VP, Group Legal and Global IP

VP, Group Legal & IP

We’re looking for an experienced legal leader and strategic thinker for the role of Vice President, Group Legal & IP, to head our Group Legal & IP function. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for and manage a team of around 20 skilled legal and IP professionals,

The legal and compliance function in Carlsberg has more than 130 employees worldwide. As a global team, we aspire to “Win with the Business” by being a “Trusted Legal & Compliance organisation, digitally enabled, supporting the business to grow and mitigating legal & compliance risk, thereby setting the business up to deliver Carlsberg’s Accelerate Sail Strategy”.

This position is your opportunity to lead the Group Legal & IP team, to shape decisions at the highest level, drive innovation and efficiency in our legal practices, and support in ensuring that Carlsberg continues to grow responsibly and compliantly across more than 150 markets.

​You will report to the Group General Counsel and be part of the Global Legal Management Team (GLMT), which also includes the 3 Regional Heads of Legal and the Head of Compliance and ERM. You can read more about the team and our structure below.

What you’ll be doing

As the VP of Group Legal & IP, you will:

• Lead and mentor a legal and IP team of ~20 professionals across multiple jurisdictions. The Group Legal & IP team is organized in 6 sub-teams.
• Help define and execute the Group Legal & IP strategy aligned with business objectives and risk appetite.
• Together with the rest of the GLMT define and execute Carlsberg’s global legal & compliance strategy.
• Act as a senior legal advisor to executive leadership and key global stakeholders.
• Via your team of experts, provide advice and guidance on for instance competition law, data protection, trade sanctions, disputes and intellectual property.
• Manage and lead complex, high-impact legal matters, including regulatory investigations.
• Ensure relevant legal standards and governance.
• Together with your team of experts serve as the primary legal partner and point of contact for certain central and global functions, including Procurement, Integrated IT and Group Marketing and Group Commercial.
• Manage relationships with external counsel, ensuring cost-effective, high-quality support.

What we’re looking for

To thrive in this role, you will bring a combination of comprehensive legal experience and expertise, strategic thinking and compassionate leadership, and the ability to influence at the highest levels of a global organization.

We imagine that you:

• Are a generalist at core, but you have extensive knowledge in different areas of expertise that are relevant to Carlsberg, including, IP, Company Law, Competition Law, dispute management and International Contracts;
• Have relevant, extensive legal experience from a senior in-house role within a global organization.
• Have proven leadership track record in managing international legal teams and driving strategic initiatives.
• Can navigate cross-functionally and influence internal and external decision makers of strategic importance;
• Nurture strategic and valuable relationships with key internal and external stakeholders;
• Demonstrate presence and gravitas;
• Demonstrate compassionate leadership and people skills
• Have solid business acumen and ability to align legal strategy with enterprise objectives and risk appetite.
• Demonstrate ability to manage complex, high-impact legal matters, including regulatory investigations and compliance issues.
• Have exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with experience advising executive leadership.
• Have high integrity, resilience, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
• Have fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.
• Have an international mindset and experience with intercultural sensitivity and willingness to travel as needed.

What you can expect

You will enjoy a team of great professionals, contributing every day to Carlsberg's business strategy and growth.

As a legal and compliance team, we are organized in 3 regions (Asia, Western Europe and Central Eastern Europe & India), led by 3 Regional Heads of Legal (VPs), having market lawyers on the ground in 40+ countries .

At Group level, we have two teams, Group Legal & IP and Group Compliance and ERM that are integrated and work very closely together.

Group Legal & IP is responsible for legal and contractual support and advice to most of the Group Functions, such as, Group Marketing and Group Commercial, Export & Licence, R&D, Integrated Supply Chain and Integrated IT. The team has strong functional experts, rendering advice and support to the business within critical legal areas, such as, disputes, competition law, data protection, corporate law, trade sanctions, ABC, company law, intellectual property, Digital/IT law, procurement law, ESG related laws and dispute management.

Group Legal and IP also cooperate with and support the 3 Regions and 40+ markets in the Carlsberg Group on certain types of specialist advice and work, such as competition law, data protection, sanctions, ABC, IP, procurement and IT contracts.

Group Compliance and ERM (led by our Head of Compliance and ERM) is responsible for the global legal compliance programs and enterprise risk management, (including our code of conduct and policy compliance framework). It sets global compliance and risk standards and processes and leads our Compass+ project (streamlining of Governance Risk & Compliance in Carlsberg globally).

About Carlsberg

In Carlsberg, we are brewing for a better today and tomorrow and what we can offer you is an equal opportunity to grow across our company. We believe that each employee drives their own seat in designing their career path and we fully support them endeavouring to create as many development opportunities as possible.

All of this is taking place in culturally diverse environment, where we celebrate our successes together and where no matter where you are from, who you are, or what experiences you bring to the table, all we say is: WELCOME YOU!

We encourage you to visit and learn more about our DE&I Strategy: Sustainability » Our ESG programme » Diversity, Equity and Inclusion « Carlsberg Group

If you join our team, some of the benefits you’ll enjoy are:

• Flexible, hybrid work model
• Annual bonus based on company and individual performance
• Monthly beer and soft drink allowance
• Well-equipped and comfortable office in the heart of Carlsberg City District in Valby, Copenhagen
• Opportunities to have fun together during regular Friday bars
• Being part of a company with an enormous heritage and a strong connection with Denmark’s Capital City
• The role requires a substantial presence on the ground in Copenhagen.

At Carlsberg, we pride ourselves on being Purpose-led and Performance focused in everything we do. Our diverse perspectives, unique abilities, and experiences don’t just shape our Performance, they make us who we are across the Group.

With so many iconic brands, we know our differences are what make us stand out. And while we are different, we are unified by our shared Purpose: Carlsberg should be a force for good, dedicated to brewing for a better today and tomorrow.

Interested?

Apply through the link. Please notice that this is the only way we accept applications.

The deadline for applying is the 15th of February 2026. We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled sooner than the deadline, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Carlsberg Group: Brewing for a better today and tomorrow

For us success has always been in the diverse mix of our people, our beers and our brands. At Carlsberg, we want to recruit and develop people with a global mindset, cultural understanding, and international experience to ensure that our organization stays agile, inclusive and prepared for future growth. Only by acknowledging and harvesting from different perspectives and experiences, will we gain competitive advantage and leverage the effect of diversity for business growth. Carlsberg aims to create equal access to opportunity regardless of social identity, and we encourage everyone to apply regardless of gender, nationality, race, religion or any other characteristics protected by law.