Business Analyst to R&D Digital

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.

What we offer?
In our cluster/ART Insights and Product Development support (IPDS) at R&D Digital, we are now hiring a Business Analyst in the Planning & Issue Management (P&IM) Team.
This team is working with enabling backlog management, team collaboration and planning at Volvo Cars with digital tools and solutions. The team is using a wide array of technologies and platforms and the stakeholders are spread out both internally within Volvo Cars and externally at our partners.
The cluster consists of 8 different products where Product Owners, Scrum Masters and teams work alongside according to the agile framework SAFe to deliver value to the Products that are aligned to the architectural runway. 
What you’ll do
As a Business analyst you enable product success by working as a liaison among different stakeholders to understand the customer benefits and needs, and by supporting backlog refinement in accordance with the Product Owner’s and the team's agenda.
Your responsibilities will be to facilitate a grounded way of working with focus on business value and excellent user experience. 
You will also support the Product Owner in the exploration phase of the new capabilities coming in from stakeholders or architects. You will analyze and break down business needs, including impact mapping and dependency analysis. To achieve this, you will need to work closely with the Product Owner and the team to support growth of the products, the teams’ vision and make sure it’s in line with the architects’ runway. Essentially, making sure the capabilities are well understood before they are ready for PI.
There are also great opportunities to work on a higher level in the cluster with cross-collaboration between our different teams, and help out where’s needed.
Do you fit the profile?
We believe that you have: 
▪ Experience in SAFe, Scrum, and writing epics, features, and stories in an effective format. 
▪ The ability to pinpoint value creating activities in relation to a vision. 
▪ Servant leadership skills in complex situations to achieve great, holistic results.
▪ Analytical Skills – the ability to conceptualize and visualize gathered information in a structured and pedagogic way.
▪ Critical thinking and problem solving - the ability to evaluate and examine a situation from different parties’ perspectives so that everyone involved understands and then holistically create a base for decision making.
Moreover, we believe that you have the ability to understand customer/end user needs and then convey them into backlog items that enables the team delivery. You have experience in the UX Process and the User journey. You have the capability to define the business value of the product area value and surrounding value streams. Lastly, it is natural for you to collaborate, facilitate and delegate to involve and engage stakeholders and team members to create ownership and gain results.
How to learn more and apply
Does this sound like your next challenge? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume and cover letter via the link below no later than the 14th of August 2022. Please note that this recruitment process will be on hold due to the summer holiday period. We will review all applications in the second half of August and get back to you as soon as we can.  
For questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Håkan Sterner, Team Manager, at hakan.sterner.2@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter Jonathan Allirol at jonathan.allirol@volvocars.com. Due to the summer holiday period, we will answer your questions when we are back.    
Please note that we will not accept applications via email.