Corporate Counsel

Continia is looking for you – a highly skilled Corporate Counsel passionate about doing the right thing and driving legal and compliance programs in an international setting.

If you are experienced in designing and executing compliance programs, have a good technical understanding and can turn complex information into simple and actionable matter, this role may be for you.

About your role

As a Corporate Counsel in Continia, you will provide legal, compliance and regulatory advice to our business and help to design and implement programs to support us in the legal landscape.

Continia provides software for accounts payable automation, expense management solutions, and bank integration to more than 18,000 customers worldwide. You will play a key role in ensuring compliance with our software and customers, IT security, external invoicing and banking networks, and other external parties globally.

You will be part of risk evaluation, compliance mapping and provide regulatory advice regarding contracts with external technology partners and laws in different countries.

What you will be doing:

• Provide compliance and regulatory advice to the business towards development and engineering, commercial and partner teams, and other functions.
• Take ownership of legal standard agreements and policies such as customer and partner agreements, terms of use, etc.
• Improve and audit internal compliance and security frameworks based on ISAE 3402 and ISO27001/2.
• Design and perform relevant and adequate compliance controls based on compliance risk assessment.
• Contribute to strategic processes such as new partnerships and M&A to provide legal and compliance advice.
• Work with external legal service providers to ensure the interests of our organization are well represented.
• Report compliance risks to management and board of directors.

If you join Continia in this role, you will have the opportunity to work with people across the organization - locally and internationally.

As a Continia employee, you will enjoy the following: 

• Flexible working hours at the office and in your home office. You can be based in either Aalborg or Copenhagen.
• Compensation package on par with market level.
• Local benefits such as subsidized lunch and an active employee association.
• Awesome company parties where you get to see colleagues from all around the world.

About you 

When you join Continia, you become part of a fast-growing organization with changing priorities. You are proactive, flexible, and have a positive mindset. Besides, you flourish by taking ownership of your tasks, and execution comes naturally to you.

We imagine you have the following qualifications and characteristics: 

• Relevant master's degree, e.g. Master of Law or MSc in Business Administration and Commercial law, MSc in Business Administration and Audit or another relevant field.
• Approximately 2-5 years of work experience from a similar or relevant position in an international setting.
• Good technical understanding that enables you to understand and guide software developers on how to transform contractual or regulatory requirements into concrete and compliant software solutions.
• Proven understanding of compliance, risk and regulatory matters within the tech industry or financial sector.
• Excellent English skills (written and verbal) with the ability to turn complex information into a simple and understandable matter.
• Collaborative and team-oriented mindset with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

If you think you will be a good fit for this position, please upload your CV, including a few lines about your motivation for applying for this job. 

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. If you are interested in hearing more about this position, please contact Henrik Lærke, CEO (Phone: +45 5214 6900, Email: hl@continia.com) or Tommy Olesen, CTO (Phone: +45 3157 0905, Email: to@continia.com).

Continia commits to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants with a Danish residence and work permit.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Application due: 8/31/2023.

About Continia

Continia is a leading provider of banking, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Expense Management automation solutions for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. 

We recognize that time is what matters most. Continia solutions give customers more time daily – time to work and live. That's why "It's About Time" is our motto. Our success builds on partnering with more than 1,300 reselling partners - serving more than 18,000 customers worldwide. 

Working at Continia means being part of an international company and working alongside people from various cultures with a broad range of skills. Continia has more than 130 employees worldwide across eight offices (Copenhagen, Aalborg, Amsterdam, Belgium, Hamburg, New York, Vilnius, and Spain). 

Our values: We dig in, we work smart, we grow together, and count on Continia. 

We are proud of our company culture, value diversity, and encourage authenticity. You will work in an informal environment with open dialogue and high team spirit in your everyday life. You will be part of a strong community where we celebrate small and big successes.