Product Owner - Tools & Automation i Göteborg

Want to innovate to make life simpler?

At Volvo Cars, we’re on a mission to make people’s lives less complicated. We never start with technology and try to squeeze people in around it – we always design our cars around people, and we innovate to provide safe, sustainable and convenient mobility. Want to join us?

What do we offer?

At the ART Enabling BaseTech (EBT) we are responsible all the way from research and advanced engineering to implementation, verification and validation of current and future customer offers. We act within four areas; Cyber Security, Software Download, Diagnostics and Wired & Wireless Communication. We are pioneers, who develop our future electrical system, drive innovation and contribute to the delivery of breakthrough experiences for thousands of our end customers worldwide.

We are now looking for a Product Owner within Tools & Automation, where you will maximize value in our Test Automation rigs, work by owning and deciding upon priorities in the Team Backlog from a business perspective to streamline the execution. Your focus is to develop and maintain the technical integrity of the features/components together with the team.

What you’ll do

You will lead the development teams together with ScM (Scrum Master), review and reprioritize the backlog. You will be a member of the extended Product Management team and contribute to the program-level vision, roadmap and content presentations. You will need to collaborate with a lot of different stakeholders; Other POs, managers, other Agile Release Trains (ART), scrum masters, teams and the product manager.

You will also assist System and Solution Architect/Engineering with decision-making and sequencing of the key technological infrastructures, due to that you understand the scope of the upcoming enabler work. You will accept or reject stories in order to assuring quality, that includes validation that the story meets acceptance criteria and has the appropriate acceptance tests, and that it meets its Definition of Done (DoD).

You and Your Skills

We see that you have at least an BSc degree or equivalent experience, an understanding of the business and the end customer value will also be necessary. If you have previous experience within automation development, agile principles and/or an international environment, it’s considered very beneficial. You are fluent in English both written and spoken.

You are a person with both courage and integrity, that enjoy collaboration. You are excellent on communicate effectively with technical and nontechnical teams, executive management, partners and customers.

You are driven by independently plan, drive and follow up your work towards objectives. Further you are structured, accurate and skilled to summarize and present status of your team’s work.

How to Learn More and Apply

If you have any questions regarding the position, you are welcome to contact Göran Humleby, Director ART Enabling Base Technologies, . If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Sandra Viklund, Senior Recruiter, .

Please apply as soon as possible, but no later than 15th of March 2020. Note that we do not accept applications via e-mails.

Who are we?

Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.