General Counsel
KOMPAN Global
Legal counsel across business areas and country borders
As General Counsel, you will lead and further develop KOMPAN's in-house legal function, ensuring high-quality legal support across a broad range of business areas. While the role covers general corporate and commercial law, we are particularly interested in candidates with strong expertise within Intellectual Property Law (IP/Immaterialret) and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A).
You will play a central role in protecting and strengthening KOMPAN's intellectual property portfolio, supporting strategic growth initiatives, and helping the business navigate complex legal matters across multiple jurisdictions. Working closely with stakeholders throughout the organization, you will identify legal risks, advise on business decisions, and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations globally.
Exciting challenges in a successful organization with great growth
You Will Refer Directly To Our CFO As a Part Of Our Legal & Compliance Team, And Your Core Tasks Will Include
- Provide legal counsel to Group Management and stakeholders across the business.
- Lead and manage KOMPAN's intellectual property portfolio, including trademarks, patents, copyrights, designs, and IP disputes.
- Support mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions, including due diligence and contract negotiations.
- Claim / Insurance handling.
- Handle IP infringement issues, Trademarks.
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and legal documents.
- Legal Proceedings.
- Corporate Governance.
- Support on legal HR related matters.
You hold a Master of Laws degree (Cand.jur., LL.M. or equivalent) and have significant experience from either an international company or a law firm.
Ideally, you bring a strong track record within Intellectual Property Law and M&A transactions, combined with broad commercial legal experience.
You are comfortable operating in a global business environment and thrive on balancing legal considerations with commercial objectives. As a person, you are proactive, pragmatic, and solution-oriented, with the ability to build strong relationships across cultures and organizational levels.
You communicate confidently in both Danish and English, verbally and in writing, and enjoy working in a role that offers a high degree of responsibility, variety, and stakeholder interaction.
Our HQ is in Odense. Flexibility in this role allows you to work from your office in Odense combined with working from home.
KOMPAN - Who are we?
KOMPAN is a global leader in outdoor play and fitness solutions. We design, produce, and install over 1,000 playgrounds and fitness areas every month across 94 countries. Our HQ is based in Odense, Denmark, with manufacturing site in Czech Republic and sales offices worldwide. Read more
What’s our culture like?
We combine professionalism with playfulness. Our teams work across functions and cultures, valuing diversity, creativity, and results.
Why should you work with us?
At KOMPAN we make a real impact - creating healthier, happier communities through play and movement and have done this since 1970. You'll grow your career while changing lives worldwide. This is a very strong purpose to be part of.
How to apply?
Please apply via our website. We review applications on an ongoing basis, and you can expect to hear from us once we have selected candidates to proceed to a first interview. You will, of course, hear from us regardless of whether you proceed in the process or not.
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