Corporate Legal Counsel

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.

We are now recruiting a Corporate Legal Counsel to Getinge´s head office in Gothenburg. You will be joining a team of legal professionals that supports Getinge fulfilling its goals and its legal obligations as a stock listed company by providing proactive, in-depth and business-focused legal advice to key stakeholders.

The team

• manages and supports the group on matters involving significant legal risks for the group,
• proactively initiates and implements processes and standards to reinforce good corporate governance
• provides proactive and strategic expert legal advice in a broad range of strategic and complex cross functional or multijurisdictional projects,
• provides legal expertise on equity capital markets, treasury and finance related matters, disclosure and inside information matters, corporate governance and legal entity governance,
• provides end to end legal support on M&A and divestiture projects,
• supports with ESG regulation monitoring & reporting,
• performs corporate secretarial duties, and
• sets global standards, processes, provides training, implementation support and implementation follow up within key areas of support.

What you will do

In your role your primary responsibility will be to:

• Getinge as stock listed company:
  • support Head of Corporate Legal in advising and supporting the organization on stock market and equity capital market regulations, including insider regulations
  • manage insider related processes, policies, trainings and advice on public disclosure matters
  • manage and coordinate core corporate legal processes such planning and execution of Getinge AB Shareholders meeting, drafting Corporate Governance Report and assisting with Annual Report;
• Corporate Governance and Legal Entity management:
  • co-architect and manage legal aspects of internal restructuring activities, such as internal asset transfers, mergers and liquidations;
  • co-architect governance structures and advice the global organization on corporate law/corporate governance-related matters including (but not limited to) Legal Entity Management and Shareholder Administration;
  • review/draft corporate documents for formalizing various decisions and authorizations;
  • provide training on governance matters to the global organization
• Treasury:
  • support the Treasury function with legal aspects of external debt financing, external and internal funding arrangements and internal capital structure
• Sustainability:
  • monitor and report on the legislative and regulatory development within Sustainability, support stakeholders with legal interpretations and implementation guidance
• Support to corporate functions:
  • provide day-to-day support to Getinge AB, its governing bodies, management and Corporate functions such as Corporate Finance, Tax, Communications/Investor Relations, HR and Risk & Insurance
• Strategic projects and continuous improvements
  • advice and support on corporate legal aspects of strategic global projects (often cross functional);
  • co-architect and manage structure for Sustainability, Legal & Compliance risk assessment and management;
  • develop processes and procedures to improve legal support in areas within scope;
  • monitor changes in legislation and self-regulation and support in ensuring proper implementation in Getinge through policies, directives and guidance

You will be instrumental in driving and managing the core processes and workflows of the corporate legal team.

The above also includes negotiating with external parties and supervising external legal advisors.

The position is eligible for a hybrid set up.

You will bring

To be successful in this position, we believe that you have the following qualifications.

• Swedish LL.M (Jur. kand./Juristexamen) and 4 years of law firm experience from a Swedish law firm and/or working for a Swedish stock listed company with focus on governance/corporate law and capital markets regulations
• Excellent communication (both written and oral) and collaboration skills
• Fluent level of English language. Knowledge of other foreign languages is beneficial
• Excellent analytical skills and business-oriented mindset with ability to translate legal considerations to hands-on practical advice
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment under time pressure stressful and/or ambiguous situations
• Ability to in a structured and thorough manner lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously and to follow through and meet deadlines
• Digital mindset to further develop and improve productivity in the field of corporate legal work
• Experience working in the MedTech or LifeScience industry, with legal dimensions of Treasury and/or Sustainability related matters and regulations and a good understanding of decentralized business model is beneficial
• Experience from working in a cross-border and multi-jurisdictional environment is beneficial

Personal qualities:

In addition to your technical skills, we highly value your personality. The most valuable personal behaviors to thrive in this position are

• High integrity and ethical standards
• Well structured, thorough and attention to details while still being pragmatic with a holistic view
• Ability to work independently, proactively and prioritize workload
• A genuine team-player mindset, excellent at stakeholder management and ability to work within cross-functional teams
• Agile mindset and enjoy working in a fast-changing environment, building and seeking continuous improvements.
• Enjoy taking own initiatives and be comfortable in assessing and advising on areas of law outside main area of expertise. 

We think you have an ambition for growth and an eagerness for keeping up to date with the latest developments in regulations and industry.

At Getinge we see ourselves as proactive and self-driven in learning and contributing to the continued development of our products and our organization's capabilities.  We are Team Players, Forward Thinkers and Game Changers.

We think you will thrive in a high-expectation environment and have an interest in our products.

Why join Getinge 

Getinge offers a job in a safe and informal work environment, where we appreciate close team collaboration. We keep an open dialogue between leaders and employees, as well as between teams. We are focused on developing people, and together we will create a plan for learning and competence development when you start your career with us. 

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including wellness allowances, generous family benefits and joint company activities. Everything to ensure we support your well-being and goals.

Application  

Applications will be reviewed continually.

We kindly ask you to submit your application in our recruitment system by clicking the “apply now” button. Due to GDPR regulations we do not accept applications via e-mail.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Hiring Manager Maria Dahlqvist at maria.dahlqvist@getinge.com.

We look forward to receiving your application. We hope you will join us on our journey to make life-saving technology accessible for more people.

About us 

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.  

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.