Legal Counsel
Core
Set and enforce legal standards, templates, and strategies while ensuring regulatory compliance and securing business aims for a global fashion group.
Role type
Senior Legal Counsel (Contract Management & Risk)
Builds
Negotiated agreements, corporate documentation, governance policies, and risk assessments for H&M Group's global operations.
Domain
Fashion retail, global regulatory compliance, contract law, real estate/leasing.
Required skills
Contract negotiation and drafting, risk assessment and analysis, regulatory compliance knowledge, dispute resolution, due diligence, team leadership, stakeholder communication.
Preferred skills
Experience in leasing or real estate law.
Technologies
Legal management systems, contract lifecycle management tools.
Responsibilities
Negotiate, draft, and review various agreements including leases and marketing contracts; conduct judicial enquiries and due diligence; handle and settle commercial and employment-related disputes; set and implement routines for contract execution and administration; assist in drafting corporate documentation and governance policies.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership responsibilities.