Senior Legal Counsel

At Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions (“SRP”), we’re passionate about development and advanced technology, and we always aim to offer the best possible experience for our customers in a sustainable way. It’s a mission that takes commitment, but as an industry leader we aim for nothing but excellence in everything we do.
Right now, we’re looking for an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our growing legal team to take on a global and exciting role in our Business Area. We offer a stimulating position with a broad legal scope, right in the center of our multinational business – and your days are never the same. Are you ready to embark on an exciting Sandvik Corporate Legal career where you get the chance to drive legal innovation and shape best practices in the mining and construction industry? If you bring your legal knowledge and a passion for learning, we’ll help you develop and put your skills to great use!

The job
You’re an important member of the SRP legal team reporting to the VP and Business Area General Counsel, focusing on a range of strategic and commercial matters within the Business Area. You co-ordinate legal work in our sales areas around the globe as well as work alongside our business with supporting and advising functions across the organization around the world.
Additionally, you manage a variety of commercial agreements, negotiations, legal documents, correspondence and governance, and you support the business with legal training, processes and tools. You also contribute with your legal skills and input in M&As and investments which is a key target for our Business Area, and looking ahead, there are many more interesting tasks and projects for you as we develop and grow our business in other key areas such as the digital space and AI.
Joining our function means working with competent and supportive colleagues around the globe, an interesting global network and a feedback-friendly, flexible and collaborative team aiming to add true value to the business. With a lot of freedom to shape your own work, you develop your own career path while keeping a good balance between work and family life. You're preferably located at our headquarters in Malmö (Hyllie) or in Stockholm, however, working from one of our units in Finland or UK are possible. Some global travel will also be included in your job from time to time.

Your character
You hold a Swedish (Jur. Kand), Finnish or UK Law degree and extensive work experience from both a reputable business law firm and preferably experience within a corporate in-house legal organization. You’ve got the confidence and the will to act independently and are very interested in deepening your knowledge of our market and the legal landscape that we’re navigating in. Experience within M&A and other cross-border transactions, commercial agreements, general corporate law and IP & digitalization are advantageous for the role.
Any previous contact with legal matters connected to cross border transactions, M&A, R&D and sourcing, commercial litigation, digital and IT, compliance such as trade and ABC as well as previous experience in industrial sectors, such as construction and mining sectors, will be considered as a merit and are a big plus. Working and instructing external legal counsel around the globe will be part of your role. Working in a global setting, you also need excellent communication skills in English, while knowledge of Swedish is very beneficial.
You’re solution-oriented and can easily adapt to different situations, all this accompanied with a genuine service attitude. You enjoy a setting where new perspectives and innovation are appreciated, and you take initiatives and search for improvements. With a practical, structured and detailed mindset, you’re able to prioritize and multitask and you have what it takes to move forward and get things done. To gain trust is key in your job, and you build strong relations and offer legal advice based on sound judgment and thorough business understanding.

Our culture
At Sandvik, we’re technology driven, innovative and entrepreneurial! Success is a team effort, and we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. So, we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. Visit our website, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.

Application
Send your application as soon as possible and no later than August 31. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career, (Job ID: R0043324).
As we aim for an open and fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. Shortly after the last application date, you’ll therefore be asked to take a personality and logic ability test.

Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact the recruiting manager:
Charlotte Steen Roumeliotis, Vice President and Business Area General Counsel, +46 (0)8 456 14 07

Union contacts – Sweden
Mårten Lindberg, Unionen, +46 (0)40 409 240  
Riccardo Repetto, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)40 409 394  
Michael Wicktor-Ohlsson, Ledarna, +46 (0)40 409 025 

To learn about our recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.

Recruitment Specialist
Ulrika Gruffman
Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a leading supplier of equipment, tools, parts, service and solutions for processing rock and minerals in the mining and construction industries. Application areas include crushing and screening, breaking and demolition. In 2021, sales were approximately 7.6 billion SEK with about 2,100 employees.