Senior Legal Counsel

WS Audiology Group; København; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

WS Audiology Group seeks an experienced commercial lawyer to provide broad legal support to the EMEA region. You will draft, review and negotiate contracts, give business-focused legal advice, and ensure alignment with corporate objectives across the region.

The role requires strong Danish and English language skills, with 6+ years in a multinational setting, preferably in the medical device field. The position is based in Denmark.

Qualifications

• At least 6+ years' experience from a leading law firm and/or as in-house counsel.
• Preferable experience from the medical device industry.
• Proficiency in Danish and English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts with customers/vendors and other third parties.
• Provide timely legal advice on corporate, commercial and contract law matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate R&D collaboration, development and project agreements.

Skills

Contract law

Commercial agreements

Business acumen

Negotiation

Education

Master of Laws

Job description

Driven by the passion to improve quality of people's lives, WSA continues to grow as a market leader in the hearing aid industry. With our commitment to increase penetration in an underserved hearing care market, we want to accelerate our business transformation in order to reach more people, more effectively.

WSA's Legal department is a pragmatic, solution-focused partner that proactively addresses challenges and supports growth. Reporting to the Head of Group Legal Region EMEA, this role provides broad commercial legal support to the EMEA region and corporate commercial areas within the WSA Group. You will serve as a strategic legal partner to business leaders, delivering business-oriented legal advice on daily operational matters and risks to facilitate growth and expansion. Additionally, you will work closely with senior management and other key stakeholders to ensure that legal considerations are integrated into business decisions and legal decisions are driven by and aligned with business objectives.

What you will do

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts with customers/vendors and other third parties.

• Provide timely and accurate legal advice to business partners on general corporate law, commercial and contract law, and any other legal issues and risks arising out of day-to-day operations.

• Draft, review, and negotiate R&D collaboration, development and project agreements.

• Ensure a good overview and maintenance of all corporate secretarial matters and records for all WSA entities in the EMEA region.

• Select and manage external counsels and other service providers and manage litigation within the EMEA region.

• Prepare and conduct trainings for employees on legal topics as may be assigned.

• Draft and manage WSA templates.

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on strategic projects and global initiatives relevant for the EMEA region.

What you bring

Experience

• At least 6+ years' experience from a leading law firm and/or as in-house counsel in a multinational company, preferably with applicable experience from the medical device industry.

• Strong expertise in contract law, commercial agreements, and general legal matters.

Personal competencies

• Forward-thinking with good commercial understanding and ability to balance business risk and business needs with legal risks.

• Ability to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a solution-oriented approach.

• A high level of integrity and strong decision-making abilities, with confidence in taking risk-based decisions.

• Strategic and adaptive mindset, with the ability to anticipate future trends and navigate change effectively.

• Results-driven with a strong focus on achieving business objectives, demonstrating resilience in overcoming challenges, and consistently delivering high-quality outcomes.

• Strong collaborator who fosters partnerships and works effectively across teams to achieve shared goals and drive collective success.

• Proficiency in Danish and English (written and spoken) is required. Additional languages are a plus.

Who we are

At WSA, we provide innovative hearing aids and hearing health services.

Together with our 12,000 colleagues in 130 countries, we invite you to help unlock human potential by bringing back hearing for millions of people around the world.

With us, you will become part of a truly global company where we care for one another, welcome diversity and celebrate our successes.

Sounds wonderful? We can't wait to hear from you.

WSA is an equal-opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all. Regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status we firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.