Senior Employment Counsel Finland - Europe

at  Nokia

Our super collaborative and friendly Global Employment Law and Labor Relations team has an exciting new opportunity for a Finnish qualified lawyer with significant experience in employment law.

The role is to be based in Finland at our head office in Espoo, advising on labour and employment issues in Finland and Europe. No specific legal experience is required outside of Finland but would be beneficial. The successful individual will be part of the Global Legal and Compliance organization. Our supportive team provides labour and employment strategic advice and counsel to HR professionals and business leaders around the world.

• Providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice on a wide range of employment and labor law issues
• Developing proactive and practical business driven solutions to manage HR legal risks
• Supporting HR colleagues and business teams in executing business strategy
• Collaborating with HR/Legal & Compliance and other teams to create and implement employment related policies, processes and procedures
• Raising awareness (through multi-media and digital channels) to change behaviors and train managers/HR on employment law topics
• Proactively identifying and strategically managing employee relations issues
• Seeing round corners, anticipating future employment trends and landscaping external market for issues impacting other multi-nationals in the technology sector as well as relevant regulatory developments, trends and best practices
• Managing (with external counsel) employment and labor litigation (individual and collective) and developing strategy to mitigate risk for the business
• Leading strategic global projects and covering other global areas of responsibility in key areas (e.g. HR Compliance, Diversity, Data Privacy, Human Rights)
• Providing labour and employment support on transactions, M&A, in/outsourcings and other commercial transactions
• Finnish qualified with law degree and significant experience in employment law
• A creative thinker, always striving to arrive at innovative solutions
• Ability to build strong relationships at all levels of the business
• Friendly and open approach, straight forward yet credible communication style
• Strong business partner who thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to think strategically and holistically to identify problems in the business context and develop impactful solutions
• Strong influencing skills to shape the decision-making process with appropriate clients and stakeholders
• Ability to manage many competing priorities and combine strategic thinking with excellent execution skills
• Strong analytic, process, reporting and project management skills
• Clear and concise communication skills (written and oral) and ability to adapt ideas within a global environment
• Incredible collaboration skills and excels at building networks in a truly non-hierarchical environment

• Providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice on a wide range of employment and labor law issues
• Developing proactive and practical business driven solutions to manage HR legal risks
• Supporting HR colleagues and business teams in executing business strategy
• Collaborating with HR/Legal & Compliance and other teams to create and implement employment related policies, processes and procedures
• Raising awareness (through multi-media and digital channels) to change behaviors and train managers/HR on employment law topics
• Proactively identifying and strategically managing employee relations issues
• Seeing round corners, anticipating future employment trends and landscaping external market for issues impacting other multi-nationals in the technology sector as well as relevant regulatory developments, trends and best practices
• Managing (with external counsel) employment and labor litigation (individual and collective) and developing strategy to mitigate risk for the business
• Leading strategic global projects and covering other global areas of responsibility in key areas (e.g. HR Compliance, Diversity, Data Privacy, Human Rights)
• Providing labour and employment support on transactions, M&A, in/outsourcings and other commercial transactions
• Finnish qualified with law degree and significant experience in employment law
• A creative thinker, always striving to arrive at innovative solutions
• Ability to build strong relationships at all levels of the business
• Friendly and open approach, straight forward yet credible communication style
• Strong business partner who thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to think strategically and holistically to identify problems in the business context and develop impactful solutions
• Strong influencing skills to shape the decision-making process with appropriate clients and stakeholders
• Ability to manage many competing priorities and combine strategic thinking with excellent execution skills
• Strong analytic, process, reporting and project management skills
• Clear and concise communication skills (written and oral) and ability to adapt ideas within a global environment
• Incredible collaboration skills and excels at building networks in a truly non-hierarchical environmen