RESTRUCTURING LEGAL COUNSEL

We are looking for a talented attorney with expertise in the fields of insolvency, restructuring and bankruptcy to join our Restructuring team. You will report to the Head of Restructuring within the Business Controlling group at Volvo Group Purchasing. Your work will involve cross-functional collaboration with the Purchasing Group’s legal and finance teams as well as with business stakeholders across the globe with the expertise in German insolvency, bankruptcy and reconstruction. The position may require travelling from time to time.


Main Activities and Responsibilities
Actively lead supplier insolvency, restructuring and bankruptcy matters.
Draft and negotiate template and bespoke agreements to facilitate supplier restructuring matters and address supply chain risk issues.
Prepare analyses of relevant insolvency and other relevant laws in the context of supplier financial distress.
Provide counselling to business stakeholders in connection with supplier disputes.
Draft and update contract templates, in particular with respect to supplier restructuring matters.
Coordinate with legal counsels within Trucks Purchasing as well as from other business areas of the Volvo Group around the world on various legal matters, in particular insolvency and restructuring matters.

Critical Competencies
5-10+ years legal experience.
German insolvency/bankruptcy law knowledge and experience
Relevant bar admission.
Experience negotiating and drafting, among other things, accommodation agreements, continuation agreements, collateral documents, restructuring agreements, and other agreements relevant to companies in financial distress.
Experience in driving restructuring processes.
Excellent English and home country communication skills, both verbal and written.
Sound financial knowledge.

Other Desirable Competencies
Experience with litigation matters, particularly insolvency litigation and emergency (e.g., injunctive, preliminary, and other) litigation.
Experience in the automotive sector.
Knowledge of other European languages and/or Chinese.
Prior experience working for multi-national organizations.
Experience with procurement processes.

POSSIBLE LOCATIONS
Home country
Göteborg, Sweden
Lyon, France



For further information, please contact:


Carl-Gunnar Carlsson, acting Head of Legal & Compliance GTP
carl-gunnar.carlsson@volvo.com +46 76 5535389


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