Legal Advisor
Location: Oslo
Deadline: 10 March 2019
About the position
We are looking for a dedicated legal advisor who will be working together with our existing director of legal/compliance and the rest of the international Xeneta team and advising us on how business and law should work together in order for us to grow our company even bigger. We are confident that our technology and data will disrupt one of the world's biggest industries, and we need you to help us find out how.
You will primarily work with contract, commercial and tax law. We want you to develop and negotiate all contracts on behalf of the company.
You will also help our international sales team negotiate and close deals with companies such as Nestlé, Electrolux, Lenovo and Continental (all existing customers).
You will also be advising our finance team on legal aspects of the company's financing, future business structures and taxation, including working with our international venture capital investors.
Requirements
- A Norwegian masters degree in law
- Minimum 2 years relevant work experience
- Experience developing and negotiating contracts
- Experience in all the following fields:
- Contract law
- Taxation
- Company law
- Fluent in English, written and oral
- Excellent business judgment and ability to assess legal risk while also thinking strategically and providing practical advice
- The ability to work both independently and cross-functionally with all levels of staff as well as externally.
Bonus points for
- International working experience
- Experience from working in house
- Experience in one of the following fields:
- IPR
- Employment law
- Competition law
What we offer
- Work with the most innovative product in the industry
- An opportunity to be a part of building a global company that is transforming an industry
- A great work environment with highly motivated people
Apply and we'll be in touch!
Make sure to highlight your past achievements that you think are relevant. Be sure to give us an idea of who you are as a real live person---not just your professional experience.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Om bedriften
Xeneta has been named one of the hottest new companies in the Nordics, as well as one of the leading European companies transforming the shipping and global logistics supply chain industries by Forbes.
Xeneta is changing the business of the $200B container-shipping industry and has since its launch in 2012 grown to become the world's leading information platform for ocean freight intelligence. With our international background from logistics, technology and business we have managed to develop a solution to the challenges traditionally related to trade in the containerized shipping industry.