Group Manager Platform and Digital Collaboration

About the job
At CAST (Common Architecture Share Technology) within Vehicle Engineering, we are now looking for a Group Manager Platform and Digital Collaboration to join our dynamic, analytical, innovative, and ambitious Leadership Team to play a crucial role in the future of CAST IT ecosystem.
As part of the Volvo Group Trucks Technology organization, you will be instrumental to the transformation of our hardware ecosystem into a fit for our future next generation of product logic (PLM/PDM, Geometry) modernizing the core applications within product development – the heart of our Volvo Product Documentation. Bring your love of developing product logic and product data, working collaboratively, and your advanced skills to a place where you can make a difference.


This is us, your new colleagues:


In this position you will be part of an organization dedicated to technology as well as empowering and developing our employees. We always have user and customer satisfaction as the ultimate performance measurement. We are proud architects, analysts, physical and digital product specialists, engineers, caring about our future products, our future concepts and platforms, our future of digitalization and sustainability.
Our organization within Vehicle Engineering, CAST & Platform Development, is a global function that has the responsibility to drive and coordinate the Volvo Group principles for Common Architecture & Share Technology. We also identify, propose, and drive key efficiency initiatives in Engineering as well as secure new & common ways of working by supporting process & tools development within our hardware ecosystem.
We are a global department of around 150 engaged engineers committed to improving our customer’s performance. We take on exciting challenges within a positive and constructive atmosphere where team cooperation, different perspectives and doing your best are highly valued.


What will you do?


As Manager Platform and Digital Collaboration, you will have the responsibility for leading a team as well as contributing to various activities within GTT and/or cross Business Areas and Business Units. You will lead, guide, engage and support our teams consisting of highly skilled and motivated employees. You will work cross-functionally and collaborate closely with relevant internal and external stakeholders and partners.


As senior manager, you will
Identify and drive efficiency improvements in the areas of Product Definition, Digitalization and CAST optimization, as well as the implementation of digital & IT ways-of-working (Agile, team collaboration and business ownership)
Take responsibility and accountability for implementing the necessary changes in our way-of-working, our digital transformation and continuous product development improvements to meet the current and future needs of Volvo GTT and our broader ecosystem.
Support with business value the transformation of GTT architecture & capability, into a fit for future organization focused on upcoming technology trends
Contributing to building and shaping a new area where the ambition is to increase efficiency in our hardware development (tools & methods) and deliveries.
Provide leadership to help strategic and operational deliveries
Drive specific and appropriate hardware solutions for CAST and/or GTT and/or Volvo Group when applicable



You will also
Take part of the Platform Product Definition management team
Secure that tools and methods for hardware ecosystem are efficient for end-users
Take IT budget responsibility with lean and value optimization in focus
Be the main interface to Digital & IT and Volvo Group stakeholders
Support governance fora for hardware tool chain and CAST
Lead a team of experts globally working with continuous improvement
Implement Agile transformation in connection and alignment with Digital & IT Organization



Who are you? Are we a perfect match?
You have a MSc or higher educational background.
You have experience in conducting changes, and you are comfortable in handling multiple development models (Waterfall, SAFe, Scrum, IXP, LeSS)
You have collaboration skills - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
You have effective Communication - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
You are action Oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
You manage Ambiguity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
You nimble Learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new challenges, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
You build Networks - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization
You value Differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
You will be part of the Platform Product Definition Management Team and report to the Director, Platform Product Definition – CAST



What is our offer to you?


CAST is built on solid foundations, group-wide competences and with purpose-driven leadership where respect and commitment are key values. We always encourage people to take individual responsibility and we offer exciting and challenging assignments in a highly innovative and complex environment.
The position offers excellent opportunities for you to use your own initiative. We strongly believe that high performance comes from a collaborative, inclusive and playful environment.
Does it sound energizing and challenging? Are you eager to contribute to the development of our CAST future in a passionate and collaborating environment? We look forward to receiving your application!
Volvo Group Trucks Technology are actively working to establish teams that will take maximum advantage of the strength inherent in differences in knowledge, experience, age, gender, and nationality. We find that well-balanced working teams increase group dynamics, creativity, and innovative approaches to better solutions.


Curious and want to know more? Please contact me:
Jacques Pesce, VP CAST, +46 73 9024410


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