Svea Solar is revolutionizing energy management, helping customers optimize their use while on a mission to build a fossil-free future. With 50,000+ customers and over a decade of experience, we deliver smart energy solutions for homes and businesses.

We are now looking for a Group Head of Legal to join us!

The role

In the role as Group Head of Legal you'll lead and develop the legal function, ensuring effective corporate governance, legal risk management, compliance and strategic legal support across the group. It combines legal expertise with a business-oriented mindset to support and enable key initiatives.

You will report to our CHRO and have a team of two lawyers and two student legal assistans that reports to you.

Key responsibilities

• Being a legal business partner to the organization, supporting and advising the business in commercial negotiations, partnerships, and product innovation
• Develop and drive governance frameworks and forums across the group and support in board and executive matters
• Act as strategic advisor to the CEO and executive team on legal and regulatory risk
• Manage and set the strategy for the legal department and team
• Develop and maintain contract templates (including general terms), legal tools, and policies and drive best practices for contract management across the business
• Deliver legal training and scalable processes to support the business
• Help define and coordinate compliance areas and support the company’s compliance efforts in collaboration with other departments, for example data privacy, consumer protection, sustainability and marketing
• Own and manage corporate structure, shareholder matters and investor-related topics
• Take a core role in strategic, cross-functional projects, such as fundraising
• Manage a network of external expert advisors
• Build for the long term!

Are we a match?

It's essential that you can stand by our values. Our environment offers opportunities to create impact and steer how the function will continue developing. You will thrive here if you enjoy a fast-paced and dynamic environment where excellent organizational and time management skills are essential.

Requirements

• Nordic law degree, with a strong track record from Swedish law
• Around 10 years of legal experience, ideally with a mix of law firm and in-house roles
• Have a strong background in commercial and corporate law, with solid contract drafting and negotiation skills
• Comfortable operating independently and cross-functionally in a dynamic environment
• Strategic thinker with a pragmatic, business-minded approach
• High integrity, sound judgment and decisiveness under pressure
• Ability to move between strategic and high-level perspectives down to detailed hands-on matters
• Excellent communication skills in both Swedish and English

What we offer

At Svea Solar, we promote diversity and inclusion, as different perspectives drive innovation. Here, you will have the opportunity to grow professionally and contribute to the energy solutions of the future. As part of our team, you will play an important role in "The Power Shift" towards a greener future, focusing on teamwork, growth, and a fun working environment. 🌱🌞

Svea Solar – More Than Just Solar Panels
Svea Solar is not only a leader in solar panel installations, but we also aim to be a long-term energy partner for our customers. We offer a broad product portfolio with smart solutions that enable our customers to optimize their energy usage. Our offerings include heat pumps in collaboration with IKEA, electric vehicle chargers, batteries, electricity contracts, and our own energy optimization software (VPP). We are continuously working to develop new solutions that make a difference — both for our customers and for the climate.

Application

Join us in the power shift towards a sustainable future! You can apply with your LinkedIn profile, and we do not require a traditional CV or cover letter. 

We will ask several questions during the application process to help us comprehend your profile better.

Read more about our standard recruitment process: https://careers.sveasolar.com/pages/recruitment-process

Read more about working at Svea Solar: https://careers.sveasolar.com/

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