Legal and IPR Specialist

We are excited to announce that we are looking for an energetic and proactive

Legal and IPR Specialist

to join our Legal team in Helsinki HQ. The employment relationship is temporary lasting until the end of August 2023.

As our Legal and IPR Specialist, you will work closely with our Legal team in providing first-class advice and legal support in Marimekko. You will manage Marimekko’s intellectual property portfolio together with external advisors. You will organize Marimekko’s annual general meeting and support in other corporate governance matters. You will also drive the company’s ethics and compliance program for example by developing data privacy governance. You will work cross-functionally with different stakeholders including the Design and Communications teams.

You will join our magnificent Legal team in our HQ office in Herttoniemi, Helsinki.

This is a full-time and fixed term position, in which you will report to our General Counsel.

Main responsibilities:

• Manage Marimekko’s intellectual property portfolio and insider administration
• Organize Marimekko’s annual general meeting and support in organizing the Board meetings
• Support the Legal team in implementing and developing good corporate governance
• Implement and develop Marimekko’s ethics and compliance program
• Raise awareness of legal topics by continuous communications
• Main user of legal tech solutions

In order to succeed in the role, you have:

• Relevant educational background (for example a bachelor’s degree in law or business administration)
• Some years of relevant work experience (for example a similar role in a legal function of a listed company or a law firm)
• Interest in intellectual property rights, corporate governance or data privacy is a plus
• Strong cooperation skills with pragmatic and solution-oriented approach
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with attention to detail
• Fluent communication skills in English

At Marimekko we encourage people to be themselves and value diversity. We believe in fairness and doing things together, using common sense and finding joy in our work. If you connect with these values and have the right background, we might be able to offer you a unique opportunity to work in an exciting, international environment with one of the most iconic lifestyle brands.

If all this sparks your interest and you feel like you are the one we are looking for, please send your application including your CV and cover letter with salary expectation via our career site at http://company.marimekko.com/careers. We will start the interviews already during the application period so please, let us hear from you as soon as possible but no later than on July 29th 2022. For more information about the role, please contact Essi Weseri (General Counsel at Marimekko) by phone +358 (0)50 5392633 on 27 June 2022 at 14-15 EEST or 25 July 2022 at 10-11 EEST.

Marimekko is ranked as the most attractive employer in Finland amongst business professionals according to Universum’s ranking. Marimekko is also the 2nd most attractive employer in Finland amongst business students. Read more about the Universum’s study here.

Marimekko's culture and working environment are founded on equality, inclusion and cherishing diversity. Recruitment is always based on business need, and the candidates are evaluated on relevant knowledge, skills and experience as well as motivation.