Company description

This is us, your new colleagues

In Sweden, Vattenfall Värme delivers district heating, district cooling and steam to industries, property owners and residential customers in fifteen municipalities. We supply sustainable heating to around 200,000 Swedish households and heating, cooling and steam to industrial customers. We are actively working according to a clear plan to reduce fossil emissions in our cities, our own heat production and from our suppliers, with the goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2040. We are particularly proud that our main product, district heating, plays such an important role in the energy transition and the new circular society.

About the role

Do you want to have a great opportunity to influence our digitization journey and work with us towards a fossil-free future? Now we are looking for you who have a great commitment to digitize and develop the business together with us in the role of Compliance Officer and DPC - Vattenfall Värme.

In your role, you will be part of the Operational Excellence department, which consists of experts in business development, digitization and compliance. We collaborate closely with our operational line organizations as well as the Executive Team and several other functions across Vattenfall.

You will support the business in securing internal and external compliance and ensure that data protection legislation for Värme Sverige is followed (data protection compliance also includes subsidiaries). By identifying and managing compliance risks, you contribute to minimizing legal and financial risks for the company. In addition, you promote a culture of correctness and ethical behavior, helping to build trust both internally and externally.

Your tasks include:

• Driving and developing compliance work within Värme Sverige.
• Develop processes and structures for effective risk management, control and reporting
• Drive training and communication efforts in compliance and data protection
• Follow up and monitor new regulations and contribute to risk analyzes and preventive measures
• Drive improvement work with a focus on digital solutions to simplify and streamline compliance processes
• Ensure compliance with EU:s data protection regulation GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) regarding personal data management within Vattenfall Värme Sverige and subsidiaries

We offer you great responsibility in a business-wide key role that consists of both independent work and work with others. You have a great opportunity to contribute to the development of the compliance function and for the right person there is the opportunity to develop within the company in the long term.

Requirements

We are looking for you who have:

• A law degree or equivalent relevant education from college or university
• Some years of work experience in law or GDPR and work with compliance issues or related areas such as risk management and internal auditing
• Experience in ensuring that data and information is handled in accordance with applicable legislation
• Very good knowledge of Swedish and English

It is meritorious if you also have:

• Experience from the energy industry
• Experience in Information Security work, project management, training
• Experience in establishing or developing structures for compliance work
• Experience in ePrivacy Regulation
• Knowledge in systems for reporting and monitoring, risk management and document management

As a person, you have the ability to act as the spider in the web by coordinating, analyzing and sorting input from several different stakeholders. You are decisive, able to create structure in complex contexts and can quickly switch between details and a holistic perspective. You communicate clearly and appropriately to different audiences, and have a natural ability to engage and build trust - while standing firmly in the regulations and daring to make decisions.

Further information

What can we offer you?

With us, you will be part of a strong team with great colleagues. The organization is committed and motivated and faces several exciting challenges. We offer a varied job, modern leadership and many contacts. A balanced life is a matter of course for us, we attach great importance to you finding a balance between work and leisure and offer attractive employee benefits. As an employee at Vattenfall Värme, you are part of creating the heating of the future and shaping tomorrow's fossil-free energy society.

Location: Solna or Uppsala.

For more information about the position, you are welcome to contact recruiting manager Philippe Lehmann, phone +46729972524. For information about the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Jennifer Wikström, phone +46702096335.

Union representatives are Stefan Andersson (Akademikerna), Kjell Karlsson (Ledarna), Jan Svensson (SEKO) and Patrik Nenzen (Unionen). You can reach them via Vattenfall's switchboard, +46 8 739 50 00.

Welcome with your application! Please send a CV and answer the selection questions, the deadline for applications is May 13, 2025. We do not accept applications by email. Selection and interviews will take place after the closing date. We use tests in this recruitment and an online test will be sent to all applicants after the closing date.

We believe that diversity helps build a more profitable and appealing company and strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. Vattenfall works actively to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender, religion/belief, sexual orientation or disability.