Sr. Counsel, Commercial & Operations

Volvo Business Services Aktiebolag; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Financial Services is seeking a Senior Counsel, Commercial & Operations to act as a senior legal lead for strategic and operational support across global commercial activities, credit and risk, financing products and services, governance, and core business operations.

The role will lead a small team, work with regional Legal & Compliance colleagues, and help develop the VFS legal function through governance, policy alignment, and cross-border collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, practical legal advice on commercial matters and governance for global commercial activities and financing products.
• Lead and coordinate governance, internal controls, and legal entity management across regions.
• Collaborate with regional Legal & Compliance teams and develop the VFS legal function through operations and knowledge sharing.

Job description

Overview

Company description: Our headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Group shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

Job description

The Global Headquarters for Volvo Financial Services is seeking a Senior Counsel, Commercial & Operations to serve as a senior legal lead for strategic and operational support across global commercial activities, credit and risk, financing products and services, governance, and core business operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal partner to the SVP Credit & Risk, designated Regional SVPs and other business leaders to provide strategic, practical legal advice on commercial matters and the development, governance, structuring, and execution of financial products and services that enable the sale of Volvo Group products.
• The role combines sound legal risk management with business enablement, helping deliver scalable, well-governed, and commercially effective solutions, while supporting corporate governance, legal entity management, internal controls, assurance activities, and matters requiring global legal oversight or coordination.
• The position will lead a small team of one Counsel and one Paralegal. You will work closely with regional Legal & Compliance colleagues on legal, governance, and policy alignment and help develop the VFS legal function through legal operations, knowledge sharing, standards, processes, capability building, and collaboration across global and market teams.