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?

Product Owner – Procurement Cluster

Want to drive Digital Change in the Automotive?

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. We need the best of the best to accomplish our digital transformation journey and deliver on that promise. Do you have what it takes? We got the perfect job for you!

What we are looking for

We are looking for a brave Product Owner who dares to take bold decisions and lead the Product Team in a passionate way towards outstanding business value. You will join the Procurement product cluster within the Production Planning & Procurement area of Digital at Volvo Cars. We digitalize work processes, make data instantly available and workflows highly automated for internal and external consumers. By doing so we enable our organization to make fact-based decisions and maximize value add.

You are experienced in driving product strategy, vision and operations as a Product Owner or equivalent role.

You have experience of working with new development as well as operations in a product landscape with high demands on stability.
You have experience working with global stakeholders both within business and digital to build trust-based relationships and open communication.
You have 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.

Role Description

As digital Product Owner, you will maximize 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. 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. 

What Qualifications do you need to do the job?

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
Experience with translating a product vision into actionable work
Experience with agile methods and related tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, Rally, Miro, etc.)
Experience with requirements facilitation and user story creation
Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
Effortlessly collaborative with strong intellectual curiosity and creative problem solving
Strong analytical skills with ability to work through complex concepts/data and present well thought-out, simple solutions
Strong presence with ability to interact with and influence all levels of the organization
Skilled at negotiating to compromise when stakeholders have competing interests
Willingness to try new things and challenge the status quo

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 regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Keerthi Veeraraghavan, keerthi.veeraraghavan@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.