Roadmap Lead 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.

What's in it for you?

While Volvo Cars is pushing the boundaries on several fronts – autonomous driving, vehicle electrification, cutting-edge vehicle engineering design, and more – some of the most exciting action is happening in the Digital area.  We are uniquely positioned with our talent within Digital to shape what’s next in automotive. We are doing a strategic shift towards becoming a software-driven company to steer the business towards our mid-decade ambitions to sell 1,2 Million cars annually, of them 50% pure electric and thereby reducing our CO2 footprint with 40%.  

The Engineering & Operations Business Office is looking for a Roadmap Lead for the Global Manufacturing Digital Product Area! Global Manufacturing Digital is providing the digital infrastructure to nine manufacturing plants globally. The challenge ahead is to transform and future-proof a legacy setup, all while expanding the manufacturing footprint to new plants. The transformation is already in motion, but there are many considerations and crossroads ahead. Your role is to ensure that the strategic roadmap is defined and delivered with transparency. It involves balancing different stakeholder needs to find effective and scalable solutions covered by available budget frames. It’s a challenging and exciting job that you will perform in collaboration with your colleagues in the Global Manufacturing digital management team. 
 

What you’ll do:
•    Facilitate and enable digital direction and functional strategies based on Volvo Cars’ strategic agenda
•    Ensuring that the quality of roadmaps is sufficient and underpinned by realistic ambitions and feasibility to execute
•    Facilitating portfolio balancing and prioritization of content and funding on a running basis 
•    Defining and measuring delivered value and performance 
•    Problem-solving, Data analysis, and Effective Communication
•    Senior Leadership interaction and Decision Facilitation

Who you are:

We’re looking for you who are experienced in managing roadmaps for complex programs and/or portfolios but also, in finance management in an agile environment.  We see that you are experienced in handling financials for large initiatives and/or portfolio management, furthermore, you’re willing to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders of different skill sets and seniority levels.  You have the ability to visualize information and create presentation material to achieve a common understanding, direction, and decision-making.  We see that you have Agile product development knowledge and management in an agile environment and significant experience in applicable office tools; MS Office, Excel, Teams, etc.  It is a plus if you have experience in IT/digital, automotive environments, SAFe, and/or management consulting experience.

As a person, you have a holistic viewpoint and are value-oriented, with an ability to inspire and motivate others in working towards a goal.  You are communicative, flexible, and adaptive to the extent of being an excellent navigator in conflicts of interest and resolver of impediments, aiding the team in having the right focus. Last but not least, you are a true team player that believes in collaboration, you are flexible, open to new ideas and always looking for ways to improve.

We offer our employees excellent benefits such as:
• Plenty of leave to let you take time off for what's most important in life At Volvo Car Group, all new parents with one year’s active permanent service now receive 24 weeks of parental leave, paid at 80 percent of their base pay. The policy is for everyone – whether you’re a designer or a plant operator, whether you work in China or the USA. Read more here: https://group.volvocars.com/careers/family-bond-by-volvo-cars.
• Collective Agreement and ITP pensions.
• An annual allowance to spend on your health and wellbeing.
• A private health insurance.

How to learn more and apply?
Does this sound like your next goal? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume and cover letter no later than May 27th, 2022. Please note that due to GDPR, we can’t accept applications via email. 

For questions about the position, please contact Ines Svanström, ines.svanstrom@volvocars.com.  

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Abigail Glez: abigail.gonzalez@volvocars.com.
 

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.

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