Student Assistant in Legal Compliance Team

About the job

Did you know that water and climate change are closely linked? Access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene is the most basic human need for health and well-being. Thisis why UN’s sustainable development goal (SDG) No. 6 is to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

Grundfos is one of the largest Danish companies, and we are famous for our market-leading water technologies and solutions worldwide. We contribute to global sustainability by pioneering water technologies that improve quality of life for people and care for the planet.

Grundfos Legal 


We are around 35 lawyers and legal counsels in Grundfos, located in various places around the world, including Hungary, Denmark, China, Italy, and the US. We work with a variety of legal topics, including commercial contracts, corporate law, data privacy, IP, M&A, and various types of compliance, including export control and sanctions, anti-money laundering and anti-bribery, competition law, and sustainability-related compliance.

What is the job about?

As our new student assistant, you will assist our Legal Compliance team as a compliance coordinator. The Legal Compliance team currently consists of several lawyers and an engineer, and you will be an integral part of the team in day-to-day tasks across functions. Some of the following tasks will be part of your work:

• •    Compliance monitoring overviews
• •    Tracking developments in sanctions
• •    Assistance with template drafting and presentations to the business or management
• •    Updating response and activity plans 
• •    Developing and updating policies and company guidelines
• •    Training programme monitoring
• •    Reporting across compliance areas 
• •    Updating relevant Teams sites and SharePoint sites
• •    Product classification updates
• •    Due diligence assessments
• •    Defense file management 

Your job will be 15 paid hours per week. We expect that you can work two days per week, but the job contains freedom and flexibility, and we may agree on different schedules in some weeks.

What We Expect From You

We expect that you are studying to get a bachelor's degree or diploma in, for instance, business administration, management, finance, business law, quality, or other education relevant to a compliance coordinator. Since most of your tasks will be in English, you must have a good command of written and oral English. Furthermore, we expect that you are happy to work in a team with other colleagues, motivated by finding solutions, and that you are curious to learn about Grundfos.

How To Apply

If this job sounds appealing to you, please send us a cover letter, your CV, and your grades. Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis, and we will hire once we find the right candidate. 

If you have questions or if you want to know more about the position, please contact Lead Compliance Officer, Lene B. Lauridsen at +4521548592 or Head of Legal Compliance, Inger Fogh at +4524766775.