Agile Team Manager - Digital Collaboration & Personal Productivity i Göteborg

Enable change - Change the world 

We're always searching for inspirational managers who excel at enabling and bringing out the best in others. Are you the type of person who takes a step forward when the opportunity arises? Can you inspire and guide a team to success? The world of mobility is undergoing a significant transformation. If you want to play a vital part, here's your chance.

What’s in it for you?

We are looking for an experienced agile team manager to lead our people in the Digital Collaboration & Personal Productivity cluster within our Digital Workplace area. 

This cluster provides digital tools and training to ensure efficient collaboration and productivity in the hybrid workplace. Our employees should be offered easy-to-use technology to support digital meetings, instant messaging, whiteboarding, team spaces and much more. Today, we offer users a variety of tools, such as the Microsoft 365 suite, Slack and Miro.

Our vision is to inspire as well as to increase productivity. To achieve this, we are on a change path, shifting from a technology centric to a human centric approach. To enable this change, you will play an important part in driving the shift and motivate our teams in their change journey. 

What you’ll do

As a servant leader you will coach the team to deliver incremental deliveries with speed and quality, and to continuously learn and collaborate. You are responsible for overseeing the working methodology and facilitating initiatives. As part of your role, you make sure that the team has all the ingredients needed to deliver at its best. 

You work closely with the Group Product Owner and Product Owners to support the teams, their purpose, and the roadmap ahead. Furthermore, you ensure that the teams collaborate across the organization to ensure capabilities are solved end to end. You are coaching the teams and individuals in their daily work by being present and attentive. You always ensure to bring clarity and understanding of the vision, objectives and key results, to enable the teams to thrive. 

You are responsible for all employee-related processes (e.g., salary setting, appraisals, priorities, recruitment) and helping members of the teams identify areas of strength and opportunities. Working together to find ways to build their skills and improve against the relevant product competencies and Volvo Core competencies. In collaboration with other people managers in the area, you are responsible for competence development, assuring capabilities are in line with the long-term strategies.

You will report directly to the head of the Digital Workplace area and play an important role in the Digital Workplace leadership team. 

The position is based in Gothenburg.

What you’ll bring

•    Solid experience of managerial roles, Scrum Master positions or equivalent leadership roles, preferably in the Digital Collaboration domain. 
•    Prior experience managing Agile/Scrum teams including staffing, hiring and. supporting employee growth.
•    Strong communication skills, understanding of change management. A high level of verbal and written English.
•    Good understanding of the principles of product development and the software development lifecycle.
•    Demonstrated ability to improve operational efficiency.

Want to know more? We hope so

We’re excited to receive and review your application. Kindly apply for this position through our jobs portal, enclosing your CV in English by no later than 21st of February 2024. We will not accept applications via email. Please note that selections will be running continuously so don’t delay with your application.

For questions about the position, you are welcome to contact hiring manager Johannes Söderqvist at . For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter Jonathan Allirol at . 

Welcome with your application!

Volvo Cars - Driving change together

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your skills and aspirations so you can reach your full potential.

For the right person, an inspiring, and creative workplace awaits. Did you know that every Volvo Cars employee worldwide has the right to our Family Bond, our new all-gender, paid parental leave policy? You’ll also enjoy a culture and benefits package that’s made us one of the world’s most awarded and progressive employers.

By 2025, we aim to sell 1.2 million cars annually, 50% of which will be electric vehicles and sold directly to customers through digital channels. Join us on the journey of a lifetime as we create the driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow. 

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