Legal Counsel – Compliance & Sustainability

Do you want to be a part of building the world we want to live in?
At Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) we are driven by our purpose to build the world we want to live in. To get there we believe in the importance of a sound and sustainable business culture, built on our values and principles.


We are now looking for a legal counsel to join the Volvo CE Legal & Compliance team located in Göteborg, Sweden, to support in our continuous work to build our outstanding compliance culture at Volvo CE but also in the legal aspects of our sustainability journey. Are you an engaged lawyer with a firm belief that an embedded compliance culture and a strong sustainability agenda will be key contributors to our future success? Do you have a genuine interest in and understanding of the compliance and sustainability regulatory landscape? Are you eager to understand and want to contribute to the bigger picture through collaboration and a curious mind-set? Then this might be the perfect position for you!


This is the Volvo CE Legal team
As a Legal Counsel you will be a member of the Volvo CE Legal & Compliance team, comprising highly experienced and skilled lawyers and administrative colleagues operating in a truly global environment, embedded in the business flow. We strive to contribute to the Volvo CE success and to realize our purpose in everything we do. Join the team and you will have colleagues who values collaboration, diversity and a creative workplace.

Role description
As a Legal Counsel responsible for Compliance and Sustainability, you will be responsible for designing procedures and ways of working to ensure an efficient implementation and follow-up of the Volvo Group’s compliance program, policies and protocols. You will act as Volvo CEs center of expertise within the legal aspects of compliance and environmental and social sustainability, including support in day-to-day compliance and sustainability legal matters. As a legal counsel you will also act as secretary to the Volvo CE Compliance Committee, involving supporting with expertise advice to and driving investigations of whistleblower reports. Further on, you will have an important role to provide trainings and supporting materials, as well as proactively identify and drive process improvement initiatives, within the compliance area.


Qualifications
You should have a Master of Law and a minimum of seven years solid legal experience from a law firm, as in-house legal counsel or equivalent. Strong professionalism, good judgement and high integrity, with strong critical thinking is necessary, combined with a true business interest and understanding. You need to have a strong focus on collaboration and relationship management and a willingness to drive change and continuous improvements. You have excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities with high attention to details. A strategic mind and ability to think across multiple functional areas to turn abstract rules into hands-on solutions supporting business objectives is key. Excellent skills in effectively communicating both verbally and in writing to a diverse audience is important.

Knowledge and experience from the four Volvo Group compliance areas Anti-Trust & Competition, Sanction & Export Control, Data Protection and Anti-Corruption is of importance. Understanding of the sustainability regulatory and soft-law landscape is also relevant. Experience from investigations is an asset. High proficiency in written and spoken English is a must.


For further information, please contact:
Nina Aresund, Head of Legal & Compliance Volvo CE, phone + 46 739 028135