Legal Counsel

We are strengthening our legal team to further support Ikano Bank’s growth journey and are looking for a Legal Counsel to join our Legal Department at the Bank’s head office in Malmö, Sweden. Primary focus for the role is to support with general corporate commercial support to the central functions. As a Legal Counsel of Ikano Bank you will work closely and in cooperation with the business. An ongoing task is to together find solutions, mitigate legal risks, and support the progress of, projects, products and contracts.

You will report to the Chief Legal Officer and work in close cooperation with business stakeholders and a team of experienced in-house lawyers both centrally and in the markets in which Ikano Bank operates.

Main responsibilities:

• Legal support and advice to the business in legal matters including commercial contracts, in particular IT-related contracts, and outsourcing matters.

• Corporate commercial matters

• Support to Finance regarding e.g. external funding matters (loan facilities, capital market funding, MAR aspects)

• Regulatory and authorization matters

• Manage and reduce legal risks and exposure, including managing disputes

• Advising stakeholders on legal risks

• Providing training and knowledge sharing

• Keeping up to date with relevant international and local legal developments

• Participate in relevant projects, working groups and committees

We offer you

Operating at the centre of events, you will have an active role in various decision forums, represent us to external partners and work closely with the business and stakeholders. You will get the chance to push boundaries and influence your daily work. All as part of a caring and open culture where we live our values, work hard together, have fun and operate with a long-term perspective.

Are you the one for Ikano?

You are a highly skilled and professional individual with high integrity. You have a Swedish law degree LL.M.. You have a minimum of five years of experience in advising business as an in-house lawyer and/or law firm where we see previous experience from multinational companies or other banks, finance/insurance business as an advantage. You are fluent in English, both written and spoken, with excellent drafting skills.

As a person you are a driven, energetic, well-organized and a resourceful self-starter. You manage the ability to make clear, timely and well-reasoned decisions under significant workload and time pressure. You have a strong drive to support the business; you are practical, down to earth and a pronounced team player. You have excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills, with a drive to enable the continued success of our business.

We want our customers, partners and co-workers to choose us for what we stand for, what we deliver and how we deliver it. Three basic values guide our work: common sense and simplicity, working together, and daring to be different. These values should feel natural to you.

Join us now – together we will find a better way

Questions? Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Anna Wanby, Chief Legal Officer, (anna.wanby@ikano.se)

We look forward to your application! Please apply as soon as possible as the process is ongoing during the application period.

About us

Ikano Bank offers simple and attractive savings and loan products for consumers, sales support services for retailers, and leasing and factoring solutions for corporate customers. Ikano Bank conducts business in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, UK, Poland, Germany via branches and through cross border business in Austria. At Ikano Bank we have many opportunities to grow our business in the future and make a difference for our customers and partners in all of the markets where we operate today. We have a strong brand and great company culture. Together we have now embarked on a journey to transform our business and deliver financial solutions that simplify everyday life for the many people with a long-term focus and sustainability as a natural part.

Ikano Bank is part of Ikano Group, which is an international group of companies operating in the areas of banking, insurance, residential, production and retail. At Ikano, our vision is to create possibilities for better living. We do this by working together to create simple and meaningful solutions based on fair terms that bring value to our customers. Ikano Group was established in 1988 and is owned by the Kamprad family. Find out more about us on www.ikanogroup.com