Group Manager Studio Engineering and Site Office

Position Description
Are you energized by finding order and structure in a time of change? Are you excited about working in a creative and multi-cultural environment to strengthen the innovation and development of the transport solutions of the future?
Then Group Manager Studio Engineering and Site Coordination is the position for you!


What is the job?
You will lead and develop a team of Studio Engineers that are part of our cross functional design team working with the different business areas, mainly with Volvo Trucks and Volvo Construction Equipment.


You will also secure a department/site planning overview and lead the Order Office function for the complete VGD site in close cooperation with the Design Director of each Volvo Group business area Truck, Bus, Construction Equipment and Penta.


You will lead and coordinate the design studio management and development within the management team, incl coordination of investment needs, layout and facilties improvements etc


Who are you?
You have a background in product development, working within design or in direct cooperation with designers and studio engineers. You have a strong knowledge of team leading as well as experience from project or portfolio management. Experience from leading teams in agile development is a merit.

If you have a strong drive and energy level, this will be a job opportunity that fits you well. We believe that you are a people person that have customer focus, like collaboration, drive engagement and have a structured way of working. You are intrigued with new challenges and being able to see patterns in complex information is one of your fortes.


You have excellent communication and networking skills. The environment is creative, dynamic, fast-paced and requires a positive go-getter attitude.


Other key requirements for the role are:
Min BA/BfA or equivalent degree
Basic financial understanding - budgeting, resource management and financial control, using Excel and SAP
Documented team leader or project management experience. Management experience with direct reports is a merit
Full understanding of, and ability to advocate, the design process
Basic knowledge in Agile (SAFE) methodologies and Scrum

What can we offer you?
We can offer you an exciting and global working environment, where trust, passion and change are key values for us. You will get the opportunity to interact with highly committed colleagues from different parts of the organization and different cultures and to influence the development of our future products. We hope you will learn as much from us as we will from you.


Interested? Send in your application now!
We will review applications and perform interviews continuously during the application period.


Curious to learn more about the position? Please contact:
Katarina Borg, Site Director Volvo Group Design Gothenburg, +46-73-902 5225


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