Legal Director (Corporate & Finance)

At Intrum, you will grow by making a difference. You will do it in a highly international environment and in a supportive culture where effort counts.

Are you our new Global Legal Director (Corporate & Finance)?

The Global Legal Director (Corporate & Finance) together with the General Counsel will be providing legal advice on all aspects of Intrum Group’s legal matters within financing and corporate related matters in the head office function.

The head office is located in Stockholm but the work is spread geographically across our entire footprint in Europe. The position may involve some travelling.

The Global Legal team consists of ca. forty lawyers, of which eleven work on global matters, located in our headquarters in central Stockholm (Sweden) as well as in Athens (Greece), Dublin (Ireland), Vilnius (Lithuania) and Zug (Switzerland). You will report to the General Counsel.

Location: Stockholm

What will you do:

• General corporate law and corporate governance to support and meet Intrum’s public listing requirements (AGM, MAR-related matters etc.) and other corporate/governance related matters.
• Debt capital markets related matters, including work with Intrum’s listed bonds and its Revolving Credit Facility.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating relevant agreements.
• Maintain and develop key corporate legal processes together with relevant stakeholders.
• Participate in relevant corporate/financing projects such as the Annual General Meeting, debt capital issuances or similar and either lead and/or assist in the legal work streams as well as other work streams.
• In addition to the above, the role will include general support to the global legal function in relevant day-to-day matters based on workload within the global function as well as prior experience and interests of the candidate.
• Liaising and managing external law firms, both in the procurement phase as well as during project phase with drafting and negotiations etc. depending on type of project.
• Together with the General Counsel responsible for maintaining and developing relevant global legal instructions and processes to ensure continuous improvements throughout the organization.

What we’re looking for:

• Extensive experience in one (but preferably both) of the following areas:
  • Debt capital markets and other financing related matters (primarily RCF-type funding and bonds); or
  • Corporate law aspects in listed companies

• We expect you to be structured, driven, independent and a person able to take initiatives. You are genuinely interested in exploring business activities and you have a solution-focused mind-set. Candidates who only have extensive experience in one of the two fields (corporate at listed companies or debt capital markets) will need to have an interest in actively learning the other field for this to be a success.
• Important qualifications are abilities to cooperate and communicate. We want you to be a person with integrity but also easy to work with. You are positive and committed, enjoy providing good service and working in an international and eventful environment.

It’s a plus if you also have the experience from:

• Financial industry in general
• High-yield type financing
• Securitization laws and securitization structuring matters
• For those who only have one of the two “must haves” listed above, some familiarity with the other area
• Cross-border transactions
• Insurance related matters
• Experience with interacting with board members
• General corporate commercial matters, including but not limited to drafting and negotiation of sales or procurement agreements

What we offer: At Intrum we offer not only a challenging and rewarding career but also:

• A challenging, exciting and developing position in an international company with growth ambitions 
• Highly motivated and skilled co-workers globally
• Being part of a supportive culture where effort counts
• We facilitate your learning through different learning arenas

About Intrum:

Intrum is the industry-leading provider of credit management services across 20 markets in Europe. By helping companies to get paid and support people with their late payments, Intrum leads the way to a sound economy and plays a critical role in society at large.

Intrum has circa 10,000 dedicated professionals who serve around 80,000 companies across Europe.

At Intrum we consider everybody to be a leader. We lead ourselves when collaborate to meet the needs of our clients and customers. We are all accountable to our actions as well as trust and care for each other. This makes us all leaders, independent of role or responsibility, and this is reflected in our 3 leadership principles: Deliver Impact, Inspire Trust and Embrace Growth.

How to apply: If you are interested in this position and believe you have the right qualifications, please send your English CV and a cover letter via the “apply button”

**Please note that as a multinational company, our Global Talent Acquisition Partners is based in Spain.  You might receive a call with a Spanish phone number.**

At Intrum we strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Do you feel that you might be the right person? Great! Apply now. Looking forward to hearing from you!