Legal counsel at SEB Kort in Finland

Would you like to join SEB Kort’s Nordic legal team? We are now looking for a Legal Counsel to join our team. You can be based in either Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, or Helsinki.

SEB Kort Bank AB is a fully owned subsidiary of SEB. We offer credit cards and other payment solutions and services to both businesses and consumers. SEB Kort’s legal team consists of nine lawyers of which six are located in Stockholm. SEB Kort’s lawyers work in close cooperation with the business providing legal guidance to the operations in Sweden and our branches in Norway, Denmark, and Finland.

What you will be doing

As a legal counsel you will be responsible for a wide range of activities and tasks as well as providing day-to-day legal advice to the business. You will also lead contract negotiations with clients, partners and suppliers and be part of Nordic projects and product development processes. The legal team is daily involved in questions concerning outsourcing, GDPR, PSD2, consumer protection, consumer credits, insurance, and marketing regulation.

Who we are looking for

To be a successful candidate for this position you should:

· have a completed 5-year Master of Law degree from a Nordic university;

· be a senior lawyer with experience e.g. from a law firm, bank, or similar or as an in-house lawyer. Experience of payment services and/or outsourcing is seen as an asset;

· have excellent spoken and written skills in one Scandinavian language and English. Other Nordic language skills are seen as an asset;

· be a skilled contract drafter and negotiator. You should have extensive experience from independently drafting and negotiating commercial agreements as well as being comfortable leading negotiations;

· a positive and proactive attitude and a willingness to build relations within the organization.

· value working in a fast-paced environment and working closely with the business in finding pragmatic and business-oriented solutions;

· be thorough and have a structured way of working, enjoy working with complex legal matters and have excellent presentation skills;

· have the ability to travel regularly to our other Nordic branches.

What we offer

· Entrepreneurial Scandinavian environment

· Extensive training and learning opportunities

· Work-life balance

· Friendly and welcoming culture

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Ready to apply ?

You are welcome with your application as soon as you can, but no later than 30 June 2024. Please contact us if you have any questions: Team lead Corporate & Consumer Customers, Jane Sørensen [email protected] or Karl Saeter, Talent Acquisition Partner, at Karl [email protected].

Please apply via the link and attach a brief description of yourself and how you can contribute to SEB together with your CV.

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