General Counsel

• Competitive base salary plus bonus opportunities
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee discounts
• Paid training and professional development opportunities
• Growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding company
• The opportunity to build and shape Tsunami’s legal function from the ground up
• A strong culture built on accountability, teamwork, innovation, and doing right by our people

• This is a primarily remote role with approximately 10% travel.
• Preference location is in the Midwest
• Travel will typically include corporate meetings, board and leadership sessions, and occasional travel related to acquisitions, real estate, or site matters.

At Tsunami Express, we’re committed to creating an experience so seamless and satisfying that it becomes our customers’ favorite errand.

Our teams combine people, technology, and operational excellence to deliver a fast, friendly, and memorable experience at every location. As we continue to grow, we remain focused on building a culture centered on accountability, innovation, and teamwork.

Tsunami Express is building the future of express car washing — powered by people, automation, and smart technology. With 75+ locations across the Midwest and aggressive expansion ahead, we are building the infrastructure needed to support continued growth toward 100, 150, and beyond.

As General Counsel, you will serve as Tsunami’s first in-house legal leader and a strategic partner to the CEO and executive team. This is an opportunity to build the legal function from the ground up while helping a rapidly growing, multi-state organization move quickly and confidently without taking on unnecessary risk.

This role is designed for a business-minded legal leader who can balance sound legal judgment with the realities of a fast-moving operation. You’ll lead legal strategy across M&A, real estate, commercial contracts, employment law, litigation, regulatory compliance, consumer programs, corporate governance, and enterprise risk while building scalable processes for Tsunami’s next stage of growth.

The ideal candidate thinks like an operator, drafts like a lawyer, and approaches legal challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset — providing clear options, practical recommendations, and an understanding of business risk rather than simply identifying roadblocks.

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to the CEO, executive team, and other senior leaders
• Manage corporate governance, entity structure, governance filings, and equity documentation
• Support board, investor, financing, and private equity matters
• Translate complex legal issues into clear business options, recommendations, and risk considerations

• Lead the legal workstream for acquisitions from LOI through diligence, documentation, and closing
• Manage outside counsel on complex transactions while maintaining accountability for strategy, cost, and execution
• Lead post-acquisition legal integration, including entity cleanup and contract and license transfers
• Negotiate and advise on leases, site development, zoning, entitlements, land use, construction contracts, and other real estate matters

• Own the contract lifecycle across vendor, equipment, technology, marketing, and other commercial agreements
• Develop scalable contract templates, playbooks, approval processes, and signature authority standards
• Establish and oversee contract lifecycle management and the company’s contract repository
• Partner with business leaders to negotiate agreements that protect Tsunami while supporting operational needs

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