Group Manager Vehicle Control

Volvo Buses; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Buses in Göteborg seeks a Group Manager Vehicle Control within the Electrical & Software Architecture department. You will lead the Vehicle Control group, own the technology area, and drive strategies for end-user functions and platform components.

You will recruit and develop teams, work across Volvo Group, and build a climate of trust with cross-functional collaboration. The role reports to the Director Electrical & Software Architecture.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience with recruiting and developing efficient teams.
• Technical knowledge in electrical/electronics area.
• University degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in automotive sector preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Vehicle Control group and own the technology area.
• Define and execute strategies and targets for the group.
• Deliver technical solutions for concept, industrialization, maintenance and advanced engineering projects.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration and a climate of trust across Volvo Group.

Skills

Leadership experience

Team development

Electrical knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

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 Description

We 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 COLLEAGUES

We 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 YOU

We 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, [e-mail]

Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Volvo Buses you join one of the world’s leading providers of sustainable people transport solutions. What we do affects millions of people around the world: passengers, drivers, customers; in fact, entire cities and countries. This job gives you the opportunity to work with the future of people transportation and infrastructure. We have a strong culture of working together to help each other, sharing knowledge and experience. Together, we shape the world we want to live in.