Engineering Manager - Data Engineering

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.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

Does the thought of being the leader in an amazing organisation that serves one of the core areas of the Volvo Cars business that will help us achieve the goal of being a fully electric car company by 2030 excite you? Excellent, then we would love for you to be one of our new Engineering Managers that will guide one of our teams on this exciting journey we have ahead of us. 

The Data & Identity Cluster is a part of the Global Online Experience (GOX) area and our mission is to ensure we know our customers well and keep this information safe and secure. We support the rest of the organisation in using this knowledge to serve the customers in the best possible way. 

What you’ll do: 
* Lead and grow a team of hardworking 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 
* Advocate and advance modern, agile software development and help develop and foster good engineering practices 
* Help ensure the solutions are scalable, sustainable, architecturally sound, and technical debt is both incurred consciously and repaid in a reasonable time 
* Together with your team own one or multiple domains within our emerging ecosystem of data products making sure they are meeting the needs of your data consumers 
* Be an active member of the Cluster engineering leadership team and collaborate with other leaders across the cluster 


Who you are: 
* A person that loves leading, develop, inspire and grow an engineering team, and have previous experience doing so; you have been an engineering manager before this and know what it takes to build a phenomenal team 
* Someone that possess a deep understanding of how to translate product and business goals into sound technical solutions, and can mentor your team in this 
* Very knowledgeable and passionate about modern data architecture principles probably specialized in either the Data Lake or Data Warehouse tech stack 
* Prior to starting a technical leadership career you have had extensive experience working hands-on as a Data Engineer developing large scale data solutions in an agile environment 
* Someone that fully embrace a growth mindset, and have the ability to encourage others to do the same 
* A compassionate person who understand that every individual and situation has their specific needs, and can adapt your leadership style and interactions accordingly 
* Someone who like to have fun at work, and 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 
* A private health insurance 


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.