Arbetsbeskrivning

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.

To drive for a better future, we as People & Culture in Volvo Trucks enable our company to succeed by creating a safe, fair, and high-performing environment where people care and dare and they are empowered. We made our decisions guided by data to be relevant and also globally aligned and locally authentic.

The Global Health & Safety Lead is responsible for defining, implementing, and continuously improving the global Health & Safety (H&S) across all VT operations, workshops, offices, and corporate functions.

The role ensures compliance with local and international regulations, drives a strong safety culture, reduces risk, and protects employees, customers, and contractors, while enabling safe, efficient, and scalable retail operations worldwide.

​Key Responsibilities

• In this role, you will be the owner of:
• Performance and improvement plans
• Risk profile and priority risks
• Governance aligned with company framework
• Competence development
• Analytics and performance follow-up
• Drive Health & Safety Business networks
• Set-up trainings

You will also define:

• Specific Health & Safety guidelines and procedures aligned with company directives
• Critical risk programs and controls
• KPIs and targets aligned with company KPIs, Health and Safety performance
• Analytics use cases and dashboards
• Recognition initiatives aligned with company framework

And provide:

• Health & Safety expertise and support to countries and sites
• Training/Coaching for managers and local Health & Safety specialists
• Facilitation of risk assessments, audits, and improvement initiatives
• Business-level analytics, insights, and reporting
• Support for incident investigations and lessons learned
• Best-practice sharing across countries

The Success Measures (KPIs) will be:

• Reduction in recordable incidents and lost-time injuries
• Audit and regulatory compliance scores
• Adoption of global H&S standards across regions
• Safety culture indicators (reporting, engagement, training completion)
• On-time and on-budget delivery of global H&S projects

Who are you?

To excel in this position, we believe you have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health, environmental health, engineering, or related field
• Formal Health & Safety certification (one or more preferred):
• NEBOSH (General or International)
• IOSH
• ISO 45001 Lead Auditor / Implementer
• Equivalent local or international certification
• Documented formal project management certification
• Demonstrated experience from leading complex, cross-border projects
• 8–12+ years of progressive experience in Health & Safety roles
• Strong background in retail, consumer-facing, or multi-site operational environments
• Experience working in a global or regional role across multiple countries
• Proven ability to operate in a global organization
• Track record of driving measurable reductions in incidents and risks

Key Skills & Competencies

• Deep understanding of retail risk profiles and operational safety
• Strong project management and execution skills
• Ability to translate technical Health & Safety requirements into practical business solutions
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Data-driven mindset with strong reporting and analytical capabilities
• High level of integrity, credibility, and resilience

The position is based in Gothenburg and frequent travel is required.