Group Security & Risk Manager to Lindex

Is safety and risk management your thing? Would you like to work globally making sure Lindex handles risks in an excellent way? Both the company risks and to make sure that employees and customers have a safe and secure environment? Great! We are looking for a Group Security and Risk Manager to our head office located in central Gothenburg.

Your role in our team  As Group Security and Risk Manager you report to Lindex CFO and work globally with our risk management strategy and risk mitigation plan. Leading a team of Country Security Managers, you make sure Lindex business goals are reached by making sure our environment for employees and customers are safe and secure with minimum disturbance and risks.

You work in a cross-functional way on strategical, service and operational level in an international environment with different cultures. You cooperate with all areas of Lindex business to manage risks in a pragmatic way and to drive security awareness. You have an excellent understanding of business needs and together with the Country Security Managers you drive the strategy for security and support the local needs. You are our specialist in all the security areas such as risk management, data privacy and travel security, working close with our IT-security. Training and supporting our leaders and employees in the safety processes is part of your job, and to make the best out of it you provide us with tools and best practise. You maintain the holistic view of security- and risk management processes while appreciate working hands-on with focus on operational implementation. 

Preferable start date as soon as possible but according to agreement.

Is this you? Do you recognise yourself in the description as a pragmatic person with great communication skills? Great! As a leader you inspire and enable others, and you value relationships with all levels of the organisation. Here at Lindex we believe in doing things together and we see that you are a team player, who is comfortable in delivering on deadlines, coaching you co-workers and take business-oriented decisions. You prioritise and implement cost-effective security work, working proactively while managing ad-hoc requests on short notice and incident response. It is important that you have high integrity, dare to think new and you are comfortable with both strategical questions and administrative tasks.

You enjoy working in an ever-changing environment, where you get to grow, learn new things and work with colleagues from different parts of a company. Leading yourself, being active in your own development and giving and taking feedback are all things you know well. You are curious and skilled about digital tools and how they can support you and help you to improve your work. You believe in togetherness and you are motivated by the possibility to make an impact. Also, this probably sounds like you:    

Degree in security management studies or equivalent.
Certification in security management such as CSMP, CPP, CISM or equivalent.
Several years of work experience in corporate security or store security in international context, as Security coordinator/Manager.
Knowledge of risk management process and subject areas within Security.
Knowledge of Security standards, GDPR and national/local legal demands.
Swedish and English, both written and spoken.
Experience from retail, store operations, leadership and information security is qualifying.
We are Lindex.   A growing global fashion company from Sweden. We exist to empower and inspire women everywhere. It is our higher purpose as a company. Our dedication to women, sustainability and customer focus runs through everything. It is a mindset that is with us every step of our journey. A journey towards being a global, digital first, brand-led and sustainable fashion company. At Lindex, everything we do is powered by people. We are like a big family here, with values to help us grow. And we believe in doing things together. Because two are more than one and together we can make a greater impact. If you feel the same, then we are probably a great match.  

Do you have a good feeling about this and want to join our journey?   Apply today, we can’t wait to get to know more about you. Since we are eager in finding the right person to join our team, we will apply continuous selection. This means we might close the process before the set ending date. Since we like to keep it simple, we ask you to apply online (and not by email.)