Global M&A Legal Lead: Deal Architect

Sandvik; Malmö kommun; On-site; SEK 1,300,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership of legal M&A workstream

Seat at the table with leadership

Tech-enabled M&A processes

Ambitious team

Job summary

Sandvik, a global leader in Rock Processing, seeks an experienced M&A lawyer to own the legal workstream across global acquisitions, divestments and partnerships. You will report to the Head of M&A and lead negotiations, due diligence and post‑closing integration while collaborating with strategy, finance and business teams.

Based in Malmö, Sweden, with possible Stockholm posting for the right candidate. You will drive pace, structure and risk management, shaping deal terms and templates and

Qualifications

• You are an experienced M&A lawyer with extensive relevant experience from a leading law firm, an in‑house legal team or a combination of both.
• Having run transactions, led negotiations and steered workstreams and advisers, you know how to combine strong transaction expertise with commercial judgement and business ownership.
• You recognize yourself in most of the following: cross‑border M&A experience, due diligence leadership, converting findings into commercial solutions.
• You balance legal risk with commercial priorities and enjoy working with executives and boards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the legal workstream in acquisitions, divestments, competitive auctions, bilateral deals, carve-outs and JV or partnership arrangements
• Advise on deal structure, risk allocation and negotiation strategy, and lead negotiations on transaction documents
• Set up and steer cross-functional due diligence and ensure findings feed into valuation, terms and integration planning
• Prepare and quality‑assure decision material and recommendations for management and boards
• Manage external legal advisers, including scope, performance and budgets
• Own and develop the M&A way of working, including templates, negotiation guidelines and AI-enabled tools
• Build M&A capability across the organization through training and guidance for deal teams
• Support legal activities through post‑closing integration

Job description

Sandvik, a global leader in Rock Processing, seeks an experienced M&A lawyer to own the legal workstream across global acquisitions, divestments and partnerships. You will report to the Head of M&A and lead negotiations, due diligence and post‑closing integration while collaborating with strategy, finance and business teams.

Based in Malmö, Sweden, with possible Stockholm posting for the right candidate. You will drive pace, structure and risk management, shaping deal terms and templates and