Legal M&A Counsel

At Sandvik Machining Solutions (SMS), we have an exciting portfolio that holds some of the strongest brands in the market and, as a leading supplier in the global cutting tool industry, we’re proud to serve our customers with products and solutions for optimized productivity and profitability.
We’re now looking for a business-minded, experienced, and confident Legal M&A Counsel to strengthen our team. Welcome to a versatile position where you have the rare chance to work in a truly global setting, taking M&A transactions from the first initial contacts to the successful integration of newly acquired businesses, and to support the SMS M&A agenda. This is an excellent opportunity for someone at senior level who wants to refine their skills, expand their international experience, and develop a long-term relationship with the business. Does this sound exciting? Then we believe you’re the one we need for this position!
About the team
With an overall business strategy that aims for continuous development – both organically and through corporate acquisitions – our legal function plays a key role. We support the business in achieving objectives and driving growth by providing pragmatic legal advice and proactively assessing and mitigating risks. This requires accuracy, strong integrity, and solid business understanding, as well as proficiency across many legal and compliance disciplines.
About the job
In this position, you have the opportunity to practice your dedication to corporate and commercial law as you contribute to strategic transactions, investments, joint ventures, and various projects. You report directly to the Head of Legal M&A and, while you’re expected to take responsibility and ambitiously drive your own projects, you will have the support of experienced colleagues in the broader legal team and will work closely with external counsel. There will be opportunity to fine-tune and influence our M&A process based on your own experience and make a real impact. Our corporate culture is supportive, open and focused on development. We encourage discussion and value the ability to view things from a different perspective and to find alternative solutions.
The location for this position is Stockholm and occasional international travel may occur, depending on your situation.
Your background and character
We’re looking for someone with a Swedish Law degree (Jur. Kand) or an equivalent international law degree and with extensive experience of legal M&A work from a reputable business law firm. Additional experience within a corporate in-house legal organization is a plus. You have the legal experience needed to act independently and to find legally adequate solutions to various situations and you’re a seasoned project manager. Experience from competition law is also advantageous. As we act in a global setting, you need excellent communication skills in English, verbally and in writing.
Key for this role is your ability to gain trust – both by building long-term personal relationships and by offering advice and guidance based on legal experience, sound judgment and a thorough business understanding. Accordingly, we place great value on your personal qualities, characterized by your practical, analytical and decisive mindset. You’re also a true team player with a strong drive to get things done.
Our Sandvik culture
Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group, rapidly developing into new, digital offerings, with roots in steel innovations and a future vision to set the industry standard. For us, it is clear that diversity of experience, perspective and background forms a solid foundation for achieving great results. Learn more about our business by visiting or website, LinkedIn or Facebook.
Application
We have an ongoing selection process in this recruitment. Please send us your application as soon as possible, and no later than September 25, 2022. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career (Job ID: R0045708).
As we aim for an open and fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. When you apply for this job, you get an invitation to a personality and logic ability test via email. After the test you’ll automatically receive the result. We’ll start the selection process after the application deadline.
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Åsa Jansson, recruiting manager, +46 (0)76 496 06 78
Union contacts - Sweden
Thomas Lilja, Unionen, +46 (0)70 261 04 82 
Kerstin Norlén, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70 616 42 83  
Peter Olsson-André, Ledarna, +46 (0)26 261 984

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.
Recruitment Specialist
Andreas Dahlén
Sandvik Manufacturing and Machining Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global market-leading manufacturer of tools and tooling systems for advanced industrial metal cutting. The business area also comprises the areas of additive manufacturing and digital manufacturing. In 2021, sales were approximately 37​ billion SEK with about 20,000 employees.​