Acting Head of Marketing Analytics, Marketing & Brand - Volvo Cars

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

Some of the most exciting action is within the Global Marketing & Brand organisation, which oversees all of Volvo’s marketing to ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications. 

To further grow and reach our bold goals – committing to 1.2M new car sales by 2025, with 50% sold online and being fully electric by 2030 – we’re looking for free thinkers, believers, dreamers and most of all – we’re looking for you.

Marketing Analytics - let’s introduce ourselves
The Marketing Analytics Team is a talented team with strong data analytics capabilities and a deep understanding of the consumer. It supports the entire Marketing & Brand organisation with the right data, results, and insights. The team’s purpose is responsible for providing actionable insights and visualisations on brand, marketing and campaign activity and ensures measurement consistency through detailed KPI frameworks and taxonomy.

Acting Head of Marketing Analytics – this is what you’ll do
The role will cover for the current Head of Marketing Analytics who will go on parental leave. The approximate period is from April 1st to October 31st. During this time, you will be responsible for leading the talented Marketing Analytics team. This team works with data that supports marketing decisions and evaluates the performance of our campaigns to deliver upon our Marketing and Brand KPIs. 

You will further define the analytics strategy and roadmap, and act as a leader for decision making, prioritization and alignment.

You will continue to develop the team and individual employees, processes, services, tools, and infrastructure. You will implement industry best practices and marketing analytics techniques to enhance the work of the team. 

We’re looking for you! 
You are ambitious, driven, enthusiastic, motivating leader that has experience of leading a team in a fast-paced environment. You can handle multiple ongoing projects and support the team to deliver upon these. You are known for your business acumen and your ability to build strong relationships internally as well as externally. 

You are approachable, decisive and can demonstrate the characteristics of a great leader.

You have previously worked or currently work with analytics and can understand the complexities that working with data across multiple regions entails. 

Finally, you are curious and thrive in an international and cross-functional environment. You share our human centric values and knows how to balance deadlines with the well-being of your team members.

Most of all, you share our values and our ambition. Your warm personality and eagerness to collaborate will be welcomed by all of us!

Qualifications:
•    4+ years of senior/large team leadership experience
•    7+ years working experience in a global organisation
•    Good understanding of analytics and analytics tools
•    You have a great business acumen and know how to get things done
•    Full English proficiency

Let’s get to know each other
Come and join the most exciting car brand in the world! 

Welcome to apply by the latest on the 29th of January 2023.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter Lotta Ericsson at lotta.ericsson@volvocars.com.
Please submit your application in English and note that applications via email will not be considered due to GDPR.

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