Zacco is one of Europe's leading IP consultancy firms. We work with the best in the industry, and have strong collaboration across borders and technical areas. The company is at the forefront of the industry because of its innovative approach,combining traditional IP disciplines with cyber security and software development.
The group's HQ is located in Ørestaden and the Danish organization employs 130 employees, primarily lawyers and patent attorneys.
We are currently seeking an HR Generalist for maternity cover from 01 May 2025 until 30 June 2026.
What makes the role exciting is the breadth of the responsibilities. The role is currently 60% Admin & Payroll focused with 40% of the role allocated to HR case work and supporting leaders with individual cases.
Ideally, you will have at least 5 years’ experience of working independently with Danish employment law, HR Administration, Payroll and Danish employment law case work, to be successful in this role.
Responsibilities:
- HR Administration
- Onboarding and offboarding of all Danish employees, and everything in between.
- Handling of data for Danish and German employees in the HR System
- Responsible for the personnel handbook for Denmark, incl. updates
- Contact person for Deloitte in connection with people mobility cases
- Contact person regarding outsourcing of salary to Sapagi
- Contact person with the pension broker (WTW)
In the role, you are part of an international HR team where there are great opportunities to participate in group projects and share experiences. You will report to the Group HR Director based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Professional qualifications
- Around 5 years of practical experience from the role of HR Generalist in Denmark, preferably in an international organization
- Solid knowledge of labor law and Danish labor market regulations
- Skilled in communicating at a high professional level, primarily consisting of academics.
- Excellent written and spoken Danish language skills.
- Good written and spoken English language skills.
Interviews will be held in both Danish and English.
ZACCO has a flexible working policy. This means that employees are expected to work from the office for 3 days per week.
As an employee of Zacco, this means that you are employed in an international organization that offers many opportunities to participate in and develop projects and assignments across regions, cultures and countries.
The company works with all types of clients: large, international clients, small and medium-sized clients and local start-ups. Zacco offers an exciting environment in which employees can develop themselves and where you can learn from the best in the industry - and we are proud of both our experts and what we do at Zacco: We take care of all our clients' intellectual property rights, even those they don't know they have. We work proactively, often in tailor-made teams, to meet our clients' needs, and we have an ambitious and motivating work culture.
Zacco is characterised by a Scandinavian work culture, as most of the company's offices are located in Scandinavia and Northern Europe. This means that Zacco has a flat organisational structure and that future employees can expect to be involved "from day one". They believe in freedom with responsibility and support flexibility in work, as long as it goes both ways. Zacco also encourages competence development, so that employees can stay up to date with changes in the industry and can continue to develop their skills. Zacco has more than 500 employees and has experts in all aspects of intellectual property law, including a large number of experienced Patent, Trademark and Design lawyers and attorneys and paralegals.
Zacco is an international full-service IP firm with a 360° perspective on Intellectual Property. Our patent, trademark and design practice are uniquely supported by high-end expertise within cyber security, software, digital brand and tech law. We operate globally and in most sectors, and our aim is to view the world as our clients do, building practical IP strategies that secure their ideas, innovations and brand character.
As a professional consultancy, we are who our people are! We now have around 500 employees at approx. 30 offices throughout Scandinavia, Germany, the UK and India. This includes European Patent Attorneys, European Patent Litigators who can represent clients before the Unified Patent Court, attorneys-at-law, European Trademark and Design Attorneys, domain name specialists and cybersecurity experts.
Zacco, and many of our colleagues, regularly achieve top rankings and awards fromrenowned media outlets such as Managing IP World Trademark Review, IAMand The Legal 500, which independently verify our commitment to quality, excellence and innovation.