Job Description

As our Legal Counsel – Privacy & Technology, you will play an important role in shaping how privacy and other technology focused regulations are embedded in Tele2. You will join our Legal team, report to the Head of Legal, and serve as a trusted partner to colleagues across the business with the ability to quickly identify and help the business balance and manage data protection risks in new initiatives that often involve new technology. This is an opportunity to combine strategic thinking with hands-on impact.

About the job

This is a new role in our Legal team, with the possibility to shape the role yourself, and we expect you to be a driving force and enabler, helping our organization to work in compliance with privacy and other tech-related regulations such as the AI Act. You will:

• Shape and strengthen our data privacy compliance work by leading and evolving key areas of our privacy and AI governance programs, ensuring frameworks, processes, and controls remain effective, scalable, and aligned with business needs and regulatory expectations.
• Review business initiatives and provide clear, pragmatic, risk-based privacy guidance.
• Assisting the business in ensuring that key regulatory requirements are identified and completed, including RoPA, DPIAs, DPAs, and third-party due diligence.
• Help improve – and help invent – privacy processes, tools, and ways of working so they are efficient, and scalable across the organisation.
• Act as a visible and trusted partner to the business, promoting privacy by design and by default through early engagement and solution-oriented support.
• Contribute to other compliance activities, including training, incident support, data subject requests, monitoring, and audits.

Who are you?

We place great importance on your personal qualities. We are looking for someone who is a true team player with the ability to both lead and engage your colleagues. To thrive and succeed in this role we believe that you are confident, communicative, and clear. You are analytical, but solution-oriented as well. You can build trust and a sense of togetherness, but also challenge where needed. You know that legal judgment matters and dare to stand behind your recommendations and decisions but always with a pragmatic approach. It is important that you are self-driven, a doer, and thrive on taking a great deal of personal responsibility.

You should have the following qualifications:

• Relevant academic degree, preferably in law.
• 5+ years of experience in law, compliance, or tech-related regulatory work, with a passion for solving complex challenges at the intersection of law and technology. You enjoy partnering with product, IT, security, or engineering teams in a fast-moving, regulated environment.
• Solid knowledge of the GDPR and relevant legal and regulatory challenges in the data privacy area and ideally also in the telecom sector.
• Experience in other types of digital compliance, AI, data, cybersecurity, information security, and/or regulatory advisory within IT/Tech is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing.
• A genuine interest in contributing to a thriving work culture by being engaged and solution-oriented, and by creating good conditions for collaboration in a friendly and unpretentious manner.
• An innovative, forward-thinking, and curious approach to your own development, new technologies, regulations and ways of working.

A few words from the manager

"Technology is moving fast, and that's putting growing demands on us handling the regulation around it — this role gives you the chance to shape how Tele2 handles that from the ground up. You'll have real ownership over your area, work closely with product and tech teams, and see your recommendations put into practice quickly. Welcome to a team that values pragmatic thinking, humour, and backing each other up — if you want to build something rather than just maintaining it, this is the role for you."  – Helena Wanhainen, Head of Legal

Why Tele2

• A culture of natural born challengers – At Tele2 we don’t just do things the traditional way. We challenge the status quo and push boundaries to create smarter and more valuable solutions for our customers. You will be part of a culture that values curiosity, initiative and collaboration, where new ideas are welcomed and everyone’s contribution matters.
• Inclusive and supportive environment – We believe in fostering a creative and flexible workplace where people can bring their whole selves to work. Diversity and inclusion are important to us, and we strive to create an environment where people feel welcome, respected and supported in growing both personally and professionally.
• A sustainability challenger – We are proud that Tele2 has been recognised as Europe’s Climate Leader by the Financial Times and named as Sweden’s most sustainable company by Time Magazine and Statista, reflecting our strong commitment to reduce emissions, transparency and long-term climate goals. Our efforts focus on three areas where we can make the biggest difference: advancing a circular economy, combating climate change, and protecting children online. By embedding these focus areas into how we operate and innovate, we aim to create positive impact for people, planet and profit.

Interest and application

Would you like to be a part of the Tele2s value-driven and including culture? Then hit the “apply now” button and let’s find out if we’re a match! Since we strive for a balanced gender distribution at Tele2, we particularly welcome female applicants for this position.

If you have any specific questions regarding the position, please feel free to contact TA specialist: angelica.ek@tele2.com

Please note that in compliance with personal data management regulations (GDPR), we are unable to accept CVs via email.

Warmly welcome to submit your application! To ensure an inclusive and fair recruitment process, we focus on your experiences and skills. Therefore, Tele2 has chosen not to consider cover letters. Instead, we kindly ask you to answer the screening questions included in the application form.

As a step in the recruitment process, Tele2 performs a background check on final candidates.