We are now looking for a new professional

Legal Counsel

to provide support businesses and leadership in various HR legal matters, develop internal processes, and participate in various projects.

In this role, you will contribute and provide legal advice and take the relevant measures in a broad range of personnel related legal matters. Your role would cover answering and advising in day-to-day questions on collective agreements and legislation and people policy matters, up to wider projects such assisting in business transformation projects. Moreover, you will be training internal experts, management and supervisors and may participate in collective agreement negotiations. As part of wider People organization, you would take part in developing our people processes.

You will be part of Posti People legal & reward team, reporting to Vice President Anssi Heiliö. While Posti lawyers’ focus is on business support, we have a culture of and established practices for transparent information sharing, collegial discussions and clear targets in the team. Working with us will give you a unique opportunity to practice law in a company that affects the daily lives of millions of people and expand your expertise in major corporate HR organization.

To succeed in this position, we hope that you have:

• Extensive legal experience in HR legal matters based on work as an in-house counsel and (or) at a reputable law firm. In-depth knowledge on Finnish legislation is mandatory requirement, knowledge of Swedish legislation is considered as advantage
• Master of Laws degree in Finland or Sweden and relevant experience of +3 years
• Experience in employment related dispute resolution, due diligence and transaction projects are considered as advantage
• Ability to take ownership and manage multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining focus on the right priorities and right timing
• Willingness to learn new skills and new substance areas
• Cooperation skills like a collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal and communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent Finnish and English skills. Swedish would be a great asset, and also any other language skill is considered as advantage.

​Why should you join us?

• You will have the opportunity to work for one of Finland's largest companies. We employ around 17,000 people in the Nordic and Baltic countries, and our operations impact the daily lives of millions of people.
• You will have an excellent opportunity to develop your career and skills through diverse tasks, development projects, and training programs.
• We believe that every employee at Posti deserves caring leadership. All our managers undergo Caring Leader training, and together, we are building a caring work culture.
• We promote a diverse and inclusive work environment. Additionally, we are pioneers in our industry in building a more sustainable future. Our goal is to operate entirely fossil-free by 2030. We aim for net-zero emissions in our own operations and throughout our value chain by 2040.
• As part of our employee benefits, we offer comprehensive occupational healthcare through Mehiläinen, ePassi benefits for culture, sports, and commuting, an excellent gym and group exercise classes at our Ilmala office, and lunch at discounted staff rate. You will also get to participate in events organized by the Posti Group’s occupational wellbeing foundation (e.g., amusement park days, concerts, sports events).
• We work according to our hybrid model, both in the office and remotely together with flexible working time of 37,5 h / week.

For more information about this position, please contact Director Labour Relations, Anssi Heiliö (+358403535745 / [email protected] ), please limit phone to calls either on tuesdays between 14 – 16 or fridays between 10 – 12

The recruitment process is as follows:

1. Phone discussion with the hiring manager

2. Short preliminary interview with the hiring manager (face-to-face or via Teams)

3. Talent assessments

4. Final meetings with top candidates

5. Job offer

Is this your next career move? Please leave your application by 19.11.2024 via Posti’s recruitment system. The position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work community. We encourage applicants of different ages and genders, as well as persons belonging to linguistic, cultural, or other minorities to apply.

We hope to hear from you soon!