Digital Product Owner for Global Trade Management & Compliance

Volvo Cars - Driving change together
Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your skills and aspirations so you can reach your full potential.

By 2025, we aim to sell 1.2 million cars annually, 50% of which will be electric vehicles and sold directly to customers through digital channels. Join us on the journey of a lifetime as we create the driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.

What you’ll do

We are looking for a passionate Digital Product Owner that can lead our Global Trade Management & Compliance product team. The product works together with our global business to secure compliance and adherence to global and local trade legislations. It manages the global trade processes & procedures that enable digital tools for trade and export control matters.
The product owner (PO) maximizes consumer value by owning and deciding upon priorities in the product backlog from a business perspective to streamline the execution, while maintaining technical integrity of the features/components for the team.

You will define and consistently emphasize the short- and long-term vision of the product to the team and relevant stakeholders by working with the roadmap, and content presentations. You will articulate how our systems and tools can be used efficiently in trade processes connected to import, export, OPR, Free Trade Zone etc.

You will own, prioritize, decide and refine the stories in the Team Backlog including defects and enablers. You will make sure to understand the scope of the upcoming work, collaborate with the team and architects to assist with decision-making and sequencing of the key technological infrastructures.

What you’ll bring
We believe that you have experience in digital product development as a Product Owner, Project manager or equivalent role. You have a genuine interest in software development and experience of IT solutions and automotive and/or supply chain processes, preferably within the trade area. Moreover, we think that you have:
·        Experience of in-house development, SaaS solutions and COTS products.
·        Experience with software architecture.
·        Experience from data integration (MQ, API etc).
·        Experience of ITIL processes.
·        Experience of using software development tools such as Azure Devops. 


Who are you?
You are an experienced leader with a problem-solving mindset and a holistic viewpoint who is able to inspire and motivate others in working towards a common goal. You are enthusiastic, curious, visionary, self-propelled, ready to walk the extra mile.

Want to know more? We hope so
Kindly apply for this position through our jobs portal, enclosing your CV in English by no later than 8th of October 2023.

For questions about the position, please contact hiring manager Anna Rubtcova at anna.rubtcova@volvocars.com. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter Jonathan Allirol at jonathan.allirol@volvocars.com.