Director for Project Management Office at Volvo Buses Gothenburg

Great X-functional work and delivery on time just don’t happen – It's our passion and business


At Global Bus Technology (GBT) function we are proud to navigate and lead Volvo Buses transition into the future of sustainable transports.


You and your team are part of Product and Project Management team, part of GBT, where we are responsible for the Global Project portfolio. You will manage the Start Cost project Portfolio and your team of Chief Project Managers and Project Assurance Managers will drive our major projects. This portfolio should secure that we have a competitive and desirable products that our customers appreciate.


You are passionate about Cross Functional collaboration and believes that it secures the best solutions and deliveries. You understand that delivering on time with quality is important to be successful in the Global Competition. To stay relevant you must understand that Continuous Improvement is needed in processes and way of working.




You will contribute to customers success by having these core responsibilities:
Lead and manage the team of Chief Project Managers and Project Assurance Managers
Formulate and drive the strategy for and with the team
Prepare and being a member of the Start Cost Project Steering Council (SPSC)
Being a role model for collaboration and cross functional work by working closely with your peers in solving different topics
Support and coach the project managers to make it possible for them to successfully drive their projects
Drive improved processes and ways of working
Being an engaged member of the Product and Project Management team
Contribute to develop the project managers and their knowledge



Who are you?


Who you are will always come first for us.


An important part of the role is to engage both your team and others to maximize the flow in the portfolio and deliver according to time plans. This means ability to coach Your team is important. You need to interact, communicate and influence at all levels to be successful. You like a pragmatic and holistic approach. There are some key qualifications you need to meet:
experience from project management in different levels
experience of leading high performing teams
courage and ownership mentality
can-do attitude, who is not afraid to question and is willing to learn and contribute
strive for continuous improvement instead of perfection



Who are we?


At Volvo Buses you are close to the business where you will work with almost all areas of the company. We are a small team with very passionate people. The possibilities to influence and make your ideas count are excellent.


Interested? We can’t wait to meet you and are very much looking forward to seeing your application!


Curious about anything? Don’t hesitate to contact me on carl-johan.ragnarsson@volvo.com or +46 765 531 118


Carl-Johan Ragnarsson
Vice President Product and Project Management


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