Group Manager Vehicle Control

Company description:

"Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to driving prosperity and shaping the future landscape through sustainable transport, mobility, and infrastructure solutions. By offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. Our headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Group shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm."

Job description:

We are looking for a Group Manager Vehicle Control with the leadership ability and ambition to bring out the best in people to join the Electrical and Software Architecture department at Volvo Buses.

We believe it is you and your personality that is the most important asset of all. Are you a passionate leader with a coaching approach for developing people, operations, and products? Do you thrive in leading change and have the ability to create a climate based on trust and cross functional teamwork, where everyone is accountable and proud of the products and solutions we deliver to support our customers success? Great, then we could be a match!

JOB DESCRIPTIONWe are seeking a Group Manager Vehicle Control within Electrical & Software Architecture.

Vehicle Control has a central role in the department with many interfaces to the other groups within Volvo buses as well as within Volvo group, since it is responsible for development of end user functions, systems and components within the platform area. This includes ownership of the platform core ECUs and functions such as vehicle modes. This group secures that we have a stable platform for the other product teams in the department to develop their functions upon.

As a Group Manager in the Electrical & Software Department at Volvo Buses you will have the responsibility to develop the group, technology and the people to support future needs contributing to Volvo Buses profitability. You will report to the Director of Electrical and Software Architecture.

Within your responsibility you will define, communicate and execute strategies and targets for the group and you will be the owner of the technology area. You will be part of delivering technical solutions to concept, industrialization, maintenance as well as advanced engineering projects according to quality, delivery, cost and feature targets. Prioritization and direction setting for short- and long-term activities are part of your day-to-day activities.

Since we are a rather small company, we all work with broad responsibilities and cross-functionally through the entire company, across many different departments, cultures, and competence areas and to manage your future challenges you will need to build a broad network within and outside of the Volvo Group.

THIS IS US, YOUR NEW COLLEAGUESWe at the Electrical & Software Architecture department are purpose driven, inspire each other to teamwork and recognize achievements. We use our curiosity and engagement as energy into our continuous transformation journey, staying relevant in our ever-changing world.

In close cooperation with colleagues at different departments across Volvo Group, we are supporting each other in reaching our mission in helping millions of travellers reaching their travel destination. All over the World. Every day.

THIS PROBABLY DEFINES YOUWe see that you are business oriented with a clear customer focus, preferably from automotive. You have a technical knowledge within the electrical and electronics area with a university degree in engineering or equivalent. You have previous leader experience with the ability to recruit and develop efficient teams.

We think you are a structured, inclusive, collaborative and a team-oriented leader with a high customer focus. You are curious and continuously searching for new knowledge by promoting continuous learning and improvement.

You have excellent communicational skills and ability to work in a global environment with various cultures and languages. You are open minded, flexible and can easily adapt. You are also driven and able to motivate others to perform at their best. We see you as engaged and innovative.

CURIOUS, AND HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? GET IN TOUCH WITH ME!Malin Sjöberg, Director Electrical & Software Architecture,

Interviews will be held continuously, do not wait to apply. Last application date is the 17th of Novemeber.

As part of the recruitment process, a background check as well as alcohol and drug testing may be conducted. You will be informed if applicable

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