Legal Counsel

at  IKEA

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for a qualified Legal Counsel who:

• Has a master degree in law from a Belgian University with very good achievement and a minimum of 3 years professional experience in a legal environment;
• Has a solid knowledge and application of legislation, legal systems and government policies in business and commercial environment;
• Can act as a strategic business partner, with analytical skills able to translate business needs into legal solutions;
• Has a sense of urgency and result orientation;
• Has a problem solving ability;
• Has strong people skills and is an excellent communicator;
• is resilient to stress and is able to work directly with business managers;
• Is approachable and adaptable to ensure good interaction and collaboration as we are an international, diverse and inclusive business with people from all walks of life and backgrounds;
• Native language: Dutch and/or French
• English: fluent written and spoken (it is our group language)

The role is based in Zaventem and reports to the Country Legal Manager in Belgium. You will be working closely with the business in Belgium and with our legal colleagues all over the world.

You will:

• Give day to day legal support to the business and take clear responsibility for the legal matters;
• Drive forward the legal topics as well as support implementation of standard processes and ways of working for our company;
• Support procurement in negotiating commercial agreements;
• handle corporate housekeeping;
• Actively support the business to secure the rights and assess the obligations in order to reduce exposure to legal risks;
• Create awareness and understanding of the legal aspects or the business.
• Actively support the Country Legal Manager to secure the legal function will be a center of expertise in the field of legal and governance, update IKEA Belgium on trends and changes in legislation and related cross-border matters.