Hybrid Legal & Compliance Manager – Interim

at Lassie

• Job title: Legal & Compliance Manager – Interim
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Stockholm, Sweden

About the role

• Legal & Compliance Manager overseeing IDD-related work and providing commercial legal support at Lassie. Managing governance framework and compliance efforts during a pivotal growth period.

Responsibilities

• You will be the primary owner of our IDD-related work across all markets, including reviewing and updating our IDD training programme and compliance trainings at group level.
• You will monitor regulatory developments, manage legislation implementation (including DORA), and handle ongoing education, tests, and registrations with authorities.
• You will be the go-to for legal questions from across the business, supporting Operations, Tech, Marketing, Ecosystem, and other teams with day-to-day legal matters.
• This includes reviewing and negotiating agreements (partners, ambassadors, tech-systems), advising on T&Cs and product documentation.
• You will own our legal governance framework during this period, including lawyer governance and cost control, the risk matrix, our annual legal wheel and AML & KYC-related matters.
• You will also coordinate audits and due diligence processes at group level.
• You will support the business on tech-legal matters, including data processing agreements (DPAs), cloud and SaaS contracts, and information security-related legal questions.
• You will also help establish and document internal processes for how Lassie enters into and manages critical IT agreements, ensuring we have clear, scalable ways of working as we grow.
• You will play a key role in shaping how Lassie leverages AI within Legal & Compliance, including evaluating tools, establishing best practices, and ensuring responsibility and compliance across the organisation.
• A key priority for this interim period is to take ownership of our internal policies and governing documents to ensure that they are best in class and implemented in all aspects of our operations.

Requirements

• Swedish law degree (Juristexamen) - required
• At least 4 years of experience in a legal and/or compliance role
• Background in insurance, InsurTech, fintech, or a similarly regulated environment strongly preferred
• Solid, working knowledge of IDD (Insurance Distribution Directive)
• Experience across a broad range of legal areas, including commercial contracts, GDPR, IT-law and regulatory compliance.
• Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams independently and deliver structured outcomes
• Comfortable being the legal go-to for non-legal stakeholders across the business
• Strong communicator who can translate complex legal topics into clear, practical guidance
• Fluent in English; additional European languages a plus
• Comfortable using AI tools in your day-to-day legal work - we actively encourage this at Lassie

Benefits

• Flexible working - Hybrid working model with flexibility to balance home and office work
• A collaborative, international team across four markets
• A product you can feel genuinely good about 🐾
• The chance to make a real impact during a pivotal period for Lassie
• Regular social events and team-building activities