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Country Legal Manager, IKEA

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  • Ödåkra, Skåne Län, Sweden
  • Legal & Governance
  • Full time

Job Description

  • Job ID: 297413

  • Date posted: 27/06/2025



    • Are you passionate about..

    • Taking clear responsibility for legal matters and drive forward legal topics to run a business effectively.
    • Using your leadership skills to nurture employee growth and ensuring task completion through guidance and support.
    • Support management and other stakeholders to secure rights, assess obligations, reduce legal risks, and optimize business opportunities.
    • Provide leaders with legal competence and confidence to make informed decisions.
    • Inspired by working together in an ever-changing complex environment.

    … then you are looking at a possibility for you!

    Our purpose is to lead and secure the business from the legal & governance perspective. Also, safeguard future opportunities by providing business with expertise on relevant areas such as corporate, agreements, litigations, legal compliance and governance.
    When working within legal at Ingka Group you will cooperate both with our legal team on a Group level as well as a legal community world wide.

    We are committed to finding the best fit for our team and Ingka, for this, we have a wish list:

    • Proven leadership: You have directly or indirectly led teams before, and know how to inspire, coach and develop people.
    • A degree of Master of Laws in Sweden.
    • You are good at building strong relationships, collaborating and co-creating and unleash entrepreneurs through your leadership.
    • Extensive experience of reviewing, drafting and negotiating a broad spectrum of agreements and legal information.
    • Can, comfortably handle unclear or unpredictable situations and express ideas and opinions effectively in both writing and spoken conversations, both in English and Swedish.

    Most importantly, you share our values!


    A DAY IN LIFE WITH US!
    As the Legal and Governance Lead, your will be responsible for leading, reviewing, supporting and securing the legal aspects of our business and operations in Ingka Sweden. You will work within the framework defined by Ingka Group Legal & Governance to ensure compliance and safeguard future opportunities.

    • Pro-actively support the management and other stakeholders to run the IKEA business and to secure the rights and assess the obligations to reduce exposure to legal risks and to optimize business opportunities.
    • Equip leaders and stakeholders with legal competence and confidence to make informed decisions by leveraging strong guiding and counselling skills.
    • Responsible for implementing the appropriate corporate governance measures locally according to group guidelines and support management to organize for compliance with relevant steering documents, delegations etc.
    • Keep updated in relevant international and local legal developments.
    • Create an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of co-workers and customers.

    We believe you are a natural leader who gets motivated by driving business growth and contributing to overall success and results through people. We also believe that you are comfortable by working in an ever-changing complex environment. The role is daring and that’s what makes it exciting! Now is your chance to take lead, drive change and help us in the continuously work of a stronger and a more effective foundation for the future!

    QUESTIONS ABOUT THE JOB – LETS’ GET IN TOUCH!
    The position we offer is a full-time permanent position located in Helsingborg.
    Start date will be decided through mutual agreement.

    Due to holidays, the ad will be out a little longer than usual. Therefore, the process may take longer than expected. We appreciate your patience and understanding. The deadline for applications is 2025-08-31.

    Any questions regarding the position, contact the Managing Director Michael Stjernquist; michael.stjernquist@ingka.ikea.com

    Further questions regarding the recruitment process, contact People & Culture Generalist Rina Cindrak; rina.cindrak@ingka.ikea.com

    We look forward to your application!












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