Senior Legal Counsel - Sustainability Compliance (Aarhus or Stockholm)

Location: Viby J, DK Solna, SE

Are you looking to use your legal skills within a fast paced organization? Do you have a global mindset? Can you deliver legal advice of high quality to senior commercial leaders and front line managers? Then head for the position as Senior Legal Counsel for Sustainability Compliance in the Legal department of Arla Foods.

Reporting into the Head of Legal – Europe, you will join a global team of highly skilled colleagues who take pride in providing legal counselling within all business areas for Arla Foods. The position is a global role and can be based in Viby, Aarhus/DK or Stockholm/Sweden. Irrespective of the location, you will work closely with your legal colleagues in the UK, Germany, Denmark and Sweden and act as a trusted global business partner.

How you will make an impact
In this role, you will have a multifaceted role encompassing business partnership with the global Sustainability and Marketing organization, claims governance, and anticipation of regulatory developments. You will serve as the first point of contact for legal sustainability matters, review claims and campaigns with local market lawyers, monitor regulatory developments, and connect with stakeholders across Europe

More specifically, your areas of responsibility include:

• Claims governance:
  • Supervise legal compliance of green claims.
  • Align with relevant expert functions such as CSR, Sustainable Packaging etc.
• Business Partner to Global Sustainability and Marketing organization:
  • Act as legal business partner and review claims and campaigns with local market lawyers.
  • Coordinate sustainability initiatives across markets.
  • Provide legal advice on legal compliance of sustainability commercialization projects
• Anticipate regulatory developments:
  • Assess impact of regulatory changes and climate litigation.
  • Connect with stakeholders across Europe.

What will make you successful
To succeed in this role, we imagine that:

• You hold a Master’s degree in Law or Business Law, supplemented by at least 4 years (post bar admission) working experience from a law firm or company.
• It is important that you have a strong interest and ideally knowledge about general marketing and commercial matters as well as a fundamental interest for sustainability matters and business.
• You take pride in delivering high-quality solutions and services.
• Finally, your language skills cover full proficiency in legal English and preferably Danish, written as well as spoken. Knowledge of other languages will be of great value.

As a person, you are a skilled communicator, known for your impact and respect among others. Your approach is easy-going and humorous, while also being dynamic, flexible, and committed. As a true legal business partner, you are dedicated to finding solutions and strengthening relationships with stakeholders. Your teamwork mentality includes actively listening to the needs of others, whether representing your department or the business as a whole.

What do we offer?
Look forward to joining a professional, welcoming and truly international environment where you can enjoy close cooperation with many different partners and experts across the entire organization, including external legal advisors and colleagues throughout the world.

Want to join us?
Please send your application as soon as possible, as we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis. For additional information, please call Head of Legal – Europe, Till Knappke on +49 152 54647877.

We have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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