As Legal Counsel, Sweden VELOCITY, you will provide strategic leadership and robust legal advice across a broad range of legal matters, and as a member of the VELOCITY team, contribute to the development and implementation of sustainable, integrated business strategies and plans aligned with BAT’s objectives. VELOCITY is a newly established innovation hub created to advance BAT’s modern oral innovation agenda and support the development of future-focused product solutions.
The role is an integral part of the Nordic Legal team and will report directly to the Head of Legal, Nordics. As Legal Counsel, Sweden VELOCITY, you will proactively provide the business with high-quality legal advice, guidance and support, with a strong focus on commercial, regulatory and marketing matters. You will manage business-related legal matters and minimise legal risks, ensure compliance with applicable legislation – particularly in areas such as competition law and privacy – as well as internal standards and principles, and provide legislative guidance and support in relation to BAT’s regulatory activities.
In addition, you will identify and shape strategic initiatives and actively participate in problem-solving and decision-making across all areas of the VELOCITY business, enabling the End Market / Cluster (Nordics) to achieve its strategic and company objectives.
The role requires strategic counselling across a broad range of legal matters in a market where the Nordics are at the forefront of delivering BAT’s strategy of building “A Better Tomorrow” by reducing the health impact of the business. You will drive legal workstreams across a wide range of legal areas, including commercial contracts, marketing and activation strategies and execution across multiple touchpoints (including e-commerce, digital marketing and retail), as well as strategic litigation, regulatory matters, product development and manufacturing compliance.
Since Sweden is one of the pioneering markets when it comes to new categories, a lot of product development and trials are based there. This means numerous new regulatory legal aspects for the Legal Team to take into consideration and advise on to different stakeholders.
BAT Nordics have commercial offices in Copenhagen, Oslo, Malmö and Stockholm, with its Nordic headquarters in Copenhagen, as well as production in Malmö. The position is based at BAT’s Swedish office in Hyllie, Malmö.
The role will require limited travel, approximately 5–10 days per year, primarily to Copenhagen, Denmark.
LEGAL TEAM
You will join a well-established and collaborative Nordic Legal Team consisting of five team members, including the Head of Legal Nordics, Alexandra Iskandar. The team operates across the Nordic markets and plays a central role in supporting BAT’s commercial and regulatory agenda in the region.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
BAT is looking for a business-minded lawyer with experience in corporate and commercial law, as well as compliance. As Legal Counsel, Sweden VELOCITY, you will among other be handling the following tasks:
- Serve as the primary legal partner to the VELOCITY team in Sweden, enabling and accelerating delivery of business objectives through pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice.
- Provide legal advice on commercial contracting for VELOCITY initiatives (e.g. vendor agreements, collaboration frameworks and pilot projects), enabling speed to contract while ensuring appropriate risk allocation.
- Provide strategic legal advice and proactively identify and manage legal and compliance risks across areas such as competition law, anti-bribery, AML, sanctions, data privacy (GDPR), marketing law, product regulation and corporate governance.
- Implement efficient ways of working tailored to VELOCITY (including playbooks, templates and workflows) and contribute to BAT’s transformation initiatives across the Nordics.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including Regional Legal, Regional Compliance, GBI, Nordic Finance, HR, CORA, VELOCITY and Supply Chain, to enable execution and safeguard BAT’s reputation.
- Champion BAT’s values and commitment to creating “A Better Tomorrow” through responsible business practices and innovation and be an active member of the Nordic Legal team, contributing to the delivery of the Legal Strategy.
- Maintain, develop and implement corporate policies, procedures and systems.
REPORTING AND TITLE
Reporting to: Head of Legal Nordics, Alexandra Iskandar.
Title: Legal Counsel, Sweden VELOCITY.
IDEAL EXPERIENCE
Education: You have a Master of Laws (cand.jur. or cand.merc.jur.) from Sweden.
