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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.

Do you want to be a part of an organization developing solutions to address today’s global challenges? We are determined to continue driving our industry towards a sustainable future, where Electromobility plays a vital role on the road to fossil-free transportation. Our technology shift to battery electric vehicles and fuel-cell electric vehicles, providing reliable power is propelling us into a cleaner, better future.

The importance of electromobility is growing every day, and in our section, we are accountable for the system solutions to enable world-class products in this emerging area. Would you thrive in an environment where you can lead complex System projects? Does shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport excite you? Apply now!

What will you do

As a project manager, you will lead a team of system engineers in defining solutions, documenting requirements (functions and non-functions), and following up on system verification to secure high-quality products. You will work in close cooperation with a variety of stakeholders and solution providers, both within the Electromobility department and across the Volvo Group.

Responsibilities

You will belong to a team with the responsibility to develop Electromobility system solutions, including both hardware and software, for all Volvo Group applications worldwide. It is important to understand the different stakeholders, to balance requirements and support the building of a platform system that can be utilized by several applications. As a project manager, you will be responsible for activities and deliveries following the agreed project scope and overall project time plan, as well as Volvo’s product development process.

Ready for the next move?

Are you excited to bring your skills and disruptive ideas to the table? We can’t wait to hear from you. Apply today!

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Who are you?

As a person, you are open and positive and enjoy leading complex technology projects. You should have a can-do attitude, demonstrated technical leadership, and be able to create a productive and prosperous team. You communicate easily and effectively, no matter the team size or positions of your recipients. You can create an environment of trust and openness, building an engaged and empowered team.

You have experience from leading large and complex technical projects, have an interest in new technologies, and can thrive in the ever-changing environment the development of these exists in. It requires you to be able to be self-driven, able to create and develop structures and documentation where there are gaps, as well as a good listener with the ability to adjust when changes happen. As part of a cross-functional and international environment, English is your natural language in written and spoken communication. You need to be able to utilize digital tools in your daily work, as the project team is generally a global one.

In addition, you have:

• At least ten years of experience in product development within the automotive industry, including extensive work with system design of mechatronic systems.
• Minimum four years of experience as a project manager.
• Minimum four years of experience working with the development of electric propulsion driveline.
• Proven leadership ability to guide complex cross-functional technical activities.
• Experience of working with requirements, functions and non-functions.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, demonstrating a growth mindset and a solution-oriented approach.
• M.Sc. degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Meritorious

• Microsoft Project and PTM skills.
• Competencies within Volvo processes and tools, particularly the product development process.
• Requirement breakdown and verification experience.
• PMP certification.

Personal fit will be of great importance in this recruitment, as we are actively working to build a diverse team in terms of experience, gender and backgrounds.