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Are you passionate about navigating global risks and supporting organizations in effective Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) work? Do you have background in data privacy and Environmental, Social and Governance areas, and aspire to broaden your hands-on experience in operationalizing compliance with global regulations? If so, the role of Governance Specialist Data Privacy & GRC within H&M Group might be your next challenge. 
 

Corporate Governance is a central function under the H&M Group CFO, supporting all brands, functions and regions within the Group.  As Governance Specialist Data Privacy & GRC, you will be reporting to the Head of Corporate Governance and working closely with the Group Data Protection Officer (DPO). 
 

Your primary focus in this role will include two key areas:  

• Supporting the DPO in Privacy Governance matters. This involves developing and maintaining guidelines, ensuring data subject rights fulfilment and coordination of data breach management.  

• Supporting and advising the H&M Group brands and functions in GRC matters focusing on risk management, internal control and policy advice for the Privacy and Environmental, Social and Governance areas. Additionally, you will create compliance reports and presentations for regular management reporting. 

While working in the Corporate Governance team, you will also be part of our Governance Network and Data Privacy Community working together with a competent and an inspiring team across our global operations, enhancing overall effectiveness in governance, compliance, and risk practices.

• A master's degree within a relevant area preferably legal, risk management or business administration. 

• Solid experience in working with Data Privacy and human rights & environmental due diligence topics, in large and international organizations. 

• Strong understanding of concepts theories and principles of risk management and compliance.  

• Strong experience of project management and engaging with diverse sets of stakeholders  

• Verbal and written fluency in Swedish & English.  

• Practical experience with GRC and Privacy tooling and other relevant technical solutions such as Office 365 

• Analytical, conceptual and critical-thinking capability, ability to identify key issues and develop relevant solutions in a structured and organized way 

• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills; able to articulate on processes, findings and recommendation in a simple and pragmatic way 

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, deliver results and meet deadlines 
   

As a person you are self-driven, self-motivated and used to setting goals and as well as delivering on goals set by others. You have a curious mindset and you are interested in learning new things and growing.  

You interact in a trustful manner with the Group’s best as your ultimate priority, embracing all our seven values in everything you do. You are pragmatic and easily build and extend your network within the entire organisation. You interact in a trustful manner with the Group’s best as your ultimate priority, embracing all our seven values in everything you do. You have very high integrity, value discretion and easily build trust. You are accurate, have a flexible, diplomatic, and structured approach as well as a straightforward way of communicating. 

About the recruitment process 
This is a full-time permanent assignment, based at the head-office in Marievik/Liljeholmen in Stockholm and you will report to Cigdem Günes, Head of Corporate Governance. 

If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your CV in English. We will interview continuously during the process but would like you application at the latest by 2024-09-29. 

If you have any questions about the process, please contact [email protected].  
 

Benefits  
We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP.  
 
Inclusion & Diversity    
At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplaces throughout our organization. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine their knowledge, experience, and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.  

We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.  

We look forward to hearing from you!