Global Graduate Program 2025 - Commercial

Who are we?

About our Global Graduate Program  

The Global Graduate Program is a 2-year career-boosting program designed around your potential in our global organization! We offer two program tracks – Business and Tech – allowing both future business enablers and skilled engineers to thrive and develop with us.  


Every year, Volvo Cars welcomes around 50 graduates from all over the world. By joining the program, you become part of an inclusive community of a wide range of professionals and previous graduates. Throughout the program you will all come together for common module weeks, group projects, and learning opportunities.   

The rotational program takes you on a journey within Volvo cars where you get to explore your skills and interests in different departments during the two years. You will start in the department which you are recruited into.  


Year 1 

18 August – 5 September: Module week 1: Global Introduction & Business Understanding  

Rotation 1 in your home organization 

Module week 2: Product Development & Production  

Rotation(s) 

Module week 3: Commercial Module 

Graduate group project 


Year 2 

Rotation(s) including window for international experience 

Final Graduation project 

Module week 4: Leadership Foundations & Final week 

8 Juli 2027 – Graduation 


After the program you move into your permanent position in the company.  

About this area 

In 2025 we will welcome Global Graduates to our Strategy & Operations Department within the Commercial organization. Here, you will be part of shaping the multi-year business plan, learn how to build a strong product vision and strategy and be part of bringing insights and ideas into real commercial products.

You will work across many different teams within Volvo Cars and learn how a global company works and how the lifecycle of a software product looks like.  

Are you one of our new Graduates 

To be considered for the program, you must have a master's degree completed between December 2023 and the start of the program.  

We are looking for you with a degree in engineering or economy with a strong interest in strategy and software product development. You need a strong analytical mindset but also be able to communicate across different disciplines.  

It's meritorious if you have experience in working with software product development, or customer insights. Leadership experience is also highly meritorious. 

What our Global Graduate Program offers 

You will get:  

Permanent employment from start, and after the program you will have a position within your hiring managers organization   

Work permit support given where necessary. Relocation support offered for international moves  

39 000 SEK monthly gross salary 

3500 SEK health care allowance per year (to use on wellness activities such as our inhouse gym)   

Vacation benefits according to the Swedish annual leave act and Collective Agreement  


A complete package of benefits and our employment offer will be presented to you during the final interview phase.  

Recruitment process  

Advertisements are open November 1st – December 1st. All eligible candidates will be invited to conduct online assessments. The final day to complete them is December 4th , invites are sent weekly.  You may apply to multiple graduate advertisements but will only do the assessments once. 

Candidates selected for the next stage will be invited to record short video interviews, followed by a first screening interview via Teams. The last step in the recruitment process is an in-depth Behavioral and Domain interview with hiring manager and an HR representative. The final interviews will be conducted via Teams during January and February 2025. Employment offers are communicated continuously during March 2025.  

Kick-start your career - apply today 

We accept applications via our career site only, apply with CV and cover letter in English no later than Sunday December 1st 2024, midnight (CET). Please note that applications per email are not accepted due to GDPR. Once your application is successfully submitted, you’ll receive a confirmation email.