Head of Operational Product Lifecycle Management

CEVT is an innovation and development company at the forefront of mobility. Modular development, ground-breaking virtual engineering, software development and continuous innovation enable us to deliver world-class technology. Today we deliver to different automotive brands in the Geely family such as Geely Auto, Volvo Cars, and Lynk & Co and are based at Lindholmen in Gothenburg.

Do you want to play a decisive part in making groundbreaking solutions? We are hiring a Head of Operational Product Lifecycle Management.

The department Operational Product Lifecycle Management is a part of Project Management Office (PMO) in CEVT. Apart from this team, PMO also consists of project management functions and an operational development team. In PMO we are acting in an international and multi-cultural environment just as in CEVT as a hole. Operational Product Lifecycle Management is a department with approx. 10 team members and the responsibilities are within the release and documentation area of our products to secure Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). This team is responsible for design support, configuration and variant management and part management (BOM build). We are now looking for a Head of the department.

The role

The manager role consists of both managing the team as well as operative work. You will lead and drive your team including performance management, competence development and recruitment. You will need to provide coaching and guidance to employees to ensure deliveries and personal development. We expect you to lead the team in accordance with CEVT Leadership Manifesto; Courage, Trust and Care.

You are also expected to lead and plan the operative work and deliveries in the development projects. Furthermore, to participate in operational improvements as well as actively contribute to the PMO management team and to strategic PLM work. Here you will not only be responsible for maintaining what is already in place, but you will have great opportunities to develop and roll out improved processes and procedures. For this role, you will be based at our office in Lindholmen, Gothenburg but travels may occur occasionally

The start date for this position is August 1 or as soon as possible thereafter.



Required background and experience:

- 5-10 years of experience from working within product development preferably within the automotive industry.
- M. Sc. within mechanical /electrical engineering or similar.
- Relevant experience within PLM and release management, preferable within automotive and knowledge about BOMs, product documentation, variant management and change management.
- CEVT is using Teamcenter as PLM tool so know how about Teamcenter is good to have.


Is it you?

- Great leadership skills with the ability to inspire, drive and coach team members.
- Pragmatic, innovative and solution-oriented.
- A flexible mindset with ability to lead change and development and make decisions.
- Ability to build high performing and diverse team with a strong team spirit.
- Skilled communicator. You must be fluent in both written and oral English.
- Cultural awareness, specifically between Europe and Asia is also important factors to be successful.


Are you curious to hear more about the opportunity? Do you want to join us in our journey?

For more information please contact:

Sofie Öhlin, Head of PMO, sofie.ohlin@cevt (mailto:sofie.ohlin@cevt.se), +46 73 144 17 45 for questions regarding the position.

Kristina Larsson, Senior recruiter, kristina.larsson@cevt.se, +46 72 988 85 44 for questions regarding the recruitment process.

Last Application date: 2021-08-15

Notice that we will not perform ongoing selection during the application period due to Swedish vacation period. The selection process starts at the earliest 2021-08-16.

In the recruitment process for this role a background check will be carried out for the final candidate.

Please note that due to GDPR regulations we can only accept applications sent through the recruitment system, not via email or other channels.

Working at CEVT

We are engineers, developers and innovators from around the world. Joined together by entrepreneurship, our unique blend of Chinese and Scandinavian culture and a belief in a smarter more sustainable future.

- Supportive and creative work environment

- 30 days of vacation and additional 8 days paid ATK- days annually
- Great office location at Lindholmen Science Park