Vice President, Legal - Acquisitions & Investments
Company: Alterra Mountain Company
Location: Denver
Posted on: November 7, 2024
Job Description:
Year Round
COLLABORATION - AUTHENTICITY - PURPOSE - EMPOWERMENT
Alterra Mountain Company is a family of iconic year-round mountain
destinations, the world's largest heli-skiing operation, and Ikon
Pass - the premier ski and snowboard season pass offering access to
more than 50 iconic mountain destinations around the world.
Headquartered in Denver, Colorado and born out of a shared love of
the mountains and adventure, Alterra Mountain Company exists to
shape the future of mountain adventure.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Free Ikon Pass for all eligible employees + additional free
skiing/riding privileges across the family of Alterra Mountain
Company resorts for eligible employees and their dependents
- Discounted skiing/riding for friends and family of eligible
employees across the family of Alterra Mountain Company
resorts
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) and Paid Time Off (PTO) policies for
eligible employees to relax and recharge
- Generous discounts on outdoor gear, apparel, rental cars,
etc.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short-term & long-term
disability insurance, EAP, HSAs, FSAs, and more
- 401(k) plan with generous company match
- Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks for eligible
employees
- Commuter benefits (Denver employees only)
- Flexible/hybrid workplace policy empowering employees to work
from home, while encouraging regular in-person collaboration in our
dog-friendly company headquarters office located in Denver's RiNo
Art District neighborhood
For information on Alterra Mountain Company's Social Responsibility
work including our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion actions, please
see our webpage at www.alterramtnco.com/social-responsibility.
Among other resources, Alterra has Employee Resource Groups to
support the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color),
disability, LGBTQIA2S+, and women communities within our
workforce.
POSITION SUMMARY
The primary role of the Vice President, Legal - Acquisitions &
Investments is to coordinate and lead Alterra's internal operations
teams in corporate transactions, including acquisitions of and
investments in commercial real estate and personal property. The
position requires the ability to coordinate and manage
transactional documents and due diligence with involvement from
internal and external teams, including finance, HR, insurance,
legal and mountain operations, as well as various third-party
consultants. Reporting directly to the Chief Legal & Social
Responsibility Officer, the successful candidate will be expected
to develop a new Acquisitions & Investments process and specialty
within the Legal & Social Responsibility team. The successful
candidate should come to the position with advanced knowledge and
experience exclusively in mergers and acquisitions and should be
ready to work with members of the finance and executive team and
others to make an immediate impact.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own, develop, and execute plans and strategic goals advancing
the company's M&A objectives, directing actions with direct
impact to the achievement of goals and results.
- Lead and structure acquisitions, investments and divestures,
and financing transactions, including with respect to complex
commercial real estate and personal property transactions, from
inception through close.
- Draft high quality LOIs, NDAs, acquisition agreements and
related schedules.
- Lead due diligence, both through site visits and virtual data
rooms, and lead post-close operational transitions, including labor
and employment transitions.
- Recommend, implement, and operationalize strategies and
processes associated with M&A transactions, with a high degree
of responsibility for resources. Frequently influence business
decisions made by leadership.
- Improve company M&A processes using significant
conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation skills. Effectively
handle multiple problems and issues that are complex, numerous, and
undefined, where information may be difficult to obtain. Conduct
extensive investigation to understand the root cause of M&A
challenges, solving problems by drawing from prior experience and
analysis of issues.
- Communicate effectively with parties within and outside of the
M&A function, including written and verbal briefings with
executive leadership and senior leaders regarding matters of
significant importance to the company. Communicate effectively with
external counsel and experts.
- Negotiate and work to influence others to accept recommended
views, practices, concepts, and approaches.
- Able to manage equitable talent acquisition, talent
development, and advance employee satisfaction and engagement
within the M&A team as needed.
- Serve as liaison between internal teams, including finance,
M&A, tax and legal, and external counsel.
- Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION, ACCREDITATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- J.D. from an ABA accredited law school.
- Member in good standing with the Colorado or other relevant
State Bar Association. Admission to California, Utah, Vermont,
Idaho, New York, West Virginia, Washington bars or admitted in any
Canadian Provinces is beneficial.
- Minimum 10 years relevant experience primarily devoted to
M&A matters.
- Both in-house and law firm experience is preferred.
- Experience leading acquisitions, investments and divestures,
including with respect to commercial real estate and personal
property transactions.
- Experience leading financing transactions.
- Experience servicing public and private companies, private
equity and other financial sponsors, boards of directors and
special committees.
- Substantial drafting experience, with excellence achieved in
drafting LOIs, NDAs, acquisition agreements and related
schedules.
- Experience with environmental due diligence, including an
understanding of various state environmental and water laws and
regulatory issues, including Phase I and II ESAs, Vermont Act 250
Program.
- Experience with structuring complex transactions.
- Experience monitoring and reporting on M&A market
trends.
- Experience leading and coordinating transactions from inception
through to close.
- Experience leading due diligence, both through site visits and
virtual data rooms.
- Experience with post-close operational transitions, including
labor and employment transitions.
- Experience with general corporate and corporate governance
matters.
- Experience with management and leadership of cross-department
project teams.
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS
- You are a team player focused on best results and positive
outcomes.
- You work hard to deliver a timely, accurate, and complete work
product.
- You identify issues and proactively offer solutions.
- You are comfortable and very familiar with technology.
- You possess a strong habit of follow-through.
- You have excellent communication and organizational abilities.
- You are skilled in oral and written negotiation and advocacy.
- You bring a fun, positive, and energetic attitude with you to
work.
- You are professional and courteous in all manners.
- You bring professional/lived experience working in a culturally
competent manner with a diverse range of people.
The base salary range below represents the low and high end of the
Alterra Mtn Co Shared Services Inc. salary range for this position.
Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based
on various factors including but not limited to experience,
education, training, location, merit system, quantity or quality of
production, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel.
The range listed is just one component of the Company's total
compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include
short-term and long-term incentives and many region-specific
benefits.
Denver area base salary range: $174,000 - $262,000 per year
Application Deadline: This position is open and still accepting
applications.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without
reasonable accommodations.
Alterra Mountain Company and its affiliates are equal opportunity
employers. Associated topics: chief financial officer, chief
investment officer, controller, finance director, general
operations manager, operational manager, organizational culture,
senior director, staff, vice president
Keywords: Alterra Mountain Company, Lakewood , Vice President, Legal - Acquisitions & Investments, Executive , Denver, Colorado
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