Engineering Manager

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.

Software development that makes a difference

At Volvo Cars, we are making bold digital visions come true. We aim to lead in the automotive world by creating a digital ecosystem built around making our customers' lives less complicated. Now we are looking for curious, creative people who want to change the world through innovative thinking.
What’s in it for you?

This role is within our Global Online Experience (GOX) area where we are developing digital products, services and a digital ecosystem creating a hassle free experience for our customers. 
Volvo Cars is accelerating and growing on all fronts Digital. Not only are we working on becoming completely electric by 2030, autonomous drive, and innovations in safety - We are digitizing the entire customer journey and moving the business towards direct to consumer sales through digital channels. We are also creating digital products & services allowing our customers to build their own cars, car owners to interact and manage their Volvo cars seamlessly. 
What you will do:
As an Engineering Manager at Volvo Cars you will:
* Guide and grow a team of engineers through hiring, mentoring, inspiring, and feedback.
* Ensure through streamlined execution and experimentation that our solutions meet the needs of our customers quickly and accurately
* Be the voice of engineering in the Product team through a friendly and effective collaboration with the product- and UX counterparts
* Together with your peers, advocate and advance modern, agile software development and develop and facilitate good engineering practices.
* As an Engineering leader, you will assist ensure the solutions are scalable, sustainable, and architecturally sound, and technical debt is both incurred consciously and repaid in a reasonable time.
* Be a motivated member of the Cluster engineering leadership team and collaborate with other leaders across the cluster.

You and your skills:
* We are looking for a person that enjoys guiding, developing, inspiring, and growing an engineering team, and has previous experience doing so; you have been an engineering manager before this and know what it takes to build a phenomenal team.
* You are someone that possesses a deep understanding of how to translate product and business goals into sound technical solutions and can mentor your team in this. You are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about modern software development that builds products our customers are invested in.
* Prior to starting a technical leadership career, you have had extensive experience working hands-on as a Software Engineer in an agile environment.
* As a great leader, you possess compassion, understand that every individual and situation has its specific needs, and can adapt leadership style and interactions accordingly. Having fun at work is important, and you take great care in making sure everyone always feels welcome and included!


We offer our employees excellent benefits such as:  
* Plenty of leave to let you take time off for what's most important in life
* Collective Agreement and ITP pensions.
* An annual allowance to spend on your health and wellbeing.
* At Volvo Car Group, all new parents with one year’s permanent service now receive 24 weeks of parental leave, paid at 80 percent of their base pay. 
* The policy is for everyone – whether you’re a designer or a plant operator, whether you work in Sweden, China, or the USA. 
* Read more here: https://group.volvocars.com/careers/family-bond-by-volvo-cars
A private health insurance