Legal Counsel at SEB Kort in Finland

Frontier Developments plc; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 50 000 - 90 000; Full time

Job description

Would you like to join SEB Kort’s Nordic legal team? We are now looking for a Legal Counsel to join our team in 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.

About the role

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.

To thrive in this role, we believe you have:

1. A completed 5-year Master of Law degree.
2. Seniority with experience from e.g. a law firm, bank, or similar or as an in-house lawyer. Experience of payment services and/or outsourcing is seen as an asset.
3. Excellent spoken and written skills in Finnish and English. Swedish skills are seen as an asset.
4. Skills in contract drafting and negotiation. You should have extensive experience from independently drafting and negotiating commercial agreements as well as being comfortable leading negotiations.
5. A positive and proactive attitude and a willingness to build relations within the organization.
6. Interest in working in a fast-paced environment and working closely with the business in finding pragmatic and business-oriented solutions.
7. A structured way of working, you are thorough, enjoy working with complex legal matters and have excellent presentation skills.
8. The ability to travel regularly to our other Nordic branches.

What we offer:

1. International opportunities and working environment
2. Friendly and welcoming culture
3. Encouraging work-life balance
4. Extensive training and learning opportunities

We are 300 colleagues in Finland, working at our activity-based office in the centre of Helsinki. Our office is designed for us – to support good collaboration and wellbeing at work. We are proud of our high engagement and job satisfaction. At SEB you can combine the opportunities of an international organisation with the responsibility, flexibility and variety of tasks enabled by our relatively small and thus agile teams in Helsinki.

Do you want to be part of SEB?

Welcome to our inclusive culture, where our shared values inspire and uplift our team. We celebrate diversity and strive to ensure every employee feels seen, heard, and valued.

Since we select candidates continuously, feel free to send in your application today, but no later than 17th of September 2024. If you have questions about the position, please contact Team lead Corporate & Consumer Customers, Jane Sørensen jane.sorensen[at]sebkort.dk or Branch Manager Finland, SEB Kort Eeva Virtanen eeva.virtanen[at]seb.fi.

Please note that the selected candidate will be subject to a security clearance conducted by the Finnish Security and Intelligence service.

Learn more about working at SEB here: https://seb.fi/tietoa-sebsta

It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity is crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected, and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe or where they come from.