Head of Legal to Alva Labs

Head of Legal to Alva Labs
Think back to the day you graduated from law school. The feeling of accomplishment, the newly ironed dress or shirt you were wearing, the excitement of soon entering into the “real” world as a lawyer! Think back to the hugs and waves of laughter between you and your classmates. And now to the million-dollar question, would you hire all your classmates? On paper, you were all equal. You had the same education, and therefore the same knowledge. But in reality?

This is a problem that all recruiters and hiring managers face every day. To try to distinguish a great hire amongst a pile of CVs, that are often fairly similar. This results in more than 40% of hires being deemed as failures, people with foreign backgrounds having a harder time getting into the job market, and candidates struggling to show who they truly are.

We have a solution to this problem, and we are in the need of a fantastic lawyer. So come help us revolutionize the world of hiring and build up our legal function, all at once!



The company
Alva Labs is a Stockholm-based SaaS company that offers a solution that is helping global companies grow their team in a scientific way. Alva has created a unique candidate assessment platform that helps companies build their organisations with the right people in the right place. By combining state-of-the-art psychometrics, data science, and an obsession with candidate experience, it provides the needed tool for data-driven talent acquisition.

We are growing 2-3x per year and are in the exciting phase to launch Alva in new markets.

The role
As the first legal hire, you will be responsible for the high’s and the low’s. You will spend your time building up the legal function from scratch, supporting in commercial dialogues, helping take Alva into new markets (both our offering and as an employer), and of course, handling all contacts with external law firms. We expect you to come tell us what needs to be done in order to “move the needle” for the company, meaning prioritizing the things that create an impact for the organization and our customers.

One thing that perhaps puts us apart from other fast-growing SaaS tech companies is the high focus on data security and GDPR. You will work with an external DPO and together ensure the safety of thousands of data subjects.

We will arm you with Pocketlaw, Scrive, OneFlow, opportunities to use external specialists, a MacBook, and amazing colleagues. Then the rest is up to you!

You
Need to have qualifications:

- Structure freak-ish tendencies

- Great people skills, you will be interacting with a lot of customers

- Entrepreneurial mindset



Nice to have qualifications:

- A few years working for a law firm

- A few years working as an in-house corporate lawyer



The internal language is English, so no need to speak Swedish.

Your future colleagues
We are a team of 60 people, representing 16 different nationalities and a wide selection of professional backgrounds. You will hang out with psychologists, PhDs, engineers, designers, ex professional dancers and athletes (for some reason, we have a lot of those), and more. If you want to creep out on this (perhaps your future) team, fire away! Creeping opportunity found HERE (https://www.notion.so/alvalabs/People-9b32574c8b3747759680da1dbda59b35).

We currently have a hybrid approach, so working from home or at the office, is your choice.

Why join Alva?
The problem we are solving is not just engaging and interesting (the combination of psychological science and statistics, with a large chunk of candidate experience obsession, what’s not to love?!), but it is also something that has a tremendous impact on both people and businesses. You will have the opportunity to work with something that truly makes a difference.

With 250+ customers, strong growth, happy users, and 200 000+ assessed candidates, an NPS of 48, and a CSAT of +80, there is a lot of greatness to build from.

Besides, we have flexible work hours, where you can decide for yourself what works best for you. You will get 7 weeks of vacation, an on-market salary, a generous preventive care benefit, and a few other neat perks. You can read all about our benefits HERE (https://www.notion.so/alvalabs/Benefits-1abeeb8de8004f6ab915f2fced70f057) and our company values HERE (https://www.notion.so/alvalabs/Alva-Values-630a69c6c72642f2b1caab5dab55b953).

The hiring process
Given that we claim to be experts in hiring, you probably wonder what we have in store for you.

- Objective screening with Alva’s own tests

- First interview (focusing on who you are)

- Second interview with hiring manager

- Case

- Done deal!



Come help us change the world of hiring!

Welcome to Alva!