to join our legal team in HR
Are you interested in working with legal challenges in a meaningful business environment? Would you like to support impactful research in the cutting edge of natural sciences with superb colleagues who are top experts in their field? Do you want to work in a versatile role at the interface of academy and industry? VTT might be just the place for you.
We are now looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our legal team in HR working with
People Leads and supervisors in all the VTT business areas.
Join us – and let’s make an impact together!
As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will work together with Head of HR Legal in all HR Legal related matters, including legal advice to our business areas and functions as well as employee relations: You will have independent responsibility on designated business areas and in this role, you will report to the Head of HR Legal. You get to influence on how to improve processes and customer experience. Our HR team aims for world class HR.
You are an experienced expert in employment law matters with some kind of background from business environment. You might come from a law firm or perhaps you have worked previously at an employer association or labor market association.
Your main responsibilities as a Senior Legal Counsel are:
- Advise and support designated business areas both on strategic and practical level in all HR legal aspects
- Advise the HR team in all HR legal matters
- Participate in company level employee relations agenda
- Proactively develop HR legal processes and guidelines
- Arrange and deliver trainings regarding employment law matters
- Participate in HR and VTT Group level development projects and initiatives
- The company's data protection knowledge is beneficial
- Experience leading various HR projects e.g. involved in building a new HR system or performance evaluation system or some innovation in different areas of remuneration
Who we are looking for:
- Master of Laws or other suitable education
- Several years of experience in legal counseling specialized in Finnish employment law. You can also be a more experienced professional looking for this kind of a role.
- A collaborative communicator who wants to proactively ensure that we follow the best legal practices
- Capable of working independently and taking ownership of your responsibility areas
- Have a customer orientated and solutions focused approach
- Friendly, communicative and easy to approach
With VTT, you will enjoy:
- Natural sciences with an impact. VTT works on the cutting-edge of natural sciences, and we have invested in building state-of-the-art research facilities for natural sciences, such as the Bioruukki pilot infrastructure for bio and circular economy. Our research agenda is dedicated to solving systemic and technological challenges, such as reaching carbon neutrality and unleashing the power of synthetic biology. That means that at VTT, your expertise in natural sciences will go towards creating a real impact. Read more about our strategy – the path of exponential hope.
- Superb colleagues and community. With VTT, you will join a community of over 2000 multidisciplinary experts who foster a culture of trust, openness, and sharing of knowledge. We work across disciplines and house all the cutting-edge sciences, from quantum computing to synthetic biology, under one roof. Collaborating with superb colleagues is a source of learning, inspiration, and fun. Read more about our organisational culture as the builder of the world's most meaningful place to work.
- Excellent career in research. At VTT, excellence in research is a strategic priority. We offer long-term positions and stable career paths in top-level research. People tend to stay with us for over ten years since there are always new roles and responsibilities to grow into. A combination of cutting-edge academic research and applied customer projects keeps your career path interesting.
- Support for your well-being. Our people are our main asset, so we take good care of them. We aim to nurture excellent team spirit and leadership and offer versatile well-being services to enable a good work-life balance. On top of 6 weeks of paid holidays, we offer exercise and culture benefits, hobby clubs, and voluntary well-being services such as meditation and cognitive ergonomics training.
Apply now and join our community of brilliant minds!
Please send your CV and application with your salary request via Apply / Submit CV function as soon as possible but at the latest by 2nd of February 2025. We will process applications as they come in and fill the position as soon as we find the right candidate. A security clearance procedure may be conducted during the recruitment process.
Interested and want to know more?
For further information, please contact Mercuri Urval, Delivery Lead, Joonas Peuhkuri, tel. +358 40 352 1171
We look forward to hearing from you!
VTT is one of the leading applied research organizations in Europe. What unites us are curiosity, a passion for learning, and a purpose: to solve the biggest challenges of our time and turn them into sustainable growth and well-being. Our cross-disciplinary community of over 2000 brilliant minds is focused on creating impact through science-based innovation. Get to know us further by exploring VTT’s research infra at Your R&D partner in sustainable growth | VTT.