Biorefining Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

Would you like to join a global, growing company that innovates for a more sustainable tomorrow? UPM could be the team for you. We are frontrunners in developing renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Besides enabling both businesses and consumers make more sustainable choices, we strive to create a positive UPM experience for all our employees around the world. We live by our values – trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage. Join us in creating a future beyond fossils!

Biorefining Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

We're looking for a Legal Counsel (m/f/d) to join our Biorefining Legal team at UPM. You have a great long-term interest in growing within the company and scaling up its key business initiatives, in particular UPM Biorefining and Technology. UPM Legal Function is a global function with around 40 professionals assisting UPM's business areas and global functions in a variety of legal matters, including areas of contracts, corporate transactions, and financing, as well as corporate governance and compliance.

Greetings from your future manager

Joining our team means becoming part of a dynamic group that thrives on innovation and collaboration. We're looking for a new member to help us drive strategic initiatives and support businesses at various stages of growth. If you're enthusiastic about sustainability and our Beyond Fossils ambition speaks to your values, you'll fit right in with us as we work towards creating lasting, positive change. – Soile Kulmala, Group Legal Counsel

What you will do

• In this role, you will work with our Biofuels and Biochemicals business teams and their global stakeholders, who have ambitious growth plans to deliver decarbonisation solutions. A good cooperation requires combination of legal expertise with strong business acumen, project management skills and demonstrated influencing and negotiating capabilities

• Advance commercialisation of our renewable and sustainable products, solutions and valorisation of side streams with a legal skill set

• Work in a key position on complex global growth projects, both in the development and execution phases

• Provide strategic IP and commercial legal advice, draft, and negotiate technology-related agreements, including technology licensing

• Develop strategic partnerships, alliances, and support in M&A activities

• Handle disputes and litigation with third parties

• Contribute to team development and growth through mentoring, skill-building, and coaching other team members to ensure the highest quality legal services and compliance

Who you are

• You have a master's degree in law and approximately 7 to 10 years of legal work experience as in-house counsel or at a law firm

• Venturing into new areas is often demanding. Understanding and advancing commercial and strategic drivers is a key qualification for this position. You demonstrate ability to be a hands-on legal integrator and independently lead projects to completion while being comfortable presenting and explaining complex issues concisely to colleagues, management, and business partners with clear recommendations

• You are experienced working in a multinational environment, handling a wide variety of contracts. Proven industrial experience from chemicals, fuels, or green energy transitions is considered as a merit

• You are familiar with IP and patent law and comfortable working with technology agreements and transactions

• You also have experience with M&A, strategic alliances, and partnerships

• You create a positive, proactive culture that encourages high performance and on-time collaboration with a can-do attitude

This is what we offer to you

• A meaningful job – We have an inspiring purpose ‘We create a future beyond fossils. Our work is impactful and transformative.

• A caring community – Our community is built on great team spirit and shared commitment. We care about each other and the well-being of our colleagues.We support the work-life balance of all our employees. 

• Development opportunities – We offer you great opportunities to learn and grow throughout your career. We are an international, multi-business organization offering plenty of avenues for personal growth.

• Responsible employer – Sustainability is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to ambitious, science-based sustainability targets in all areas from climate change to biodiversity. We foster diversity and inclusivity, offering a work environment in which everyone can be themselves.

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Additional information

The position is location in any UPM location in Europe depending on candidate profile and preferences. Readiness to travel regularly is needed.

For further information, please contact Soile Kulmala, Group Legal Counsel, tel. +358407426747 during following times (EET) 25th October between 14.00-15.00 and 1st November between 14.00-15.00.

Please apply via the link above and attach your CV and cover letter latest by 08.11.2024.

For support with submitting your application, please contact the HR Service Center at [email protected] or tel. +358204146600.

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