Product Owner i Göteborg

Let's create the future together.

At Volvo Cars, we believe that being curious and truly committed to understanding people is the key to future success. We are people who care about other people, working together to create new technologies and innovations for safe, sustainable and convenient mobility. Want to join us?

What’s in it for you?
We are looking for a passionate Digital Product Owner that can lead one of our product teams and deliver outstanding business value. You will join the Order Management & Planning product cluster within Production Planning & Procurement area of Digital at Volvo Cars. This product cluster delivers digital solutions that improve stability and consistency in the production plan, which will enable us to provide shorter and more accurate lead times to our customers. You will be part of the journey as we deliver on our company’s vision and ensure high flow through our factories. We use modern tools and agile methods to create business value continuously. We ensure high quality and adaptability in our delivery. Of course, we have fun together while doing it. 
 
The purpose of the role
As digital product owner, you will maximise value by owning and deciding upon priorities in the digital product team’s backlog from a business perspective to streamline the execution, while maintaining the technical integrity of the features/components for the team. You are the voice of the user, you have a business perspective and some technical know-how. 
 
What you’ll do
You will be articulating and consistently emphasizing the short- and long-term vision of the product to the team and relevant stakeholders as well as ensure increased stability for our products by close collaboration with the operations teams.
 

You will also be owning, building, prioritizing, deciding and refining the stories in the Team Backlog including defects and enablers as well as participating in the development of story acceptance criteria and drafting them when feasible.
 

Involving the team in backlog refinement to achieve minimum handover and maximum joint understanding as well as understanding the scope of the upcoming enabler work, collaborating with the team and architects to assist with decision-making, and sequencing of the key technological infrastructures.
 
We are looking for you who will be validating stories making sure they meet the acceptance criteria, definition of done (DoD), and has the appropriate tests and draft the team’s specific objectives.
 

We believe it’s important you are available to the team and answering their questions as well as participating in sprint team demo and retrospective (as requested by the team).
You will actively coordinate content dependencies with other Product Owners.
 

It also important you are continuously developing your own skills and help the team and other Product Owners develop theirs. Participating as a member of the extended Product Management team, review, and contribute to the program-level vision, roadmap, and content presentations
 
You and your skills
You are experienced in driving product strategy and operations as a Product Owner or equivalent role as well as working in the Data Management domain. 
 

You have experience of working with new development as well as operations in a product landscape with high demands on stability. It’s a merit if you have been working in roles leveraging Enterprise data at scale, Business Intelligence and Analytics. 
 

Experience in facilitating collaboration between teams and management with agile development methodologies. You are excellent at communication, presenting and relationship building with teams and global stakeholders.

You as a person
We believe that you are user-focused and passionate about solving their problems.
You are flexible, open to new ideas and always looking for ways to improve.
You are energetic, forward-thinking and you push for innovation.
You have a holistic viewpoint and are value-oriented, with an ability to inspire and motivate others in working towards a goal.
You are experienced as a leader.
You can communicate in the English language both verbally and in writing.
 
How to learn more and apply
We want your application via the link provided. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted due to GDPR. For questions about the position, please contact Olivia Cedvall, Team Manager for Order Management & Planning, via olivia.cedvall@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter Karl Neuman, karl.neuman@volvocars.com. 
 

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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.