Senior Legal Counsel - Hamburg, Deutschland - Northvolt

Northvolt

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Hamburg, Deutschland

vor 7 Stunden

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

With Germany being the core of European automotive manufacturing, its only natural it should also be a pioneer in scaling up battery cell manufacturing.

At Northvolt we are excited to make this happen, and we have recently announced that Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, will be the location of our German Battery Gigafactory.

The factory will be built in multiple phases over 5+ years and the factory represent a multi-billion Euro investment project.

To enable this project we are now looking for a dedicated and driven
Legal Counsel to join us in our mission to contribute to a greener future.

This role is a part of a matrix organisation belonging to both our global Legal team and the Local management team in Germany.

About the job

You will have the opportunity to building a competent and dependable legal function, capable of scaling Northolt's operations in Germany and beyond.

Given the timing of you joining Northvolt and the stage in which the company is in currently, you will be given a unique opportunity to have great impact in the development of a new company and industry.

Your work will be focused on supporting German operations within a wide range of legal matters, including general corporate matters, construction law matters, HR matters and compliance matters and provide on-going advice during the production phases of the Northvolt project in Germany.

You will report to our General Counsel with a dotted line to our CEO in Germany.

About the team

You will be the sole legal counsel for Northolt's German operations, but you will also be a part of the global legal team, currently consisting of 17 people in based in Sweden and Poland.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on contracts and other legal documents within company's business operation and activity, with an emphasis on construction contracts,
Providing legal counsel and guidance to the management on a variety of legal and policy matters relevant to company's business,
Managing response to legal cases and disputes,
Coordinating relations with the legal department in Sweden, external legal experts and external lawyers,
Supporting the continued improvement of standard form agreements, contract management and legal processes and implement improved systems and procedures where required.

The person we are looking for is driven, caring and structured. You thrive by leading others and work towards common goals. You are used to a high paced work environment and got good management skills.

Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit, and a sense of humour.

Northvolt is an equal opportunity employer.

We're a diverse group of individuals, united by a common mission, who recognise that while our actions as individuals have a role to play in driving Northvolt towards its goals, we always seek to move forward as a team.

We offer you an open and welcoming atmosphere where we win as a team - and fail as a team.

Northvolt is growing at the speed of light, and we are a strong believer in internal career development.

Full time employment, fixed salary.
Planned starting date is asap.

Skills & Requirements

We believe that you have:

A law degree from a reputable university
Profound knowledge of German law
510 years' experience from working with corporate law and construction law in a German context
Excellent German and English written and oral skills

Bonus points for:

Fluency in other languages
Experience from a multicultural environment

Great Place to Work

World leading technique

Top specialists as team peers

International environment

Fast paced & entrepreneurial culture

Warrant program

Wellness grant