Head of Legal

(This position requires professional proficiency in Finnish.)

Are you looking to join an organisation committed to positive societal impact? Are you an experienced legal professional with the vision and motivation to lead our Legal function? If yes, then maybe you are the person we are looking for. Join us as our Head of Legal in leading societal transformation towards a fair, sustainable and joyful future!

About Demos Helsinki

Demos Helsinki is a globally operating, non-profit and independent think tank. We are a community of motivated experts dedicated to instigating and sustaining essential transitions to a fair, sustainable and joyful future. We believe that change can only happen together. That is why we carry out consultative and research projects together with hundreds of partners, such as private international foundations, UN organisations, the European Commission and also companies.  Over the past 20 years, we have grown into an over 80-person organisation working on more than 100 projects per year with a forecasted revenue of over 5 M€.

Head of Legal in a nutshell

Demos Helsinki is a non-profit, impact-based, independent think tank. Our attitude is can-do: we set our impact goals first and then build the legal and financial pathways to make them a reality. Moving forward, we want our legal expertise to evolve from a compliance function into a strategic architect of societal change.

Head of Legal is a new role, fitted for a passionate professional with skills to transition our legal function from a compliance-based support service to a strategic engine. You will ensure our mission is globally scalable, ethically grounded and legally pioneering. You don't just tell us what the law says today, but how the law should serve society tomorrow.

In practice, your role balances operational precision with strategic transformation. You will secure our foundation by managing organisational compliance while acting as a legal strategist to enable systemic shifts. You e