Job detail for Global Trade Compliance Lead

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We’re shaping our business around people. While our cars embrace leading-edge technologies, we never employ technology for its own sake. Quite the opposite. Instead, our focus is on adapting technology to benefit people. This philosophy extends to the sales and customer experience we aim to deliver. Do you want to be a part of creating the exciting solutions of tomorrow’s mobility? Then look no further, join us.

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The Trade Compliance, Anti-Corruption & Human Rights team is part of Compliance & Ethics within Group Legal and Corporate Affairs. The team defines Volvo Cars’ corporate compliance requirements within key risk areas, including Trade Sanctions and Export Controls, as part of the broader Compliance & Ethics framework.

We operate in a fast-changing regulatory environment and translate complex trade compliance requirements into clear, practical and risk-based guidance for the business.

About the role

This is a global corporate risk lead role within Compliance & Ethics, responsible for defining and maintaining Volvo Cars’ corporate Trade Compliance requirements, with a primary focus on trade sanctions and export controls. The role is based at Volvo Cars headquarters in Gothenburg.

In this role, you will act as a subject matter expert for Trade Compliance. You will set the substantive direction for the risk area, promote consistent application of corporate requirements across regions and functions, and support the business in navigating complex regulatory requirements and important business decisions.

You will play a central role in shaping how Volvo Cars identifies, governs and manages Trade Compliance risks globally, ensuring that regulatory developments, enforcement trends and business priorities are translated into practical requirements, risk-area methodology, guidance, controls, training and management reporting.

What you'll do

You will work closely with business and functional stakeholders, regional Compliance & Ethics colleagues and other colleagues working with Trade Compliance globally to drive alignment and ensure that requirements are understood, embedded and applied consistently across regions. The role also requires close coordination with adjacent compliance areas such as anti-corruption, human rights, competition law and broader third-party risk management where risk topics overlap.

Your will include:

• Act as the Global Corporate Risk Lead for Trade Compliance and a key Compliance & Ethics contact for trade sanctions and export controls, in close collaboration with other Trade Compliance colleagues globally.
• Define, maintain and continuously improve Volvo Cars’ corporate Trade Compliance framework, requirements, methodology, guidance and tools.
• Monitor regulatory developments, enforcement trends and industry practice, and translate them into practical business requirements and guidance.
• Set risk-area priorities and substantive direction, and provide input to Compliance & Ethics planning, reporting and continuous improvement.
• Provide expert advice and specialist compliance input to business functions and leadership.
• Lead or support risk assessments, controls, mitigation plans, incidents, investigations and complex compliance matters with Trade Compliance expertise.
• Lead coordination and alignment across global Trade Compliance colleagues, regional Compliance & Ethics teams and relevant business functions.
• Provide subject-matter input to authority interactions, industry forums, regulatory consultations and external engagements in coordination with relevant stakeholders.

What you'll bring

Required qualifications

• University degree in Law, Business, International Trade, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in trade compliance, export controls and sanctions, preferably in a global corporate, legal, regulatory or advisory environment.
• Strong working knowledge of EU and U.S. export control and sanctions laws and regulations.
• Demonstrated experience handling complex, cross-border trade compliance matters involving multiple jurisdictions.
• Proven ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, business-oriented guidance.
• Experience defining or applying compliance requirements, risk methodology, governance, and controls in a corporate environment.
• Full professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in a multinational organization with complex products, technologies, supply chains and market-access considerations.
• Experience using digital tools, analytics or AI-enabled solutions to support compliance risk management or process improvement.
• Professional certification, such as Swedish Certified Export Control Manager or equivalent.

Who you are

• You demonstrate strong integrity, independence and sound professional judgment, combined with a pragmatic and solution-oriented approach to compliance.
• You bring an analytical, risk-based mindset and are comfortable navigating complex and evolving regulatory environments.
• You are a strong communicator and trusted partner, able to influence senior stakeholders and build trust across business, regional and functional teams.
• You are comfortable taking ownership, setting direction and managing competing priorities in a global, fast-paced environment.

Why join us?

This role offers high visibility and the opportunity to shape Volvo Cars’ global Trade Compliance agenda, influencing how export controls and trade sanctions are integrated into our products, technologies, supply chains and global operations.

You will join a collaborative, international environment where compliance is seen as an enabler of responsible, sustainable and resilient business.

Volvo Cars. For Life.

For nearly a century, Volvo Cars has empowered people to move freely in a personal, sustainable and safe way. Today, we are driving bold advancements in electrification, sustainability and automotive safety. To realise our ambitious vision, we are seeking innovative minds who are ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow – today.

In our company, we believe extraordinary things are achieved by ordinary people with the drive to make a difference.

Ready to take the next step?

Submit your CV in English. Applications must be received no later than [27th of September 2026].

We are prioritising direct applications to ensure a fair and efficient application process.

As part of the recruitment process, the final candidates will undergo a background check.

We welcome your application!