Design Director Volvo Construction Equipment

Are you ready?

Are you passionate about imagining and influencing the future through design? Are you experienced or curious about the world of construction equipment products and services? Do you want to be in the forefront of innovative and sustainable construction equipment products, autonomous solutions, effortless user experiences and productivity services ecosystems? Do you want to support Volvo Construction Equipment in creating the strongest brand experience among of existing and aspirational customers? Do you love focusing on crafting every physical and digital touchpoint into a seamless and futureproof experience? Will you thrive in an environment where you are surrounded by designers, product developers, innovative engineers and brand masters from all corners of the world? Do you you have an entrepreneurial mindset and love being at the center of things? Apply here!

This is us, your new colleagues

Volvo Group Design is the design function for the Group’s brands and business areas. The team provides physical, digital, service and brand design from our studios located in Gothenburg Sweden, Lyon France and Greensboro US.

We are now looking for a skilled and passionate Design Director supporting the Volvo Construction Equipment business and lead our design team located at Lindholmen, Gothenburg, Sweden.

This is how you could make an impact

As Design Director Volvo Construction Equipment you’re deeply integrated into the Volvo Construction Equipment Business Area and work across the entire development cycle, from Advanced strategies and concepts, over technology streams and product development to maintenance of existing physical and digital products. The goal is to translate business strategies and customer needs by design into viable and desirable commercial solutions at scale. Whether it’s mines, quarries or road applications, everything must be thoroughly and cohesively designed cross every touchpoint through the entire customer journey. You will also support brand building initiatives like sales supporting solutions, merchandise, licensing products There are also elements of Volvo Group wide synergies when relevant.


You give equal attention to Industrial, CMF, User Experience, Service and Brand design in the strive for a holistic customer experience connecting every touchpoint in a forward leaning way supporting Volvo Construction Equipment to prosper in the future.


You lead by a collaborative intent as it’s the true nature of the entire Volvo Group, cross business areas and functions. You motivate and inspire the design team by scope setting and prioritization activities and you strive to secure value through strategic design, team collaboration and inspirational ways of working. You promote teamwork, inspire others to make amazing products, yet you’re a hands-on doer in most disciplines working in projects to set directions by showing, not telling, leaving the details and executions to your team members.


You are responsible for a team of five Chief Designers covering Industrial, User Experience and Service Design. Through this team, you will lead the creative work of a multidisciplinary team of Designers of said disciplines, Studio Engineers, Surface modelers, Front end SW developers, Visualization artists etc. in a varying size depending on number of initiatives reporting to dedicated line managers in a matrix organization.


All in all, we offer you an interesting role where you will collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams to innovate, design, prototype and build physical and digital solutions as leader of key competence to support and further strengthen the Volvo Construction Equipment experience by design.



Who are you?


Imagine stepping into this role— your unique blend of qualities makes you stand out.


Your strong business sense, combined with a deep focus on end customers both having a direct end user perspective as well as a fleet owner one, will help you make smart decisions that benefit both the company and its clients.


You are passionate about the construction business and all its areas of applications, products, services and most importantly the productivity concerns of our customers. You bring Design solutions with a clear business mindset where new tech, user behaviors, business models and brand positioning defined by Volvo Construction Equipment are key ingredients.


You're great at working with others, adapting easily to different situations, and making sure the team works well together, yet you have a clear vision and brings out the best together with Volvo Construction Equipment.


The X-factors will be both pushing the design teams going the extra mile, respect and work within the given prerequisites and work highly integrated with Volvo Construction Equipment key stakeholders and management teams.


You should hold a bachelor’s degree in preferably Industrial Design with a wider background from Experience and Brand design, coupled with a minimum of 8 years of professional experience. You have knowledge and experience of collaborating with multidisciplinary teams of Product designers, CMF designers, UX designers, Service Designers, , Visual Designers, Digital modelers, Physical modelers, Studio engineers and Brand Designers


We see that you should demonstrate proficiency in building great relationships with key stakeholders within Volvo Construction Equipment through strategy development, stakeholder management, and change facilitation. Working in a globally distributed entity in terms of products, locations and decisions, where design, brand and shared technologies keeps things together is expected. Project management mindset with exceptional communication and presentation skills are essential.


In this position you will report to the the Vice President of Volvo Group Design and being part of Volvo Group Designs Management team which provides sharing and inspiration opportunities with your peer Design Directors of other Business areas and Brands.


If you have the required design background and inclusive and collaborative mindset that we are looking for, we would love to have you as our next colleague. Send in your CV and the link to your portfolio today!

Mikael Gordh, Vice President Volvo Group Design, mikael.gordh@volvo.com.


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