Paradox Interactive is looking for a Legal Counsel to join the legal team and support the business across the group. If you have a strong interest in business law and want to work closely with an international gaming business, this is an opportunity to grow within a listed company operating in a genuinely creative and fun industry.
As Legal Counsel, you will support the business with legal advice across a broad range of business matters. Your work will include areas such as:
Corporate law and capital markets law
Commercial agreements, including development, publishing and vendor agreements
Corporate governance
Support in M&A-related matters
You will also contribute to the continuous improvement of legal processes, templates and ways of working, including the use of AI and legal tech tools to increase efficiency within and accessibility to the legal function.
The role involves close collaboration with stakeholders across the organization as well as coordination with external legal counsel when needed.
At least 3 years of experience working with corporate law and capital markets law
Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in law
Strong business judgement and ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives
Problem-solving attitude
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Fluent in Swedish and English, spoken and written
Experience in other business law related areas, such as contract law, employment law, defamation and content law, consumer law, intellectual property, licensing and data protection is an advantage. Also, experience within media, tech or gaming is considered a merit, and experience in AI and legal tech is a bonus.
If you believe you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as we review candidates on a continuous basis.
Scope: Full-time and permanent with 6 months probation period
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Remote status: Office-based
Paradox Interactive is a leading, global publisher of deep, replayable games.
We create intellectually challenging games, with long lifespans and a vibrant player communities. Our heart and soul lies in strategy and management games but we occasionally make calculated bets in other genres where we believe there is break-out potential.
Our steadily-growing portfolio includes titles from established series like Crusader Kings, Cities: Skylines, Europa Universalis, Stellaris and Hearts of Iron. Millions of people from all over the world play our games every month, and participate in their continuous development through their purchases and insights they share with us.
Paradox offices are located in Sweden, France, Netherlands, Finland, and each houses creative staff, skilled in a wide variety of areas of expertise. No matter the specialization, each of us contributes to giving our players the best game experiences and value for their money and time.
Everyone at Paradox is expected to know our players, why they love our games and have an awareness of how their work impacts them in the end. We foster highly-engaged communities, where we encourage our fans to share their sentiment, and empower our colleagues to turn that feedback into action that benefits both our business and fans.
If that sounds good, and you share our vision, we’d love you to join us. Check out our career page: https://career.paradoxplaza.com/#jobs
