Global Head of Leadership Development

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.

Our mission in People Experience is to attract, recruit, develop, engage, and retain the people that build the future for Volvo Cars. We support and facilitate Volvo Cars strategic transformation with our HR deliverables, and we are on an exciting change journey.

Within the Global Talent Management team, our overarching purpose is to excite great talents to join us and invest in them to stay and grow. We achieve this through a deep focus on the employee experience.  

The Global Head of Leadership Development will be part of a dedicated team responsible for developing and delivering global leadership development and talent management offerings that empower Volvo Cars' leaders to become true role models of our corporate culture and leadership principles. Do you want to lead this journey of developing the team and organization when Volvo Cars will further advance its position?

What you’ll do

One of the main areas is to actively assess and evaluate Volvo Cars leadership development offerings’ value proposition in relation to organizational strategic goals. You will continuously analyze organizational leadership competency/skill gaps and create solutions to address them and provide consultation on strategic organizational leadership questions. You will proactively create, and work with, global networks and stakeholders in the organization to ensure the effective global roll-out and execution of Volvo Cars leadership development strategy across all regions. You will be an important aid in driving the recruitment, assessment, and development of senior managers and other leaders, as well as developing existing senior leadership teams within the organization. This also includes coaching and mentoring potential future leaders.

You will inspire our leaders at large-scale events such as leadership events company-wide, spreading the corporate message on how to lead at Volvo Cars, and in general, will act as a sounding board to senior leaders within Volvo Cars. You will support the design, development, and implementation of the senior leadership development program at Volvo Cars and also lead projects to develop and deliver leadership programs in line with corporate guidelines and needs.

Lastly, this is a people management role, and as such you will engage, coach, lead and develop our team of five leadership experts. As an experienced and senior HR leader, you will be a key driver in the change journey where you act proactively in collaboration with many stakeholders.

Who are you?

We are looking for a true leader, passionate about leadership and learning, with the ability to quickly inspire confidence in a group. You are business and customer-oriented with a global mindset – driving results as well as handling unexpected and conflictual situations. You stay on top of the latest research in the field and are curious to continuously find ways to meet demands in the changing environment and challenges and align our corporate leadership needs with the latest research, You are digitally savvy and have experience in developing online learning programs. You have the ability to create an engaging dialogue with leaders to open up their thinking and perspectives beyond just training and are not afraid to challenge ways of working that conflict with our aspired leadership behaviors.

You have a university degree in social science, psychology, or similar, coupled with several years of working experience in a role with similar scope. We believe that you are a skilled people manager with extensive leadership experience. You are fluent in English, both oral and written.

This is an on-site position at the Volvo Cars HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden. 

How to learn more and apply?

Does this sound like your next challenge? Please apply for this position through our portal no later than the 9th of October 2022, enclose CV and cover letter written in English. Note that due to GDPR we cannot accept applications through e-mail. Selections will be running continuously.  If you have additional questions regarding this opportunity, you are welcome to contact hiring manager Global Head of Learning & Leadership Development, Helena Gyllencreutz at helena.gyllencreutz@volvocars.com. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Andreas Antefelt at andreas.antefelt@volvocars.com. We look forward to receiving your application. 

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