At H&M Group, we believe in making great design available to everyone. It’s essential in everything we do. Our family of brands — H&M, COS, Monki, Weekday, & Other Stories, H&M Home, ARKET, Afound, Treadler and Itsapark — offer customers around the world a wealth of fashion, beauty, accessories and homeware, as well as modern menus with fresh and local produce at some of the brands’ in-store eateries.

But design is so much more than just products; it’s about clever design processes, efficient product flows, creating experiences that enrich, and smart solutions that benefit all our customers.

Sustainability is always at the core of our business. Not only because we like to do what’s right — but it’s also beneficial for our business. We will continue to push for change and lead the way towards a more inclusive and sustainable fashion future.

Do you want to join us? We will trust you with great responsibility right from the start, reward a passionate mindset and encourage an entrepreneurial spirit. When you start a career with H&M Group, there’s no limit to where it can take you.

Do you have experience of products’ chemical compliance and safety? Are you passionate about research, sustainability and communication? Then read on!

Group Compliance is responsible for setting requirements to assure all H&M Group’s products are compliant with legislation and company policy. Our specialist teams cover aspects of product safety, chemical compliance, physical properties, and authority reporting.

We are now looking for a chemical compliance specialist to be responsible for textile products.

The main responsibilities within the role are:

• Research and stay updated on relevant chemical/product regulations in all sales markets.
• Secure that H&M Group Chemical Restrictions for specified products/materials for all brands within H&M Group are in line with customer expectations, global regulations and company goals.
• Set, implement, update and follow up on requirements, routines, methods and guidelines connected to chemical compliance of textile products.
• Ensure that all key stakeholders understand and are kept up to date with H&M Group’s Chemical Restrictions and related documents.
• Work proactively with these issues to improve weak points, identify new potential risks and avoid problems reoccuring.
• Where required, proactively initiate and drive projects for improvement within the area (e.g., public policy consultations, substitution of chemicals).
• Internal and external coordination and networking (e.g., working groups, authorities, NGO’s

We are looking for you, who:

• Hold min. a MSc in environmental science/material engineering/chemistry (or related field).
• Have min. 2 years professional experience of chemical regulations and product compliance.
• Have good knowledge of textile materials and production processes, preferably also textile recycling.
• Can turn complex information into user-friendly guidelines, comfortable in reading and assimilating knowledge from scientific literature, standards and regulatory texts.
• Have great communication and networking skills.
• Have an excellent command of English – written and verbal.
• Are structured and organised with a customer-centric mindset.
• Are a team player, but also displays a high degree of integrity and self-leadership.

This is a full-time permanent contract placed at our Head Office in Stockholm, starting as soon as possible.

If you feel that your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your resume in English (no need for cover letter) latest 25th November.

At H&M Group we strive to have a fair and inclusive recruitment process. Why kindly ask you to not attach cover letter in your application as they often contain information that can easily trigger unintentional biases.

Our teams at H&M Group should consist of great mix of people with different perspectives that share and combine their knowledge, experiences, and ideas. It leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, what we perceive possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world.

We look forward to hear from you!