You are passionate about creating an Ingka fit for the future, and increasing customer value, driving business growth and contributing to overall
success and results through people. You are motivated by leading and developing people, and inspired by working together in an ever-changing
complex environment. You lead through co-creation with colleagues and other Ingka units as you share and live the IKEA culture and values.
To be successful in this role you hold a university degree in Law with very good achievement, with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience
in a legal and governance environment, and minimum 3 years of leadership or stakeholder management experience.
You have knowledge in following areas:
- good knowledge of the IKEA Concept Description including our Vision and Business Idea, our Culture and Values
- sound understanding of business processes within IKEA
- the legislation regarding general corporate activities and operations
- broad knowledge and application of legislation, legal systems and government policies in business and commerce environment
- legal and governance competence within country as well as relevant areas of operations
- be able to have, or acquire solid understanding of legal systems (including litigation procedures) in country
- broad knowledge of reviewing, drafting and negotiating a broad spectrum of agreements and legal information
In addition to this, you accomplish goals, complete tasks, and achieve results. You develop virtual and other collaborative relationships to facilitate
current and future objectives, as well as gather, organize and analyze digital and other source of information in an objective manner. When
negotiating you explore alternatives to reach outcomes acceptable to all parties, and in dealing with ambiguity you comfortably handle unclear or
unpredictable situations. You express ideas and opinions effectively in both writing and spoken conversations.
Legal and Governance leads and secures the business from the legal & governance perspective and safeguard future opportunities by providing
business with expertise on relevant areas such as; corporate, agreements, litigations, legal compliance and governance.
Your responsibility is to lead, review, support and secure the legal aspects of the businesses and operations in IKEA Denmark.
You will:
- take clear responsibility for the legal matters and drive forward the legal topics in order to run the Ingka business
- cooperate with, integrate in the business, and build good relations with, stakeholders to secure mutually sustainable solutions
- review, draft and negotiate commercial agreements and legal documents
- pro-actively support the management and other stakeholders in order to run the IKEA business and to secure the rights and assess the
obligations in order to reduce exposure to legal risks and to optimise business opportunities
- equip leaders with legal competence and confidence to make good decisions
- be responsible for implementing the appropriate corporate governance measures locally according to group guidelines and support management
to organise for compliance with relevant steering documents, delegations etc.
- act as a link between external lawyers/suppliers of legal services and business units and secure the performance of external suppliers in respect
of quality and cost
- actively cooperate with Group Legal & Governance and contribution to the Business Plan and development projects and corresponding roadmap
and support implementation
- develop competence and provide education to relevant stakeholders in the area of laws and regulations
- be updated in relevant EU and Danish legal and governance developments, including changes in EU, Danish case laws and
regulations
- recruit, develop and inspire co-workers to deliver and perform at their best and at same time learn and develop for the future
- create an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of co-workers and customers
In this role you will report to the Country CFO.
Are you excited and can see yourself in this position? Fantastic! Upload your CV and motivation letter, video or portfolio and apply!
If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Mie Dannemand (mie.dannemand@ingka.ikea.com).
Should you have any questions regarding the position itself, please reach out to Service Office People & Culture Manager Louise Ehlers (louise.ehlers@ingka.ikea.com)