering across the enterprise to mitigate operational and financial risk.
• 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.
• 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.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Internal Audit, Operations, and business leaders to advance legal, compliance, insurance, and enterprise risk objectives.

Benefits

• Up to a 10% match on 401K on your hire start, with a vesting timeline of only one year
• Medical benefits that start on day one with a 30% premium rebate annually
• Access to the Calm app for FREE (meditation, stress management, better sleep)
• Additional annual incentives through performance management program
• Competitive executive compensation package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive