Legal Counsel

At Axis, our people are crucial to our success - without them, we wouldn't be the global leader in network video surveillance. We are growing in terms of both revenue and employees, and we are offering an excellent opportunity to work in a great company, with a friendly team to support the growth and success of Axis. We are now looking for a Legal Counsel - Sales and Finance that wants to join our fantastic Legal Team in Lund and contribute to our success journey forward!

WHO IS YOUR FUTURE TEAM?
The Legal Team consists of experienced legal advisors with a deep understanding of Axis' business. We work as an integral part of the daily business in close collaboration with our stakeholders. We support the Axis Group globally in cooperation with external legal advisors. Currently the Team includes legal counsels, senior legal counsels, trade compliance specialists and a corporate governance specialist. Our goal is to support Axis' sustainable and successful growth through tailor-made and strategical advice. Currently we are 11 driven and professional team members, all looking forward to meeting you!

WHAT YOU'LL DO
As Legal Counsel you will work both independently and in close collaboration with your team members, contract managers as well as other colleagues within the Axis Group. The job will offer you a wide and global contact net and a variety of challenging work tasks on a cross-functional basis. This position requires a high degree of accountability, professional motivation and drive, and the ability to develop relationships of trust and confidence both within and outside of Axis. Your main responsibility will be to support the business with legal advice within a wide range of legal matters related to international sales, distribution and license agreements, but also compliance matters such as competition law and corporate governance. You will mainly support the Sales and Finance department. You will report to the Senior Legal Manager - Sales and Finance at HQ in Lund. Your work tasks will include:

* Working proactively to assess and manage legal risks, and provide advice to business stakeholders on such risks;
* Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and providing advice on various legal agreements and documents, such as distribution agreements, NDA's, licensing agreements, consultancy agreements, lease agreements, intra-group agreements and collaboration agreements;
* Managing, coordinating, and overseeing the work of outside counsels, consultants, and other advisors to facilitate the delivery of appropriate and cost efficient local legal advice to the Axis Group;
* To be part of the creation and communication of internal awareness education and trainings;
* Drafting, implementing, and actively engaging in the work with continuous improvements of template agreements, steering documents and policies and other legal documents promoted by Axis Legal.

WHO ARE YOU?
We believe you are a highly skilled, driven, analytical, structured, efficient, and business oriented Legal Counsel that love working in an international environment with corporate commercial law questions. You can prioritize your work tasks and can communicate complex legal assessment and advice in a clear and simple way. As a person you are motivated by working in a high-pace and rapidly moving international organization. You are used to working independently and make decisions.

WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE:

* A law degree (LL.M) from a Swedish University or equivalent;
* At least 3 years' experience from working as in-house legal counsel or at a law firm;
* Good knowledge of and experience from working with corporate commercial law related matters, including but not limited to sales and distribution;
* Strong analytics skills and highly team-oriented; and
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with fluency in Swedish and English, both verbally and in writing.

WHAT CAN AXIS DO FOR YOU?
In addition to all the exciting things described above, we can offer you an innovative and global organization that takes great pride in delivering world-class, high-quality products to our customers at a workplace where we truly care about our employees and their success. We are proud of our fantastic culture that is characterized by openness, curiosity, trust and honesty and that we always walk the talk.

READY TO ACT?
I hope to see your application soon! If you have any questions about Axis or this job, don't hesitate to contact Kirsten Wikkelsø, Senior Legal Manager - Sales and Finance, 046-272 37 37. We review applications continuously! Send us your application before December 1, 2023.