Head of battery optimization and monitoring - Volvo Energy

With new technologies and business models increasing in importance at high speed, the transportation and infrastructure industries are changing more and at higher pace than ever before. As the Volvo Group, we are accelerating to drive our industry forward also in these important areas. Do you want to join our journey and shape tomorrow’s society together with us?

Volvo Energy is our newest business area with the overarching purpose of supporting the Volvo Group’s transformation ambitions within electrification, sustainability, circularity, complete service offer, profitable growth and resilience.


We are looking for: Head of battery optimization and monitoring - Technology

You will be given a unique opportunity to shape and drive the early development of Volvo Energy together with the leadership team and a set of skilled and committed colleagues. Together we will work on solutions that will drive economically viable circularity and take us to a sustainable future. With high speed and agility, we will support the Volvo Group to meet and exceed customers’ expectations and thereby contribute to a society that we all want to live in.

Working at Volvo Energy is different
Welcome to a team unified by an important mission, great ideas, fun, diversity and inclusiveness. Our colleagues are - and will always be - the most important part of the story, in line with our thoughts around active coworkership. Each colleague truly matters and plays an important role in our journey. Consequently, whilst demands are high, there is also plenty of opportunities to learn and grow - as a professional and as a person. We will be a fairly small team and therefore look for colleagues that thoroughly enjoy this intrapreneurial challenge, can hit the ground running and lead with passion, perform with purpose and transform with vision. Moreover, it will be essential you have a strong ability to form trustful relationships to effectively work with partners - inside and outside of the Volvo Group – in a cross-functional manner.

You will make a difference
Your starting point will be to, together with your co-head of the area, build and lead an agile team of great individuals covering the below areas:
Establish a system to in real-time monitor cell/module/pack in order to optimize battery life and continuously decide on next steps for the monitored object.
Define and implement a monitoring team setup/mechanism.
In dialogue with Group stakeholders, define necessary on-board/off-board sensors, connectivity and other mechanisms to achieve the above.
Continuously secure that current and planned connectivity aligns with Group data security requirements and applicable legal framework by country over time.
For applicable partnerships and as relevant – participate in, assume leadership of and/or create new ones.

You will work in tandem and close cooperation with your co-head, who will focus more on digitalization. Together – as a team – you will be a dynamic leadership combination!

Making it a success for yourself and Volvo Energy
To succeed, we believe you are innovative, pragmatic, creative with a positive spirit, intellectually strong yet curious and have an entrepreneurial mindset.

We also believe that you are a real leader with a strong ability to engage, lead and coach as this job is all about collaborations and leading the way in your field. For us, leading the way means that you should be a good listener, communicator and that it is easy for you to connect with and engage other people.

You welcome this chance to work in a smart and modern way, where we together are the catalysts to make our desired future happen. As our business area is new, you need to share our curiosity for new technologies, tools and ways-of-working and constantly want to take it to the next level. At the same time, you realize that breaking new ground also means mistakes will happen and nothing will be perfect. These are not frustrations but instead learning opportunities for you. You see the journey itself as the destination and whilst you are highly successful in your current position, you feel a strong desire to move further – you want to move from success to significance.

We can promise you great colleagues and some truly exciting opportunities. You will work in a global environment that is purpose-driven and value-based and that truly values diversity and inclusiveness. We will provide you with developmental prospects both professionally and personally. If our entrepreneurial spirit, adaptability and customer-focused mindset light your inner fire, we might be a great match!

Center of gravity for the organization and main location for this position will be Gothenburg Sweden, but other main Volvo Group locations could be considered


Qualifications likely required to be successful
University degree in electrical engineering, industrial engineering, software, mechatronics or equivalent.
Significant experience from battery systems, battery management systems and related components.
Excellent knowledge in building frameworks (process, methods, strategies, plans) and leveraging intrapreneurial skills in large, cross-functional organizations.
Fluent in English, written and spoken.

Feel free to contact us if you have further questions
Mikael Lindberg, VP Global Recruitment at mikael.m.lindberg@volvo.com
Joachim Rosenberg, President Volvo Energy at joachim.rosenberg@volvo.com