Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Sandvik Group

For Sandvik Group, we’re now looking for a new Executive Vice President and General Counsel. This is a stimulating leadership role with a broad scope, right in the center of our multinational business. You’ll have a true impact on our business, serving as a strategic legal advisor, providing guidance on all legal, compliance, governance, risk and regulatory matters impacting the Group globally.

Please send us your application using the link below.

Apply

A few words about Sandvik
Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group with approximately 41,000 employees and operations in more than 170 countries – continuously growing into new markets. We have a strong legacy formed by our roots in industrial steel innovations, and with expertise and imagination, we develop pioneering solutions to bring manufacturing and mining into the next era!

Your mission
As the EVP and General Counsel for Sandvik, you lead and coordinate all legal, compliance, risk management and governance processes for the whole of Sandvik Group. Through proactive risk management, clear and simple governance, you balance risk to enable the Sandvik business in a decentralized and global business. The Risk Management function includes Sandvik’s captive insurance company and the global Enterprise Risk Management process. Governance includes the Group’s corporate governance framework “The Sandvik Way” as well as the ownership of the Code of Conduct and the Sandvik whistleblower-system, SpeakUp. The Compliance function owns the four, groupwide compliance programs of ABC, Competition, Trade and Export Controls (Third party management) and data privacy.

Together with the global Legal team, you also play a crucial role in supporting the business in the new and changeable landscape of current and upcoming laws, regulations and their implications, including EU-legislation related to AI. You work with focus on increased digitalization of the functions, and very closely also with CSRD and M&A-related matters.

You lead, motivate and develop senior teams at Group level including the Legal, Compliance, Risk Management and Governance functions, as well as Business Area level resources through Business Area General Counsels and their compliance organizations (dotted-line). You are also the secretary of the Board of Directors and three Board Committees, supporting an efficient Board and Committee process. This means working closely with the Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the Audit Committee and rest of the Board of Directors to ensure compliance with law and stock market regulations. You also manage the Shareholders’ Meetings and the Nomination Committee.

This position is based in Stockholm and requires travelling. You report to the President and CEO of Sandvik Group and are a key member of the Group Executive Management team, where you contribute widely across all topics as a true business partner.

Your profile
Requirements include a proven track record in General Counsel or equivalent Senior Legal leadership roles within large multinational corporations. You have a proven ability to navigate in complex regulatory environments across multiple jurisdictions. Your background includes broad experience of legal, compliance, risk management and corporate governance – including very good understanding of Swedish/Nordic corporate governance and Board work in a listed environment. As an experienced contributor in management team settings, you have a strong focus on business partnering and enablement in balance with appropriate risk management. You’re a solid leader who successfully builds and leads highly motivated and performing teams in a global context.

You possess the highest possible integrity and ethical standards, are very structured with high attention to detail, while still being a pragmatic decision-maker. You’re solid and mature in your role, and have a strong ability to navigate complex and changing settings. You are excellent at stakeholder management and collaboration, and a strong business focus and acumen is essential.

Highly meriting factors include experience from the manufacturing and/or mining industries, a good understanding of a decentralized business model and experience from business exposure to high-risk geographies. A good understanding of the Swedish language is also meriting.

The Sandvik culture
At Sandvik, we’re tech driven, innovative and entrepreneurial. We believe in a decentralized way of working where accountability for the business is very close to the customers. We believe that success is a team effort so we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full potential. We invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.

Contact information
In this recruitment, Sandvik Group is cooperating with Alumni Global. Please use the application link provided to send us your application. For questions around this position, please contact: Karin Hagelborn, Senior Consultant at Alumni: karin.hagelborn@alumniglobal.com

We have already decided on what advertising channels and marketing campaigns we wish to use, and respectfully decline any additional contacts.

Hiring Manager
Stefan Widing, President and CEO, Sandvik Group

Union contacts
Kristina Sundell, Unionen, +46 70-211 64 00
Erik Knebel, Akademikerföreningen, +46 70 340 47 03
Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 70 222 48 55

How to apply
Please send us your application using the application link below as soon as possible and no later than February 18, 2025. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail.

Our recruitment process is open and fair – we welcome all applicants and evaluate every unique application in line with the specified requirements profile, to find the best match for the position. To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at hrservices.sweden@sandvik.com.

Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries. We are at the forefront of digitalization and focus on optimizing our customers’ processes. Our world-leading offering includes equipment, tools, services and digital solutions for machining, mining, rock excavation and rock processing. In 2024 the Group had approximately 41,000 employees and revenues of about 123 billion SEK in about 170 countries.

Please send us your application using the link below.

Apply