Team Manager - Intake and External Partners @Vehicle Propulsion i Göteborg

We're leading. Will you?

At Volvo Cars, we are always looking for world-class leaders who bring out the best in our people. If you want to be part of leading and inspiring our mission to change the automotive experience and make people’s lives less complicated, then we have the job for you.

Where You’ll Belong
Climate change is the ultimate safety test. Therefore, we at Volvo Cars are committed to going fully electric by 2030, collaboration is one of the main keys for us to succeed! Are you a leader whose heart burns for cooperation and partnerships? Then you should take the chance to join vehicle propulsion, the heart of electrification at Volvo Cars.
 
The role as Team Manager for Intake and External Partners is a unique opportunity to take the step into our Strategy & Innovation department and take a leading role in how Vehicle propulsion collaborates with our affiliates and partners. You will lead a team of competent and knowledgeable co-workers, in a forward-thinking and dynamic work environment.

What You’ll do
Your primary responsibility will be to inspire and lead our teams towards new challenges ahead. Together with your team, your focus is to advance electric propulsion collaborations and partnerships both internally and externally. You ensure the work environment for the teams and set objectives, do performance reviews and salary settings for your team members. You also ensure competence development and recruitment to assure highly skilled individuals with the right competence in line with our long-term strategies.

You will also contribute with strong guidance and business acumen in management forums as well in co-operations with colleagues, team members and affiliates.  

Competence is Important
•    M.Sc. or equivalent technical experience
•    Experienced in Product Development
•    Leadership qualities
•    Beneficial - knowledge in working with Volvo Cars affiliates 
•    Beneficial - knowledge in e-mobility 
•    Driving license

Personality is Key
You enjoy working in a high pace and fast-changing business, which gives you additional drive and stimulates your sense of urgency. You are an experienced problem solver and collaborator, looking for a bigger business challenge. You apply creative thinking, never hesitate to think outside the box and use data to efficiently bring you forward. 

You are a committed and collaborative colleague with the ability to create trust around you while influencing others. You have strong communication skills creating clarity and motivation around you. We also see that you have an ability to lead through people, listen and coach and you are energetic and truly motivated by creating new solutions together with the engaged team. 

We aspire to a company culture that inspires you to aim high. You do your best and have fun doing it!

How to Learn More and Apply
Does this sound like your next challenge? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume and cover letter no later than 2022-02-16.

If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact Caroline Kjellin (Department Manager Innovation and Strategy), caroline.kjellin@volvocars.com. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact recruiter sandra.viklund@volvocars.com.

Please note that applications via email will not be accepted due to GDPR and we would like your application written in English.

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.