Legal Operations Manager
- Management Level
- Manager
- Job ID
- 0000034533
- Category
- Legal, Compliance & Audit
- Location
- Billund, Denmark
Job Description
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Are you passionate about commercial contracting, and supporting global business operations in a complex international environment?
Join the LEGO® Group and play a key role in our newly established Compliance, Tax & Legal Operations function within Business Service Operations (BSO).
You will be based in our Billund Headquarter and working closely with other legal colleagues as well as the business.
No relocation assistance is offered for this position.
Core Responsibilities
Draft, review, and negotiate contracts across legal areas and jurisdictions in EMEA/CEEMEA, supporting the company’s activities across manufacturing, procurement, sales and marketing.
Ensure legal accuracy and alignment with corporate policies and compliance with internal contracting standards, legal frameworks, and governance requirements, including escalation of material legal risks when needed.
Potentially act as go-to person for privacy related contractual matters as well as matters relating to Danish and international contract law.
Communicate complex legal concepts in a clear and concise manner to non-legal stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making and effective risk mitigation.
Support the streamlining and standardization of contracting processes, including contributing to playbooks, templates, negotiation guides, and legal tech platform improvements.
Contribute to continuous improvement and innovation initiatives such as automation opportunities, contract analytics, AI driven initiatives and legal ops process optimization to improve efficiency and consistency.
Play your part in our team succeeding
The LEGO Group continues to grow, which also means a growing demand for legal services. As Legal Operations Manager in the newly established Compliance, Tax and Legal Operations as part of our global Business Services Operations (BSO), you will assist with drafting and negotiating contracts within various legal areas and jurisdictions.
Do you have, what it takes?
Besides your law degree from a Danish University, you will bring
Strong drafting skills of contracts across different legal areas and contract types, e.g., marketing, procurement, sales, etc.
Background in and experience with Danish contract law
Experience within an inhouse legal function or law firm
Strong understanding of international contract law, preferably with experience supporting European countries with legal matters
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and to communicate complex legal concepts and obligations clearly to non-legal customers
Understanding of and curiosity around legal tech and AI solutions for contract work
Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
What’s in it for you?
Here is what you can expect:
Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.
Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.
Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.
The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.
The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.
Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.
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