Engineering Manager - Global Online Experience i Stockholm

Software development that makes a difference

At Volvo Cars, we are making bold digital visions come true. We aim to lead in the automotive world by creating a digital ecosystem built around making our customers' lives less complicated. Now we are looking for curious, creative people who want to change the world through innovative thinking.

What's in it for you?

Does the thought of being the leader in an amazing organization that serves one of the core areas of the Volvo Cars business that will help us achieve the goal of being a fully electric car company by 2030 excite you? Excellent, then we would love for you to be one of our new Engineering Managers that will guide one of our teams on this exciting journey we have ahead of us.

As an Engineering Manager, your main responsibility is to support your product team by ensuring they are constantly growing their engineering skills while solving complex technical problems that deliver great value to our users. We also like this to happen while everyone has a fun and joyful time at work since we believe this is a key ingredient in a creative environment! 
 
In essence, we are looking for someone that's passionate about coaching and developing great engineering teams, facilitating good teamwork, while building fantastic products. As a software technology company, we value leaders with a solid prior background in software development since we believe this allows you to effectively support and grow your team members in their field. 

What you’ll do

• Lead and grow a team of hardworking engineers through hiring, mentoring, inspiring, and feedback
• Ensure through streamlined execution and experimentation that our solutions meet the needs of our customers quickly and accurately
• Be the voice of engineering in the Product team through a friendly and effective collaboration with the product- and UX counterparts
• Advocate and advance modern, agile software development and help develop and foster good engineering practices
• Help ensure the solutions are scalable, sustainable, architecturally sound, and technical debt is both incurred consciously and repaid in a reasonable time
• Be an active member of the Cluster engineering leadership team and collaborate with other leaders across the cluster

Who you are

• A person that loves to lead, develop, inspire and grow an engineering team, and has previous experience doing so; you have been an engineering manager before this and know what it takes to build a phenomenal team
• Someone that possesses a deep understanding of how to translate product and business goals into sound technical solutions, and can mentor your team in this
• Very knowledgeable and passionate about modern software development that builds products our customers love
• Prior to starting a technical leadership career, you have had extensive experience working hands-on as a Software Engineer in an agile environment
• Someone that fully embrace a growth mindset, and have the ability to encourage others to do the same
• A compassionate person who understands that every individual and situation has their specific needs, and can adapt your leadership style and interactions accordingly
• Someone who likes to have fun at work, and takes great care in making sure everyone always feels welcome and included!

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
For questions about the position please contact Henrik Sundset at henrik.sundset@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Lead Recruiter, Engineering, Ellinor Magnusson at ellinor.magnusson@volvocars.com. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted.

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.