Senior Legal Counsel (Nordics)

The Company:

Meet Unit4. We’re in business for people.

We’re a fast-paced growth SaaS company, changing the game in people focused solutions for mid-market people-centric organisations. Our solutions supportsour customers in delivering an exceptional people experience to their customers - from boosting success for students and professionals, to empowering the public servants and non-profit teams doing good in the world.

For people-centric organizations, Unit4 offers not just a better place to work, but a better way to work. We transform work to be more meaningful and inspiring through software that’s self-driving, adaptive and intuitive, intelligently automating administrative tasks and providing easy access to the answers people need.

Our solutions all arise from a simple premise: give people the means to focus on what matters, and the people they serve will benefit.

Read more on our website about how we transform work and how people feel about it, so our customers and their people can thrive.

At Unit4 you’ll have the opportunity to work within a challenging, fast paced international environment. We’ll invest in your personal and professional growth and we don’t focus on how many days you work, we trust you to deliver results, that’s why we provide an uncapped time off policy! Join us if you would like to be part of something special; helping shape a global people-centric cloud company.

Job Description

As Senior Legal Counsel for the Nordics you will provide broad legal advice and assistance to the business in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark and will work together in project teams with legal colleagues across the world.

As Senior Legal Counsel you will be responsible for negotiating, drafting and reviewing a broad range of commercial SaaS software agreements, service and support agreements, government tenders, NDA’s, LOI’s and similar. Furthermore, you may assist the Unit4 Nordics operations with day to day legal advise on corporate, HR and finance matters.

You will work closely together with your colleagues in the legal department. As part of the global legal team, you will enhance legal awareness in the business, by providing training and advising management on relevant legal development that could affect our business. 

You will be part of growing legal team of 12+, reporting directly to the Assistant General Counsel.

Education

Swedish Law Degree (preferably masters level) (IP law, Economic law or Business law)

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong project management skills;
• Excellent presentation skills in both informal and formal situations;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Swedish.
• Good interpersonal skills and relationship management skills;
• Self-starter so therefore also a quick learner;
• Team player;
• Ability to work collaboratively with senior staff in management and other disciplines;
• Committed to excellent performance and a practical understanding of how to deliver results;
• Be hands on and have a Can Do mentality;
• Energetic individual with unusual initiative;
• Ability to work under pressure and be flexible;
• Strong work ethic and enthusiastic about new challenges;
• Creative thinker and resourceful problem solver.

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years post qualified experience;
• Significant experience working in house with sales teams and closing SaaS contracts for both private and public sector customers;
• Experience in private law firm combined with experience as in house counsel in a technology business;
• Up to date knowledge on data protection and privacy regulations;
• IT savvy.

Additional information

Join Unit4 and you’ll be part of one of the most exciting journeys in the cloud software space today. We’re a fast-paced and high-growth people-centric cloud player offering a host of benefits & development opportunities for individuals serious about their career.  At Unit4, you have the freedom and autonomy to be successful. An attractive salary while working in a challenging international environment. Enthusiastic colleagues who like to learn from each other. At Unit4 we invest in your personal and professional growth.

Join Unit4 and you’ll be part of one of the most exciting journeys in the cloud software space today. We’re a fast-paced and high-growth people-centric cloud player offering a host of benefits & development opportunities for individuals serious about their career.  At Unit4, you have the freedom and autonomy to be successful. An attractive salary while working in a challenging international environment. Enthusiastic colleagues who like to learn from each other. At Unit4 we invest in your personal and professional growth. We don't focus on how many days you work, we trust you on delivering results - thus, we have an unlimited vacation policy.