Head of Digital Product & Infrastructure Management

To be successful in this role you have the experience and knowledge in Digital Product Management and Infrastructure services. Experience from global technological transformations is seen as a strength. This role requires solid communication/collaboration skills and a passion for leading, inspiring, and developing people.


You collaborate with other parts of the organization in Volvo Group, both in the Community of Volvo Group Digital & IT, with the different business units and Group Functions. We have an open environment where ideas, thoughts and opinions are equally valued. We set clear common ambitions, and we create the future together.


What you will do


As a Head of Digital Product & Infrastructure Management, you are managing the digital products and resources in your unit and ensure alignment with the organization’s overall plans and strategies. You understand business needs, the importance of utilizing user journeys and design thinking to secure the digital product brings continuous value. You are passionate to cultivate a customer centric organization that has the power to innovate and develop products that make a meaningful impact. You will manage a unit of 20-25 employees where the main roles are Digital Product Area Managers, Digital Product Mangers and Subject Matter Experts.


You will:
Collaborate primarily with Business Stakeholders, Enterprise Architects, Business Partners and Strategic functions in Volvo Trucks as well as Heads of delivery functions in Volvo Group Digital & IT to build solid roadmaps built on prioritized business needs and IT strategies.
Manage E2E life cycle runtime and onetime budgets and financial follow up for the unit in close cooperation with Heads of delivery functions in Volvo Group Digital & IT
Work close together with Heads of delivery functions in Volvo Group Digital & IT to follow up on quality of the IT delivery
Develop efficient digital product management in your unit, nurture collaboration, stimulate great conversation and transparency between stakeholders
Lead through empowerment, cultivate trust and agile mindset
Drive, as line manager, the professional development and support career development of the team members through coaching and performance feedback.

Who are you?
We believe you want to take your career to the next level, working with amazing people around the world. To be successful in this position we believe you have a university degree or equivalent, and leadership experience, preferably within IT (Information Technology) management or business domain competence in the field of automotive marketing, CRM, retail, sales and master data.


Furthermore, this role requires experience from working towards digital product orientation, agile ways of working, and knowledge of information technology trends.


You will need to be great at collaboration and dialogue and have a truly agile mindset where all members of the cross functional team are involved and where changing requirements based on business needs and market opportunities are embraced.


To reach our vision and deliver on our strong commitments, we need to pair “the will” with “the skill.” That is why our leadership principles are behavioral based. The principles Lead with Passion, Perform with Purpose and Transform with Vision are our values in action, and they will strengthen our culture.


In your role as Head of Digital Product & Infrastructure Management, we expect you to develop your area of responsibility by having the ability to define the right priorities based on a customer centric mindset. We encourage the ability to drive business forward and act upon opportunities and ideas and transform them into value (financial, cultural, or social).


We create a sense of unity and trust by nurturing open dialogues and collective work. We build a work environment where diversity in expertise, opinion and culture is valued.


In addition to this, you are a passionate believer in lifelong learning. You should feel energized by working both independently and interdependently, and thrive in managing, foster, and enable both the perform and the transform angles of the job.


Ready for the next move?


Are you excited to bring your skills and disruptive ideas to the table? We can’t wait to hear from you. Apply today! Kindly note that due to GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), we will not accept applications via mail. Please use our career site at www.jobs.volvogroup.com.


Kajsa Hofvendahl, CDO & Head of Digital &IT, Phone no +46 739 02 21 90
Pär Wickholm, HR Business Partner, Phone no +46 739 02 18 64


Kindly note that due to GDPR, we will not accept applications via mail. Please use our career site.