Join us in this role where you’ll ​advise on and monitor developments in financial regulation to ensure Ørsted’s compliance within this area. You will have the opportunity to support and tackle regulatory issues in relation to market integrity and transparency, including topics such as handling inside information, market behaviour and regulatory reporting for our many stakeholders across Ørsted’s business, in particular our European trading departments.​ 

Welcome to ​Legal​ 
You’ll be part of an international Legal department with lawyers from across the world. More specifically, you’ll be part of the Legal Financial Regulation, Power Portfolio & Trading team, where you, together with your eight dedicated colleagues, will be responsible for realising Ørsted’s green vision. We offer a challenging position in a dedicated team working at the intersection between complex regulation and operational compliance within the energy sector. As a team, we want to be described as “a trusted advisor” and “go-to people” providing expert knowledge. In the team knowledge sharing, collaboration, accessibility, and business and industry understanding is key to achieving our goals and we have an engaging and supportive culture. 

You’ll play an important role in:  

• advising the business on financial regulation matters such as MiFID, MAR, EMIR, REMIT, SFTR, and AML, particularly on product classification and prevention of insider trading and market manipulation in the European energy and financial markets 

• ​​identifying relevant compliance risks and assisting the business with durable and operational solutions​ 

• ensuring compliance with financial regulation and internal policies in our European business, including conducting training, compliance controls, incident handling, and handling inquiries from regulatory authorities. 

• establishing and updating guidelines and procedures relevant for our European business 

• ​​participating in relevant projects and external working groups as a legal expert on financial regulation.​ 

To succeed in the role, you:  

• ​​have a master's degree in law, good legal skills, and experience as an attorney at law​ 

• ​​have practical experience with financial regulation, preferably with energy markets or financial markets​ 

• ​​have a proactive and systematic approach to your work tasks and are a team player​ 

• ​​can communicate in a clear and simple way, both verbally and in writing, preferably in both English and Danish​ 

• ​​thrive in an international environment and are accommodating towards your stakeholders at all levels.​