Legal Counsel

Job Description

We are now looking for a Legal Counsel to join our Legal Compliance team at the Stockholm Head Office. This is an opportunity for someone with a genuine interest in working with law and compliance in the world of retail and fashion.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

In this role you will be focusing on a wide range of legal compliance matters, primarily in the area of Data Privacy. The position comes with responsibility, complexity, variety and lots of fun. You will work with a high degree of autonomy, being able to plan and manage your activities. Your tasks will cover a broad spectrum of questions, with a global perspective in a large and exciting organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will act as a strategic legal partner and provide legal advice and support across H&M Group’s functions, brands, regions and markets.
• Play an active role in decision-making related to legal and commercial matters to ensure compliance and achieve the best business result possible, including risk identification and mitigation.
• Contribute to knowledge development within the H&M Group, including creating policies, guidelines, legal processes, templates and best practices, as well as holding training sessions for business stakeholders where needed.
• Collaborate with the other teams at H&M Group Legal in order to provide comprehensive legal support to the company.
• Support and answer questions and enquiries received from authorities, organisations and customers to cultivate strong relationships and deliver the best customer experience.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

As a colleague in the Legal Compliance Team, you will belong to a team within the Group Legal function. The team, which currently consists of 9 people, works closely together both within the team and with the rest of the business and we always strive to find the best solutions to complex issues.

We provide legal support to the H&M Group in a wide range of legal areas such as Consumer Rights, Marketing Law, Competition & Antitrust, Data Privacy, AI & Digital and Environmental, Social & Governance related regulations.

WHO YOU ARE

As Legal Counsel within the Legal Compliance Team, you are a team player full of drive and optimism. You are comfortable communicating with different stakeholders and able to explain complex matters in an easily digestible manner. You have an open and flexible mindset that helps you thrive in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. You have a can-do attitude and a service-minded approach with the great ability to structure and prioritise your work.

We also seek the following qualifications:

• You have a university law degree.
• A minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience with GDPR from company, authority or law firm.
• Experience in AI and digital legislation, consumer rights and ESG are also meriting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (professional English required).

WHO WE ARE
H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.

We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together we want to use our power, our scale and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. Read more about us here

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE
At H&M Group we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.

An example of our benefits:

• 25% Staff discount on all our H&M Group brands both in stores and online (H&M, COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories and ARKET).
• H&M Incentive Programme – HIP. Learn more about the programme here.

JOIN US
Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.

Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.