HR Legal Counsel - Parental Cover

Duration: As soon as possible until April.

Location: Your main location will be Hellerup, but you’ll be expected to frequently work on-site at our production facilities in Kvistgaard.

In our People Experience team our HR Legal Counsel is going on paternity leave for 5 months and we are looking for a temporary replacement from December to April.

If you enjoy navigating complex labour law challenges and turning them into practical solutions, then you might be the person we are looking for.

The role as HR Legal Partner

You will be responsible for labour law in Denmark, supported by the Head of People Experience. You will ensure legal matters are handled with confidence and quality and in compliance with legislation, internal politics and guidelines. You will work closely with managers in the business areas, our HR Business Partners and collaborate with employee representatives and unions. You will be gaining hands-on experience and responsibility from day one.

The workplace will be at our production facilities in Kvistgaard in North Zealand combined with some days working in Hellerup (headquarter).

Key responsibilities

Handle individual cases: Performance, warnings, termination, dispute resolution

Advise management in labor law (e.g. contracts, leave, sickness, collective agreements, working time, allowances)

Ensure HR practices are aligned with legislation, agreements, and internal policies

Work closely with managers and support negotiations of local collective agreements

Draft or update contract templates and HR policies – locally and globally

Contribute or lead to HR projects

Collaborate across P&O and help drive initiatives forward

Qualifications

You bring solid expertise in labour law and thrive in dynamic environments where practical solutions and strong collaboration are key. Ideally, you have experience from a pharmaceutical or manufacturing setting with unions and collective agreements.

Strong knowledge of Danish labour law and collective agreements (preferably DI Industrial Agreement) and preferably international experience working with external legal/HR advisors

Relevant academic background (e.g., cand.jur., cand.merc.jur., cand.merc.HRM) or equivalent practical experience

Experience advising managers and employees with pragmatic, business-oriented solutions

Proven negotiation and communication skills

Project management experience is a plus

Fluent in Danish and English

Skilled in HR systems and proficient in MS Office

As a person you are structured, proactive, and curious, with a strong drive to understand and improve how things work. As a hands-on practitioner with a “go-do” attitude, you combine a sharp business mindset with a practical approach to problem-solving.

Our People Experience team

Our People Experience team consists of 12 employees in Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and the United States. We are the first point of contact for employees delivering end-to-end employee experience covering on site HR business partnering, HR Operations and HR Legal collaborating closely with our Talent Acquisition, Center of Excellence and Global HR Business Partnering Teams.

Why this position?

You will be given the opportunity to make a real influence by ensuring legal matters are handled correctly

You will be gaining hands-on experience and responsibility from day one

Possibility to strengthen your skills within Danish and international Labor law

Join a global team and collaborate with stakeholders across multiple departments and locations

Enjoy flexibility with a hybrid role that combines on-site work and remote work

Enjoy a vibrant staff club that offers a variety of diverse, fun and exciting events

Ready to make a difference? Apply now

Apply by clicking the ‘APPLY’ button. We are interviewing on an ongoing basis and look forward to receiving your motivated CV. A cover letter is not required.

Do not hesitate to call the Head of People Experience, Christian Carlsen on if you have any questions about the role.

We kindly request that headhunters or recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this position.

Founded in 1994, we have +30 years of experience developing life-saving vaccines. We are a global leader in smallpox and mpox vaccines. Our commercial product portfolio contains market-leading vaccines against rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, cholera, typhoid, and Ebola. We are headquartered in Denmark and have manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America. Our values – our Bavarian Nordic DNA, as we like to call it – are what guide our actions every day. We act as persistent pioneers, embrace change, value being boosted by the team, and believe in protecting lives every day. If that is also a part of your DNA, we invite you to join us in Bavarian Nordic! Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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