Business Support & Financial Co-ordinator - Global PR & Communications

Let us describe the challenge we offer

We are looking for an outstanding Business Support and Financial Co-ordinator to join the Communications & PR team at Polestar HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Communications & PR team covers PR, internal communications, events and storytelling.

This new role is an important member of the team, supporting the Global Head of Communications & PR day-to-day as well as managing the departmental budget and demonstrating return on investment.



What you’ll do

As mentioned, this is a two-parted role. To give you a better understanding of what this will include, we have listed some examples of tasks and responsibilities below.

Executive Assistant

- Support the Global Head of Communications & PR with administration, planning and coordination.
- Plan, organize and facilitate meetings, team offsites, and other events.
- Maintain agendas for meetings, prepare content and presentation materials and take meeting notes.
- Make all necessary travel arrangements for the Global Head of Communications & PR.
- Undertake specific project work and any other duties as required.


Financial Co-ordinator

- Be the main contact for the Finance Controller and take part in Monthly Forecast meetings.
- Initiate and manage the budget and headcount planning process as well as coordinating with other departments internally.
- Regular meetings with the Communications and PR team to remain up to date on budget allocation as well as new and existing resource needs.
- Work closely with Procurement to secure supplier agreements and handle consultant and agency contracts.
- Raise and keep track of all purchase orders within Communications and PR, accruals and budget allocations.




Who you are

We are looking for an organised self-starter, a service star with a humble yet decisive approach. To thrive in this role, we believe you enjoy mixing administrative work with hands-on tasks - for you it’s easy to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

We believe the great match for this position have:

- Probably over two years of experience of a similar role. Preferably in a creative, dynamic and international environment.
- Outstanding financial and analytical skills, you are good with numbers and understand the importance of being detail oriented.
- Proficient with MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.


At Polestar, you will be part of a cross-functional and international team, with English as a natural language for written and spoken communication. Since Polestar’s in a scale up phase you thrive by working in a fast-paced environment.



People at Polestar

We know that a change is needed. We also know that each one of us can help bring about that change. Our commitment to becoming climate-neutral by 2040 is just as important to us as being inclusive, diverse, and innovative. Together, we are creating, collaborating and experimenting to usher in a new era of sustainable mobility.

We are an electric performance brand, determined to improve the society we live in.



Is this you? If you are interested in joining the Polestar family, don't wait with submitting your application. We apply a continuous selection process, and the job post will be open until the position is filled.

Are you ready for the journey? Which is electric by the way...