Internal Channel Communication Manager - Volvo Cars

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

Volvo Cars has a bold purpose, which is to give people the freedom to move in a personal, sustainable and safe way. This not only shapes the cars and experiences we create, but also the impact we can have on the world. 

The Communications teamwork across the full breadth of the company, within each business area and globally in the markets and regions. Our communications bring the Volvo Cars purpose, strategy and journey to life through inspiring storytelling and innovative ways of reaching and engaging with our people.

To further grow and reach our ambitious goals – including becoming fully electric by 2030 – we’re looking for the world class communicators, the believers, the doers, and most of all – we’re looking for you.

We are looking for an Internal Channel Communication Manager. As a member of the Leadership and Employee Communication Management Team you will be part of enabling us to mobilize our 40,000 employees through clear and engaging communication through the best combinations of internal channels. You will also lead a team of communicators and together with them you will identify and enable the internal channel landscape for all of Volvo Cars’ employees for tomorrow and for the future.  

Further you will be highly involved in co-creating the internal channel strategy for Communications in-line with our goal and ambition to engage and mobilize our employees throughout the company. To achieve this, it also requires that you manage internal stakeholders, and hyper-collaborate with our digital team, and others on our shared agenda.  

If successful, you will have helped to engage and motivate all our employee across the world – mobilized them as strong and proud ambassadors for Volvo Cars. 

We’re looking for you 
We are looking for a leader who is highly motivated, results-orientated, well-organised, creative and innovative with good time management skills. A minimum of 10 years’ experience of leading people in employee communication in a complex environment is required. You will also have experience of working in a global context. We also expect you to have extensive experience of internal channel strategies and implementations of them from large and complex organizations. You have a solid understanding of digitalization and always with the end user experience in mind.

In this role, it is important to have strong verbal and written communication skills as well as having an understanding and experience in contributing to engagement and reach as well as exploring new ways of working and new formats. 

You are a strong people leader and have the ability to inspire and mobilize directly and across broader teams and organization structures. You are able to create clarity, show courage and empower a high performing team. 

Most of all, you share our values and can see each individual’s potential. Your warm personality and eagerness to collaborate will be welcomed by all of us!

Let’s get to know each other 
Are you curious yet and maybe you have some questions? Please contact Senior Recruiter Lotta Ericsson at lotta.ericsson@volvocars.com for questions regarding the role and the recruitment process. This position is based at Volvo Cars’ international HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden and you will report to the Head of Leadership & Employee Communications. 

To apply, please register your profile at our career site and attach your application documents as soon as possible but no later than the 26th of September 2022. Interviews will be held continuously and please note that applications by e-mail will not be accepted due to GDPR. 

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