Product Owner - SWECS i Göteborg

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About us - SW & Electronics Core System (ART SWECS)
In the execution of our development strategy, there is a need of a focus on balancing and securing the system characteristics for the Core System with all applications (i.e. “SW-on-HW Core System”). The distributed way of working will stress the need of centralized guidance and quality assurance.

This centralized guidance is driven by SW & Electronics Core System (ART SWECS) with the main tasks of:
•    Set, guide, drive and guard the coherence to the Strategies & Architecture ensuring the Core System quality and performance.
•    Manage and balance shared Core System resources.
•    Ensure integration, test, troubleshooting and optimization for the shared Core System resources.
•    Run release- and life cycle management.

To support this, the structural/organizational setup will initially have 3 types of teams. One in each of the areas Architecture, Integration and Release, each led by one PO and coached by a Scrum master. The manning of those teams is handled by a Team Manager.

What will you do?
We are currently looking for a Product Owner for the Applied Network Communication team within ART SWECS that will lead the work to maximize value-added work by owning and deciding upon priorities in the Team Backlog from a business perspective.

Your will: own, build, prioritize, decide and refine team backlog supporting the roadmap of the Core System, lead our Team together with Team Manager and Scrum Master, work with Product Managers and other Product Owners to define and maintain the team backlog, maintain a dialog with all our Stakeholders both for team intake and as a team ambassador and validate backlog items making sure they meet the acceptance criteria and definition of done (DoD) for our teams.

Do you fit the profile?
We believe that you have a BSc or MSc Degree in a relevant area (Electronic engineering, SW Engineering) or equivalent expertise with 5+ years of experience working within a relevant area. We believe you have experience from working in a technical leadership role and that you have worked with embedded system- or SW development and have experience working in an agile development environment for industrialization and in early phases. Your English is fluent, both written and spoken, and you have a proven ability to inspire, challenge and lead different teams. 

Competence and experience are important, but personality is key!
To fit this position, you need to be passionate about people and our products and have a human-centric approach when working with our products and services. We believe that you are a servant leader that focuses on the deliveries as much as the people in the teams. You are structured and target-focused with a great ability to keep a holistic/strategic mindset rather than getting stuck in details. Further, you are a great communicator and networker, engaging people throughout the entire organization which makes it easy for you to collaborate with people from individual- to team- to manager- level. It comes naturally for you to build trust, and you are open-minded, always putting your team’s needs first without prestige. We also believe that your curiosity seeks you to learn new things and areas within the range of our future products and services.

How to learn more and apply
For questions about the position, please contact Hiring Manager Dania Badeie, at dania.badeie@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Catharina Skog at catharina.skog@volvocars.com. Note that selections will be running continuously. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted. #LI-CS1

Who are we?

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