Specialist Counsel, Supply Chain Management, Engine Power Plants

Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our partners to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system modelling expertise. These cover decarbonisation services, future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS Digital Energy Platform.

Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 79 GW of power plant capacity and more 125 energy storage installations in 180 countries around the world?

In this fast changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together. Want to join the ride?

Wärtsilä Energy Business is looking for a Specialist Legal Counsel, Supply Chain Management to join its Engine Power Plants Legal & Compliance team in Finland. 

 

What you will be doing

As Specialist Legal Counsel, Supply Chain Management in the Engine Power Plants Legal & Compliance team, you will handle various types of legal, regulatory and trade compliance matters in relation to Engine Power Plant business. You will provide strategic regulatory and compliance advice to the Supply Chain Management organization to help the business navigate the constantly evolving regulatory and geopolitical environment. You will be part of a global legal team and report to the Head of Legal, Engine Power Plants in Wärtsilä Energy Business. 

The location of this position is Helsinki or Vaasa, Finland. We offer a flexible hybrid working model. 

 

As Specialist legal Counsel, Supply Chain Management, your work will focus on these responsibilities:

 

• Provide commercially oriented and solution based legal and compliance support to the Engine Power Plants business in a variety of business matters, with focus on Supply Chain Management.
• Provide strategic advice to supply chain management on various regulatory and geopolitics related matters, including ESG, compliance and trade compliance.
• Actively participate in the development and implementation of policies, work processes and contract templates.
• Provide training to the business on relevant topics.

 

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have:

• Qualified to practice law in a relevant civil or common law jurisdiction, with a law degree from a reputable university.
• A minimum of 7 years of work experience in either an in-house or a private practice role, with experience in commercial or corporate transactions and regulatory and compliance matters in an international setting. Experience in logistics and transportation contracts is a plus.
• Excellent command of English; ability to draft and negotiate. Other language skills are a plus.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills coupled with commercial acumen and strategic thinking.
• Solid drafting, presentation and communication skills. You have the skill to translate complicated legal matters to business stakeholders in an understandable way.
• Good time management skills: ability to navigate through different priorities. 
• Good initiative, a strong sense of ethics and the ability to balance risk to Wärtsilä with win-win solutions for our customer
• Can-do attitude combined with an innovative mindset and willingness to challenge the status quo.
• Team oriented with a positive attitude, ability to work in a multi-cultural organisation and virtual teams.
• Readiness to travel.

Why you and us? 

We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other's growth and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative. 

We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe in that by being your own true self you can accomplish so much more. We don't always get it right the first time, and if mistakes are made, we make sure to learn and grow from them. We want everyone to voice their opinions freely. That is why we have built an environment that empowers you and everyone around you, and where you can feel safe and cared for. Are you eager to be part of this ambition? 

We have an amazing team and we are excited about our work and the impact it has on building sustainable societies. We are looking to find a colleague with this shared passion for smart technologies and a sustainable future. 

Contact & next steps 

We hope to hear from you soon, by submitting your application through our careers portal. We aim to keep you updated on the process throughout. 

Welcome to join us in shaping the decarbonisation of marine and energy!

Last application date: 19/11/2024 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

All new Wärtsilä employees in Finland will attend occupational health check, including the drug test/screening. The legislation of the country followed when person is located outside of Finland.

 

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 17,800 professionals, in more than 280 locations in 79 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com.