Head of Legal - C&IS at Volvo Energy

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. 

Volvo Energy is our newest business area with the overarching purpose of accelerating the Volvo Group’s transformation ambitions within electrification, sustainability, circularity, complete service offer, profitable growth and resilience. 

We are looking for: Head of Legal– Charging & Infrastructure Solutions 

You will have the opportunity to shape and lead the development of Volvo Energy’s Legal & Compliance function, working closely with the rest of the team. Together, we will collaborate with the executive leadership and colleagues across the organization to create solutions that promote circularity and drive us toward a sustainable future. With high speed and agility, Volvo Energy will support the Volvo Group to meet and exceed customers’ expectations on electrification, contributing to a society that we all want to live in.  
 
Working at Volvo Energy is different 

Welcome to a team unified by a compelling mission, great ideas, fun, diversity, and inclusiveness. Our colleagues are - and will always be - the most important part of the story. Each colleague truly matters and plays an important role in our journey. Consequently, while demands are high, there are also plenty of opportunities to learn and grow - as a professional and as a person. As a relatively small team, we’re looking for colleagues who thrive in an entrepreneurial environment—those who can hit the ground running, lead with passion, perform with purpose, and drive transformation with vision. Moreover, it is essential that you have a strong ability to form trustful relationships to effectively work with partners - inside and outside of the Volvo Group. 
 
You will make a difference 

As the global lead for Legal & Compliance within Charging & Infrastructure Solutions, you will be part of the management team—giving you the opportunity to strengthen your business acumen and proactively support colleagues with expert legal and compliance advice. You will also be our representative in the Compliance Leadership Team and the Legal Data Committee, both on Group level, as well as take lead on data privacy and other data related topics.  

In this role, you will contribute to strategic projects while managing a broad spectrum of legal matters. These include evaluating new business models, supporting regulatory investigations, and developing contractual frameworks for the charging business. You’ll also draft and negotiate various agreements—such as those related to innovation, R&D, partnerships, NDAs, and data. In addition, you will support the business with day-to-day compliance matters, aligned with both operational needs and guidance from the central Volvo Group Compliance function. 

As part of a unified legal team providing seamless support across the organization, you’ll also have the opportunity to work on matters related to the Battery Value Chain from time to time. We hope this will be a motivating experience that helps you deepen your understanding of the full electromobility value chain. 

Making it a success for yourself and Volvo Energy 

To succeed, we believe that you are passionate, business-orientated, pragmatic, with a positive spirit and an entrepreneurial mindset. You also have high integrity and are used to negotiating and drafting commercial agreements. As we are a small legal & compliance team, it is of the utmost importance that you feel comfortable working independently and that you take the mandate to drive your areas of responsibility.  

We also believe that you have a strong ability to engage, lead and coach as this job is all about collaboration and leading the way in your field. To us, leading the way means being a good listener, a clear communicator, and someone who easily connects with and engages others.

 
As our business area is new, you need to share our curiosity for new technologies, tools and ways-of-working and constantly want to take it to the next level. At the same time, you realize that breaking new ground also means mistakes will happen and nothing will be perfect. These are not frustrations but instead learning opportunities for you. 

Qualifications likely required to be successful  

• Legal Master’s Degree from an accredited law school. 
• Approximately 10 years of working experience at a top-tier law firm or an in-house legal department. 
• A legal background preferably within corporate commercial.  
• Extensive experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements and legal documents, including those related to innovation and R&D, data, partnerships, NDAs etc. 
• Experience working with data privacy and other data related topics. 
• Self-motivated and highly effective with the ability to work independently is very important. 
• Business and solution orientated with the ability to appropriately balance risk with the need for the business to take action. 
• Strong strategic mind-set without losing the ability to be hands-on. 
• Ability to quickly grasp new technologies and new areas of law. 
• Experience from the energy sector is merited but not a must. 
• Fluent in English, written and spoken. 

We can promise you great colleagues and some truly exciting opportunities. You will work in a global environment that is purpose-driven and value-based and that truly values diversity and inclusiveness. We will provide you with developmental prospects both professionally and personally. If our entrepreneurial spirit, adaptability and customer-focused mindset light your inner fire, we might be a great match! 

Center of gravity for the organization and main location for this position will be in Arendal in Gothenburg, Sweden. 

 
Feel free to contact us if you have further questions 

This position will report to Bita Pourmotamed, SVP, Head of Legal & Compliance Volvo Energy & Group Electromobility, bita.pourmotamed@volvo.com and have a dotted line to Kristina Nilsson, SVP, Head of Charging & Infrastructure Solutions, kristina.r.nilsson@volvo.com. 

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail. 

Application deadline: 1st July. Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted continuously throughout the application period. Please note that the recruitment process will pause during the summer vacation and will resume afterward. We appreciate your patience and will keep you informed throughout the process.

Who we are and what we believe in 
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. ​We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. ​We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment. 

Volvo Energy lives and leads the change in accelerating Volvo Group’s electrification journey and driving circularity for a better tomorrow. We bring together people with who will work in a highly diverse, equal and inclusive global context with an entrepreneurial spirit where everyone is key and directly contributes to achieving our ambitions for wanted position: better for people – better for planet – better for business. Together – from individual success to collective significance!