Director Homologation Integration

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.

Everything we do starts with people.
Our human-centric focus is what makes us different from all other car companies, and it’s at the heart of everything we create. If you want to join us in our mission to make people’s lives less complicated, we offer you a chance to grow together with talented people who want to make a true difference.

What’s in it for you?
In our department, Product Regulation & Compliance, we work with stakeholders both within and outside Volvo Cars and in the daily business, we collaborate with international technical service partners, Volvo colleagues and authority representatives on a daily basis. We cover numerous aspects of the vehicle, and we are constantly challenged from both regulative or technology perspectives. Our daily tasks are to plan, prepare and ensure vehicle type approval to enable sales of our products on all markets where Volvo Cars is present. Besides the classical legal requirements, we need to demonstrate by both testing and by technical descriptions, we are facing interesting challenges that comes with Autonomous Drive functions, Connectivity and functional updates via continuous software releases for example. If you are a person who enjoys working with people, genuinely interested in our operation and in technology and vehicle releases, all this wrapped in an international environment, you are most welcome to apply for the position Head of Homologation Integration. 
What you’ll do
The Homologation Integration team are contributing to both current and future vehicle releases with all required prerequisites to fulfil certification/homologation. But the team is also representing the department towards all markets around the world that require certification activities of different kind. Our business is truly international where we work with both teams in VCC sales companies as well as with authorities. 
Your role is to support the Homologation Integration teams by removing obstacles and helping them develop. You’ll contribute and support ways of working, through both technical and people leadership and in close collaboration with product owners and the other teams and leaders. You are a person that have well proven leadership capabilities, good communication skills, collaborate well but are also interested in the daily operations and tasks in order to support the team development and deliveries. 
The main delivery for the department is the Vehicle Type Approvals which is one of the last pieces that needs to be in place in order to start the sales of our vehicles. Therefore, you need to enjoy the exposed working life which comes with the final approvals before we can start to manufacture the vehicles. 

You and your skills
We are looking for an experienced manager, who have previously built and led successful teams. You have experience in people management, cross-functional collaboration as well as a strong sense of business. To succeed in this role, it is an advantage to have working experience from vehicle programs / releases or engineering teams within the automotive industry. You probably have a degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience. Strong people management, collaboration and communication skills are essential when working in a diverse and international setting. It is also important that you are continuously developing your own skills and guide and coach your teams to continuously develop theirs.
How to learn more and apply
For questions regarding the job or the recruitment process, please contact divyashri.prakash.kartik@volvocars.com or johan.bogren@volvocars.com
Please note that due to GDPR regulations, applications submitted via email will not be accepted. 

Who are we?
Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 
Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.