Work experience: At least 5–6 years of relevant post-qualification experience in corporate and commercial law as well as compliance, gained in an in-house legal role, potentially complemented by experience at an established law firm. Experience within an FMCG business or a highly regulated industry is an advantage, but not a requirement.
Legal specialization: You have broad experience across corporate and commercial law, including commercial contracts, competition law and marketing law. You also have experience with compliance matters such as GDPR, AML and sanctions, as well as corporate governance, and may have exposure to product-related regulations.
Process & policies: You have experience in developing and implementing processes, structures and policies that support the organisation’s objectives, including playbooks, templates and workflows.
Language skills: You must be fluent in English and in one of the Nordic languages (Danish, Swedish or Norwegian), both written and spoken.
PERSONAL CAPABILITIES
Stakeholder management: You have a strong ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, including senior executives. You also demonstrate excellent stakeholder management skills, and are able to plan, anticipate and prioritise effectively to optimise output and enhance commercial outcomes.
Influencing skills: You have strong communication skills and are able to influence senior leaders while effectively navigating multi-market, cross-functional stakeholder environments.
Communication: You are highly articulate and confident, with excellent written communication, presentation and drafting skills.
Hands-on & proactive: You are hands-on, proactive and adaptable, with a sound sense of commercial judgement. You stay calm under pressure and can handle shifting or unexpected demands without losing focus.
Innovative & agile: You think strategically, act with a commercial mindset, and contribute to legal solutions that support business goals. You learn quickly and are agile, and you bring an innovative approach to how legal services are delivered. You work well with others, influence constructively, and value collaboration as a key to creating effective, forward-thinking solutions.
BAT’S VALUE PROPOSITION TO YOU
When you join BAT, you become part of an international organisation shaped by people whose passion, commitment and capabilities help build A Better Tomorrow™. Tomorrow Can’t Wait, and BAT looks for individuals who learn quickly, respond to opportunities and take responsibility for delivering results in a fast-moving environment.
BAT offers purposeful careers supported by mentorship, international assignments, innovative work methods, leading Learning & Development programmes and cross functional collaboration. They develop talent from within while bringing in people who contribute new knowledge and capabilities that strengthen their teams.
BAT’s Total Rewards approach is competitive and fair, recognised globally by Living Wage and Pay Equity, and supported by their focus on wellbeing, safety and listening to their employees. BAT values diversity and believes that when people with different backgrounds and perspectives work together, they bring forward the best ideas and help BAT achieve A Better Tomorrow™.
ABOUT BAT
British American Tobacco (BAT) is a leading global multi-category consumer goods business, founded in 1902 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. With around 47,000 employees worldwide, BAT is one of the most international companies within its industry. BAT operates through three regions: the United States; Americas & Europe (AME); and Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA). The company’s core business is the development, manufacture and sale of tobacco and nicotine products.
At the heart of BAT’s strategy is its purpose to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World, which is brought to life through the development and scaling of its new categories. By accelerating the shift away from combustible products towards non-combustible alternatives, BAT aims to transform its portfolio and deliver tangible progress towards this ambition. Through significant investment in science, innovation and sustainability, the company is working to have 50 million adult consumers using its non-combustible products by 2030 and to become a predominantly smokeless business by 2035.
BAT’s corporate culture is defined by its core values: Truly inclusive; Do the right thing; Love our consumer; Passion to win; Empowered through trust; and Stronger together. The six values are built on the foundations of BAT’s corporate culture and underpin how the company drives progress. Developed with significant input from employees, they run through everything the organisation does, with a clear connection to its strategy and purpose.
To learn more about BAT, please visit www.bat.com.
APPLICATION AND CONTACT
If you believe this position is a good fit for you, we look forward to receiving your application. Please attach your CV and any relevant documentation. Should you have any questions regarding the position, please don’t hesitate to contact Camilla Krogh at (+45 51261264) or Mikkel Falkenberg at (+45 29993065) from the team at RESOLVA.