Vice President Legal and Risk Management

Smart Care Equipment Solutions•USA-Remote Worker-Texas, TX

About The Position

Smart Care is seeking a Vice President Legal and Risk Management to oversee general corporate legal matters, compliance, risk management, commercial contracts, and related organizational processes. The role supports HR and personnel matters, manages legal issues across the business, helps limit claims and bad debt, and supports acquisitions and disputes. It also develops company-wide procedures and centralized systems for contracts and certificates of insurance. Smart Care is a national repair and service provider for commercial foodservice, refrigeration, and cold storage equipment. Its mechanical services include hot-side cooking equipment, stand-alone refrigeration, specialty coffee and beverage, complex rack refrigeration, and HVAC. Smart Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected status. Applicants who need a reasonable accommodation for a disability during the application or hiring process may contact the Human Resources department at [email protected].

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited law school.
At least 10 years of employment and contract litigation experience.
Significant responsibility in complex federal and state court cases, including case strategy, major motion practice, and depositions.
Excellent legal writing and research skills, with a track record of high-quality briefs and motion work.
Strong courtroom presence and oral advocacy skills, and comfort arguing motions.
Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and thrive in a team-oriented, trial-focused environment.
High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple high-stakes matters simultaneously.
Proficiency with litigation technology and tools needed for efficient in-office and remote work.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with service and manufacturing industries.
Substantial employment law background.

Responsibilities

Handle general corporate duties and compliance activities, including HR matters, personnel issues, employee contracts, conflicts of interest, ethics, LMS training, PII protections, and 401(k) fiduciary requirements.
Manage risk-management activities, including working with insurance company legal teams to minimize claim settlements.
Negotiate commercial contracts with end-user customers and business leaders, addressing customer contract terms, project claims and delinquencies, and lien matters; use AI legal tools.
Maintain business licenses on behalf of the organization.
Support acquisition-related activity, including purchase agreements and protections.
Support corporate legal needs and control outside-attorney costs, including matters involving intellectual property, data and software licenses, facility leases, business licenses, and class-action lawsuits.
Support delinquent accounts receivable through early intervention to avoid bad debts or agency charges.
Maintain the surety relationship and monitor outstanding bonds.
Participate in disputes with vendors.
Participate in union activities and wage matters.
Conduct compliance audits.
Create a centralized approach to the company-wide contract landscape and digital filing.
Develop company standard operating procedures for areas as appropriate.
Establish a process for managing vendor and contractor Certificates of Insurance and develop a centralized repository.