Would you enjoy contributing business with your legal skills and by finding solutions? Join our group and our huge transformation journey in the logistics industry!

We are now looking for a new professional

Legal Counsel 

to provide support in various business legal matters, such as sales and sourcing agreements and data protection matters.

In this role, you will contribute and provide legal advice and take the relevant measures in a broad range of logistics and consumer business legal matters. Your role would cover answering and assisting business contacts and DPO in day-to-day questions on privacy matters, among others, up to wider projects such drafting and negotiating procurement and sales contracts. Moreover, you will be drafting, updating and advising and provide trainings on various internal documents, including templates, guidelines and policies and follow agreed regulations.

You will be part of Posti business legal team, reporting to Head of Business Legal, Minna Jokinen. 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.

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

• Extensive legal experience in business legal matters based on work as an in-house counsel and (or) at a reputable law firm
• Master of Laws degree in Finland or Sweden and relevant experience of +5 years
• Proven track record in contract negotiations and closings
• Experience of consumer businesses and/or logistics or transportation businesses is an asset
• 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 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.

For more information about this position, please contact Head of Business Legal, Senior Legal Counsel, Minna Jokinen (+358 50 432 7923/[email protected]m ). You may also contact SVP Legal and M&A, Kaarina Ståhlberg (+358 40 728 7843/[email protected]m ).

The recruitment process is as follows:

1. Phone discussion with the hiring manager

2. 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 24.10.2024 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!