Experienced Privacy Legal Counsel | SEB, Stockholm

Om jobbet

SEB is a leading northern European financial services group with customer bases among both private individuals and organisations. We are consistently recognized for our expertise and customer-centric approach, which we achieve by listening to our customers, committing to quality and trust, and encouraging an entrepreneurial mindset in everything we do. Does that sound like a fit for you?

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced privacy legal counsel to join the SEB Group Privacy Office in Stockholm, Sweden to support on a broad range of privacy and data protection legal and operational matters. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and evolving field and contribute to maintaining our organization's commitment to privacy and data protection. As a privacy legal counsel, you will be an essential member of our growing team and will work closely with business stakeholders throughout the Group to support in a wide range of privacy and data protection related matters. You will use your strong interpersonal skills and your ability to combine legal knowledge with business acumen to advise our teams and create pragmatic actionable solutions to complex legal issues.

Your core responsibilities:

• Offer legal support and guidance on data protection and privacy issues

• Support in strategic initiatives involving and/or relating to data protection and privacy issues

• Provide tailored advice to internal stakeholders on data protection and privacy legal and contractual risks and risk mitigation

• Assist with designing, building and improving internal data protection and privacy operations and processes and tools

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess and manage data protection and privacy risks effectively

• Collaborate with and manage external counsel as necessary

• Conduct data protection and privacy workshops and training for employees and

• Collaborate and align with other legal functions within the SEB Group

To thrive in this role, we believe you have

• A Swedish LL.M. degree, or equivalent European qualification

• At least five years of experience from working as in-house legal counsel or at a reputable law firm with substantial experience of working with data protection and privacy

• Professional experience demonstrating you have comprehensive GDPR knowledge, perspective and understanding to ensure compliance and data protection successfully

• Operational knowledge of IT security and Cyber Security is a merit

• Excellent communication skills in English, verbally and in writing

• A strong commercial understanding and pro-actively take initiatives to contribute with your expertise to impact the business

• A high level of integrity and are confident in your competence and the value you bring, but you also possess a curiosity to learn and take on new challenges in this dynamic role

• An ability to work independently or as part of a team to find legally viable solutions to various situations

• An ability to quickly analyse complex information and communicate the same in a simplified way with a clear advice to support enhanced decision-making

• A flexible and positive adaptability to change

• You are also a positive and engaged team player who are not afraid to deliver and dig in where necessary. We expect you to be driven and a person able to prioritize

What we offer

• Entrepreneurial Scandinavian environment

• Hybrid work model, meaning remote work is possible up to 2 days/week

• International opportunities and working environment

• Attractive compensation and access to SEB staff banking with exclusive benefits

Do you want to be part of SEB?

It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity is crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected, and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe or where they come from.

Since we select candidates continuously, feel free to send in your application today via the link in this ad, but no later than 10 March, 2026. If you have questions about the position, please contact Michaela Bager Doslic at [email protected] , but we will not process applications via email.

Please be aware that our final candidates undergo background checks, a process that includes for example identity control, verification of qualifications, credit checks, company engagements and criminal records checks. In some cases, we also apply random drug checks.

Sweden has a redeployment responsibility, why this position might be covered by internal redeployment.

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