Regional Security Director

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. 

The Volvo Group, one of the global leaders in sustainable transport solutions, is looking for an experienced senior security leader with proven experience in protective security to drive a pragmatic security program and culture protecting Volvo Group’s people, information, products, and assets. 
 

We are a global, diverse, inclusive security team unified by a common purpose and a pragmatic can-do attitude. As our people are core to our business, we aim to maintain an excellent work-life balance within the team. 
 

Our service offering and expertise incorporate the following disciplines: Crisis Management, Fire Safety, Investigations, Information -, Product -, Physical -, People -, and Travel Security.   
 

Are you a pragmatic and innovative security leader? Do you have a proven track record of successfully delivering security programs and operating in diverse and challenging environments? Are you a self-starter?  
 

Then join our team
 

As part of our regional team, you will be responsible for building and maintaining effective and trusted relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and providing innovative and business-orientated solutions to complex security challenges. 
  

Stakeholders should recognize your role as the “can-do” subject matter expert, advisor, security auditor, responder, and trainer within their region. 

Key Regional Responsibilities and Scope

The main areas of regional responsibility are Security Risk Management, Crisis Management, Physical Security, People Security, Product Security, Travel Security, Information Security and Investigations. These include the oversight of regional security governance and assurance activities.  
 
The main job tasks include, but are not limited to: 

• Contribute to developing and delivering the Global Security Strategy, Group Security programs, objectives, and priorities. 
• Support the development of security governance and manage the implementation and continuous refinement of security policies, standards, guidelines, instructions, requirements, and procedures.  
• Provide expertise on regional security issues to senior regional and site management. 
• Develop and maintain security awareness programs, deliver related training to employees, and travel across the region to support security operations and awareness initiatives
• Respond to requests and questions from across the business and line management for advice and assistance. 
• Conduct and support security risk assessments.  
• Conduct site security audits to identify best practices and gaps. Support findings by providing suitable solutions to mitigate the risks. 
• Develop crisis training material and train local crisis response teams with support from the Head Office. 
• Provide accurate information and effective response to business travellers who are experiencing an incident or crisis. 
• Conduct Security investigations of counterfeit, illegal diversion and product theft cases and background investigations. 
• Maintain collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to gather intelligence to identify and evaluate threats, vulnerabilities, and associated risks to the Volvo Group. 
• Collaborate with other Volvo units globally to efficiently develop and deliver services and products with the best applicable quality, delivery time and cost within an agreed budget. 
• Establish and maintain regional relationships with security practitioners in other commercial sectors, intelligence networks, law enforcement and related government/intelligence agencies. 

As a Volvo Regional Security Director you will:

• Contribute to the overall development of strategic goals, performance metrics, communication practices and culture. 
• Create and maintain effective partnerships with our internal Cybersecurity, IT Security, Group Security, Group Compliance, Group Audit, Group Legal and People and Culture management teams to ensure alignment, where applicable. 
• Build effective partnerships with business unit management whilst ensuring accountability and professionalism. 
• Build and nurture external networks of industry peers, ecosystem partners, vendors, and other relevant parties to address common trends, findings, incidents, and risks. 
• Be a respected Group Security Ambassador who aligns with the Volvo Groups’ values and principles 

Educational Experience and Preferred Knowledge:

• Law enforcement and/or intelligence background and/or previous security management background is required
• Fluent English  
• Fluency in a Scandinavian language will be an advantage  
• Relevant security related University degree / postgraduate education  
• A CPP / PSP certification is desirable 
• Several years of proven experience as a protective security practitioner – Protective Security means demonstrated expertise in physical -, people-, and travel security, crisis management and security risk management, including governance and assurance.   
• Several years at a senior level with strategic responsibilities – proven regional experience will be an advantage.  

   
 
For more information contact: 
Cuneyt Aslanbay, Head of Security EMENA, cuneyt.aslanbay@volvo.com 

Last application date is October 25.

Location is Gothenburg, Sweden. 

As part of the recruitment process, a background check as well as alcohol and drug testing may be conducted. You will be informed if applicable.

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

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. 

Group Legal & Compliance contributes to realizing the vision of the Volvo Group by coordinating and providing services within the following areas: Legal, Governance, Security and Internal Audit. With Volvo Group Legal & Compliance you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals who work with passion, trust each other and embrace change to stay ahead.