Employee Relations Specialist

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Headquarters, AZ, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
Provide legal advice and manage employee relations across EMEA, ensure compliance with Danish employment law and collective agreements, draft contracts, policies and templates, support projects and remuneration/legal requirements, deliver training, and operate HR systems (e.g., Workday) to maintain data quality and case execution.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

About the role

Are you an expert in employee relations and employment law? Do you thrive in a collaborative People & Culture function? And are you ready to provide high quality advice in a truly global organisation?
Then come join our great People & Culture department in Saxo!
This is a great opportunity to use your legal knowledge and skills to drive People & Culture governance in a true commercial minded setting.
 

As our new colleague, you will join our Employee Relations and People Operations team. In this role, your focus area will be to support our colleagues and the entire Saxo organisation within the legal area.

Responsibilities

In this role, the focus will be on ensuring the flawless execution of all employee relations processes. You will also apply your legal knowledge to find compliant and pragmatic solutions in close collaboration with stakeholders across Saxo.

Your main responsibilities will include:

  • Help build and drive a strong Centre of Excellence of Employee Relations in EMEA - working closely together with the rest of Group People & Culture

  • Support Saxo globally in projects relating to employee relations, such as implementing new regulations and driving the People & Culture aspect of relevant financial legislation

  • Provide legal advice, manage and drive potential employee matters within EMEA

  • Provide relevant legal training and updates to leaders and the Group People & Culture organisation when relevant

  • Draft, implement and review relevant templates, policies, handbooks and procedures from a legal perspective

  • Ensure continuous implementation and interpretation of the Collective Agreement in cooperation with FinansDanmark

  • Support our Reward team on legal matters relating to remuneration frameworks, including risk takers and regulatory requirements

  • Draft employment contracts, addendums and other employee documentation, ensuring accuracy, consistency and compliance with applicable laws and internal standards

  • Actively use and support HR systems (e.g. Workday) in day-to-day operations, including maintaining data quality, supporting processes and enabling efficient handling of employee-related workflows

  • Contribute to the efficient running of Employee Relations by handling operational tasks, coordinating processes and ensuring timely follow-up and execution on cases and initiatives

Your profile

We are looking for a colleague who is eager to join our dynamic team, comprised of engaged and talented individuals. You must thrive in driving legal processes and cases, both independently and together with colleagues and stakeholders.

You must be pragmatic, solution oriented and master collaboration. Having an open and curious mindset will be a pre-requisite to navigating a multicultural and fast-paced organization where you will have plenty of opportunity utilize and further develop your stakeholder management skills.

You have a master’s degree in law or business law from a Danish university and deep knowledge of Danish employment law. It is an advantage if you have experience from a similar position, preferably within a financial institution.

You have strong Danish and English language skills on business level, both written and spoken.

NB! Apply no later than 12th of August.
We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, therefore apply sooner rather than later.

The position will remain open until we find the right candidate.

We get curious people invested in the world
 

When you work at Saxo, you become a Saxonian and part of a purpose-driven organisation, where good ideas are always taken seriously, and where you can make a true impact. We are invested in your development, and you can expect a robust career from day one when you join Saxo – no matter which role you take on.
 

You will join 2,500 other ambitious colleagues across 11 countries and become part of an international organisation. Working in Saxo, you will get to meet colleagues from many different cultures and backgrounds, and you should know that we value diversity and inclusion and see it as a genuine source of strength to drive growth, foster innovation and position us for long-term success. 
 
We encourage an open feedback culture and supportive team environments enabling employees to grow and fulfil their career aspirations.  

When you bring passion, curiosity, drive and team spirit, your learning journey will be dynamic and your career opportunities in Saxo will be immense.
At Saxo we don’t just offer a job – we offer an opportunity to invest in your future!  


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Skills Required

  • Master's degree in law or business law from a Danish university
  • Deep knowledge of Danish employment law
  • Business-level Danish and English (written and spoken)
  • Experience using HR systems (e.g., Workday) and maintaining HR data quality
  • Experience in employee relations, drafting employment contracts, policies and providing legal advice/training
  • Strong stakeholder management, pragmatic and solution-oriented collaboration skills
  • Experience from a similar position, preferably within a financial institution
  • Familiarity with Collective Agreements (FinansDanmark) and remuneration regulatory requirements (risk takers)
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The Company
HQ: Copenhagen
1,852 Employees
Year Founded: 1992

What We Do

At Saxo we believe that when you invest, you unlock a new curiosity for the world around you. Discovering an intuitive desire within to actively learn, explore, and ask questions, you will engage with new companies, new communities, maybe even new countries. You could call this an appetite or passion for new knowledge and skills. We call it curiosity. Ultimately everything we do as a company is focused on getting curious people invested in the world by giving our clients more ways to make more of their money. We began in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1992 with a clear vision: to make the global financial markets accessible for more people. In 1998, we launched one of the first online trading platforms in Europe, providing professional-grade tools and easy access to global financial markets for anyone who wanted to invest. Today we are a well-capitalised Danish (EU) bank with top capital ratios and positive rating from S&P, trusted by over 1.2 million clients. As an international award-winning investment firm for investors and traders who are serious about investing, our clients enjoy regulated and reliable access to over 71,000 financial instruments on our industry-leading platforms. Keeping our headquarters in our beloved Denmark, we have expanded our reach to having more than 70 nationalities employed in offices in 14 countries. We are proud of our Scandinavian heritage and we are committed to the values of trust, fairness, and security. We believe this gives our clients the confidence to be adventurous and curious. Curiosity can lead you to places you never could have imagined. When you invest, you stimulate the mind, you see new perspectives, and you broaden your horizons. Personal transformation is inevitable as you develop a sincere interest and curiosity for not only the world, but also for others. At Saxo our greatest hope is for everyone to become engaged, to feel empowered, and to Be Invested

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