General Corporate Counsel

Wagner Equipment Co. offers challenging career opportunities, extensive training and employee development along with an opportunity to grow your career and thrive under Wagner’s reputation for excellence. We offer excellent benefits and supply you with the tools you need to maximize your potential and grow within Wagner.

Benefits include:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan 
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Retirement Plans - 401K and Roth 401K, eligible employees can receive a company contribution up to 7%
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• CEFCU - Employees have access to services include payroll deductions savings, accounts, loans, VISA card, and more.
• Additional Benefits include: Supplemental life Insurance, Critical Illness + Accidental Insurance, ID WatchDog and discounted employee phone plans.

Pay Rate:  $190,000.00 - $225,000.00 Annual Salary
Pay rate is dependent upon education & experience.

Position Summary:

As our General Corporate Counsel, you will serve as the primary in-house legal advisor for a growing, family-owned heavy equipment dealership operating in Colorado, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas. You will provide strategic legal guidance while directly managing our Risk Management team, overseeing insurance programs, contract reviews, and workers’ compensation claims. This role reports to the CFO and plays a key part in mitigating risk, supporting business growth, and ensuring compliance in a regulated equipment sales and service environment.

Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
• Advise the executive team, CFO, and business units on corporate law, regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and day-to-day legal issues impacting operations.
• Provide direct management and leadership to the Risk Management team, including performance oversight, professional development, and strategic direction.
• Oversee all insurance-related matters: annual renewals, policy reviews, claims administration, and broker/vendor relationships.
• Review, negotiate, draft, and approve contracts and agreements with customers, OEMs (e.g., equipment manufacturers), vendors, and suppliers, with a focus on equipment sales, service, warranties, and leasing.
• Manage and provide legal oversight for workers’ compensation claims processing and administration across Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
• Identify and mitigate legal risks, ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws (including multi-state employment, safety, and commercial regulations), and maintain
corporate records and governance.
• Serve as the primary point of contact with outside counsel when needed; develop and
manage litigation strategy.
• Support corporate transactions, M&A (if applicable), intellectual property, and other
general corporate matters.
• Stay current on laws affecting the heavy equipment/dealership industry and proactively
advise leadership.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
• Direct reports may include Risk Manager, who manages a team of three.
• Responsible for yearly budget.
• Conduct performance reviews with direct reports.
• Involved in hiring decisions within departments.

Required Education and Experience:
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in Colorado.
• 7+ years of progressive legal experience, with at least 3 years as in-house or as corporate counsel.
• 3 + years of experience managing a team.
• Demonstrated experience in insurance/risk management, contract negotiation/review and workers’ compensation in multi-state environments.
• Proven leadership and management experience.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills; ability to translate complex legal issues into practical business advice.
• High integrity, discretion, and alignment with a family-owned company culture.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in Colorado, New Mexico, and/or Texas workers’ comp and insurance regulations.
• Experience in manufacturing, heavy equipment, construction, or dealership operations.
• Experience with customer, OEM, and/or vendor agreement contract review and negotiation.
• Familiarity with heavy equipment industry contracts, warranties, UCC Article 2 (sales of goods), and state-specific dealership laws.
• Prior management of insurance programs or risk teams.

Additional Eligibility Requirements:
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Must pass all required pre-employment screenings which may include but are not limited to background checks, drug/alcohol testing, fit for duty testing, and any other job-related tests/screenings.

Physical Demands:
• Standing
• Walking
• Talking
• Sitting
• Use of Hands
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing but may require occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Competencies:
• Analytical Skills
• Reasoning Skills
• Reading/Writing Skills
• Ability to multi-task at a fast pace
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to adapt to the needs of the organization and employees.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Travel Requirements:
• Up to 25%

Work Environment:
• Noise: Quiet
• Indoors

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

Wagner Equipment Co. is an EEO/AA/Veterans/Disabled employer.