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Country Legal Manager - IKEA Denmark (Service Office in Taastrup)

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  • Taastrup, Denmark
  • Legal & Governance

Job Description

  • Job ID: 357969

  • Date posted: 10/08/2026

    • Who you are

    You are passionate about creating an Ingka fit for the future, and increasing customer value, driving business growth and contributing to overall
    success and results through people. You are motivated by leading and developing people, and inspired by working together in an ever-changing
    complex environment. You lead through co-creation with colleagues and other Ingka units as you share and live the IKEA culture and values.

    To be successful in this role you hold a university degree in Law with very good achievement, with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience
    in a legal and governance environment, and minimum 3 years of leadership or stakeholder management experience.

    You have knowledge in following areas:
    - good knowledge of the IKEA Concept Description including our Vision and Business Idea, our Culture and Values
    - sound understanding of business processes within IKEA
    - the legislation regarding general corporate activities and operations
    - broad knowledge and application of legislation, legal systems and government policies in business and commerce environment
    - legal and governance competence within country as well as relevant areas of operations
    - be able to have, or acquire solid understanding of legal systems (including litigation procedures) in country
    - broad knowledge of reviewing, drafting and negotiating a broad spectrum of agreements and legal information

    In addition to this, you accomplish goals, complete tasks, and achieve results. You develop virtual and other collaborative relationships to facilitate
    current and future objectives, as well as gather, organize and analyze digital and other source of information in an objective manner. When
    negotiating you explore alternatives to reach outcomes acceptable to all parties, and in dealing with ambiguity you comfortably handle unclear or
    unpredictable situations. You express ideas and opinions effectively in both writing and spoken conversations.

    Your responsibilities

    Legal and Governance leads and secures the business from the legal & governance perspective and safeguard future opportunities by providing
    business with expertise on relevant areas such as; corporate, agreements, litigations, legal compliance and governance.

    Your responsibility is to lead, review, support and secure the legal aspects of the businesses and operations in IKEA Denmark.

    You will:
    - take clear responsibility for the legal matters and drive forward the legal topics in order to run the Ingka business
    - cooperate with, integrate in the business, and build good relations with, stakeholders to secure mutually sustainable solutions
    - review, draft and negotiate commercial agreements and legal documents
    - pro-actively support the management and other stakeholders in order to run the IKEA business and to secure the rights and assess the
    obligations in order to reduce exposure to legal risks and to optimise business opportunities
    - equip leaders with legal competence and confidence to make good decisions
    - be responsible for implementing the appropriate corporate governance measures locally according to group guidelines and support management
    to organise for compliance with relevant steering documents, delegations etc.
    - act as a link between external lawyers/suppliers of legal services and business units and secure the performance of external suppliers in respect
    of quality and cost
    - actively cooperate with Group Legal & Governance and contribution to the Business Plan and development projects and corresponding roadmap
    and support implementation
    - develop competence and provide education to relevant stakeholders in the area of laws and regulations
    - be updated in relevant EU and Danish legal and governance developments, including changes in EU, Danish case laws and
    regulations
    - recruit, develop and inspire co-workers to deliver and perform at their best and at same time learn and develop for the future
    - create an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of co-workers and customers

    Apply now!

    In this role you will report to the Country CFO.
    Are you excited and can see yourself in this position? Fantastic! Upload your CV and motivation letter, video or portfolio and apply!

    If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Mie Dannemand (mie.dannemand@ingka.ikea.com).
    Should you have any questions regarding the position itself, please reach out to Service Office People & Culture Manager Louise Ehlers (louise.ehlers@ingka.ikea.com)

    Other information

    • The position is fulltime (37 hours per week) on an individual contract. Overtime is included in the salary
    • You can work both from home and from the office in Taastrup, but we expect you to be onsite at least three days per week
    • Salary follows IKEA’s salary policy and includes pension
    • We offer a range of benefits such as health insurance, massage, canteen, staff discount, partner discount club, annual gift and bonus
    • Please note that IKEA does not provide relocation or mobility support for this position. Candidates are expected to have the legal right to work in Denmark
    • Start date: as soon as possible or by other agreement (Please note that we do not offer relocation packages or assistance with documents.)
    • Apply no later than the 24th of august 2026.
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