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Posted August 3, 2026 · 5 days agoLast seen August 7, 2026Deadline August 24, 2026

Head of Legal Insurance

Head of Lawyer Insurance, DK
Ballerup, Denmark
Onsite · Legal
Full-time · Manager
English, Danish
No People Management
About the role

You could call it Head of Lawyer Insurance, but actually we are looking for you who have broad legal experience, a customer-friendly perspective and a pronounced entrepreneurial spirit. Do you have legal weight, strong commercial understanding and are you motivated to be at the head of a unit in growth? We are looking for a leader who can further develop an already well-established product area and ensure that we continue to create value for our corporate customers. If today offers legal business advice. The product is established in the market and demand is growing. We are looking for a leader who can set the direction, develop the team and strengthen our position in the market in Denmark – with responsibility for professional quality, customer satisfaction and business results. About the role As leader for Legal Advice you will be responsible for developing and scaling the unit to match the increasing demand and the strategic ambitions across the Nordics. You will be a central actor in ensuring high quality in the advice, strong processes and a professional customer experience. You will work closely with product developers, commercially responsible persons as well as your Nordic leadership colleagues, and you will become an integrated part of the Danish leadership group in the claims organization. Your main tasks include among other things: - Responsibility for further development of the unit – strengthen structure, processes and professional direction - Leadership and sparring for colleagues in both the sales and claims organization - Legal advice to If's corporate customers within, among other things, contract law, company law, employment law and property law - Ownership of systems and digitalization with a focus on efficiency and quality - Participation in internal and external forums to strengthen the product's position and development - Active role in the leadership group in the claims organization About the team The unit provides legal advice to corporate customers with a focus on efficiency, professionalism and customer orientation. You take over the responsibility for a function that is already in operation, but which now needs to be expanded. We expect that over the coming years you will expand the team with additional lawyers in line with the portfolio's growth. Who are you? We are looking for someone who has solid legal ballast, strategic business understanding, and strong commitment. You are proactive and interested in building and developing a team. As a leader and colleague, you are positive, inclusive and contribute to creating well-being in a dynamic work environment. We imagine that you: - Have a legal education and leadership ambitions - Have relevant advisory experience from a law firm or similar - Preferably have insurance experience (not a requirement) - Dare to challenge, think new and make decisions without fear of failure - Have a solid business-focused mindset with strong customer focus - Are good at building relationships both internally and externally, and that you have a confident and professional appearance in all required situations - Have good English skills both orally and in writing at a negotiation level as well as understand the Scandinavian languages About application and recruitment process Application deadline: We process applications continuously, so please send your application as soon as possible. Deadline for applying is 24.08.2026. Application: Please send your application + CV via our website. Location: Ballerup. Start date: By agreement. If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Head of Large, Complex & International Claims, Denmark, Kathrine Friis Binzer, by email kathrine.friis.binzer@if.dk. At If we want to create a workplace with equal opportunities for all. We encourage everyone regardless of gender, age, background or any disability to apply. We also recommend that you omit a photo from your CV. The applicant's circumstances may, within the framework of legislation, be investigated via publicly available information. Candidates who proceed in the recruitment process will be asked to provide references and present a criminal record certificate. Depending on the scope of the role, a credit check will also be carried out on final candidates in connection with employment in some cases. We look forward to hearing from you! If is an insurance company that helps a lot, and many. 4.5 million customers in seven countries, to be fairly precise. In order to help a lot, it is of course a given that we also support and uplift each other, no matter who we are and where we come from. We give each other boost, trust, and space so that we can reach new heights, together. And everyone of us can come to work every day feeling insured of growth.

Job Details

Responsibilities

  • Further development of the unit, including strengthening structure, processes, and professional direction
  • Leadership and guidance for colleagues in sales and claims organizations
  • Providing legal advice to corporate customers in contract, company, employment, and property law
  • Ownership of systems and digitalization focusing on efficiency and quality
  • Participating in internal and external forums to strengthen product position
  • Active participation in the claims organization leadership group

Requirements

  • Legal education
  • Leadership ambitions
  • Relevant advisory experience from a law firm or similar
  • Strong business-focused mindset with strong customer focus
  • Ability to build relationships internally and externally
  • Professional appearance and demeanor
  • English language skills at a negotiation level (oral and written)
  • Understanding of Scandinavian languages

Skills & Technologies

Contract lawCompany lawEmployment lawProperty lawDigitalization

Recruitment Process

  1. 1
    Application and CV submission
  2. 2
    Reference check
  3. 3
    Criminal record certificate presentation
  4. 4
    Potential credit check
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