Senior Legal Counsel Data Protection

Who are we?
Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.

What we offer
We are looking for one or two engaged and forward-thinking data protection lawyers to join our Data Protection Compliance team that is an important part of Group Legal & Corporate Governance.

The team focuses on supporting Volvo Cars global business organisation in their efforts to build state of the art premium cars and at the same time redesigning the entire consumer experience and creating competitive on-line offers with our customers’ needs in the centre.

This involves collection and processing of a lot of data about our cars and customers and as a human-centric company we are truly committed to handle data in a way where we respect every single customer and their right to privacy.


What you will do
You will be one of our Data Protection experts and be a key player in our efforts making sure that we adhere to applicable legislation and our own high ethical standards while at the same time enabling our development, operations and customer interactions to be data driven.

You will work in a truly innovative, dynamic, and international environment.  As a valued partner to the business, you will have the opportunity to work alongside key senior stakeholders, influencing the strategic direction of many new business initiatives and contribute to Volvo Cars’ transformation.

Your main responsibilities will be to act as a trusted legal advisor for data protection matters, develop strategic approaches to data protection compliance matters and be a day-to-day contact person to the business. You will cconduct privacy impact/risk assessments on key strategic or complex business initiatives and embedding Privacy by Design principles where needed.

You will also ssupport the due diligence risk review of new vendors and partners. Another area of responsibility is to negotiate and draft data protection terms for third party contracts, including international data transfer mechanisms. Finally, you will be involved in the continued improvement of the Data Protection Program and drive the ongoing data protection awareness within the business.

You will not be a people manager but will be expected to lead and coach junior team members and provide guidance to members who are not data protection lawyers. You will report to our Global Head of Data Protection Operations and ideally be based in Gothenburg (HQ). We may consider locating one of the roles in Stockholm.


Who you are
You are an engaged and forward-thinking data protection lawyer with grades in the upper tier. You have worked at least some 6-8 years as a lawyer at a law firm or as an in-house legal counsel in Europe, with relevant professional qualifications such as ECPC-B DPO, CIPP, with extensive experience of handling global data protection regulations, including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Furthermore, you are a team player, and we believe you will bring first class communication and interpersonal skills with you and you will be able to present complex facts, information and explanations, tailoring your approach to different audiences.

We highly value your ability to translate our data protection policies into actions that deliver business value and drive change. Defining and solving complex problems that require careful analysis and good judgement is something you excel at and thrive on.

Join us and be part of this exciting and ambitious journey into the future!


How to learn more and apply 
Does this sound like your next challenge? Feel free to apply through the link as soon as possible, but no later than January 30th, but please note that selections will be running continuously. Please note that due to GDPR we cannot accept application through E-mail.

For any additional questions about the position please contact our Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer Augusta Speiser at augusta.speiser@volvocars.com or Jayne Golding, Global Head of Data Protection Operation at jayne.golding@volvocars.com. And regarding the recruitment process, please contact senior recruiter Malin Westman at malin.westman@volvocars.com.

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