IT Program Manager

IT Program Manager

Are you a good communicator and prefer working in an international environment where you are in contact with people from many areas on a daily basis? Then this position might be the perfect one for you! At Information & Technology (Volvo Car Group IT), you find outstanding opportunities to develop your skills and grow as a professional. In close collaboration with colleagues in other business units around the world, you and your team create IT innovations that support the company's overall business development and daily operations. And ultimately - you will contribute to a superior experience for the people who buy and drive a Volvo.

Development & Professional Services (DPS) deliver competitive advantage to Volvo Car Group through new products, solutions and services delivered by world-class project execution. The DPS Marketing, Sales and Services (MSS) domain delivers programs and projects to the marketing and sales and customer service domains within Volvo Car Group focusing on improving sales and customer service capabilities.

With the role IT Program Manager we are now looking for a senior resource with high business acumen and extensive experience from complex business establishment and IT-development for a role as program manager. Marketing, Sales and Services is going through a digital transformation where business processes and IT are no longer separate entities that can be governed in isolation. Instead, IT is a vital part in enabling virtually every business initiative we do and an accelerator for implementing our retail processes in the markets. The first program for the person taking on this role will be to manage a newly set up, high profile program in the retail area, containing several IT-projects/programs, as well as business development and service establishment streams.

Main responsibilities

* Lead planning, execution, monitoring, controlling and closing of the program and program work-streams
* Identify, manage and resolve issues
* Establish and perform regular cost control and regularly report cost performance according to established routines
* Monitor and control all changes in a formal change control process and ensure that decisions on changes are taken by the right stakeholders
* Develop periodic reports on a variety of subjects including status, risks and mitigation plans, issues and resolution, and change requests
* Identify risk, assess impact, develop risk mitigation plans and execute mitigation plans
* Establishment and management of the business development and services work-streams, for example: support in work with Global IT providers for the program area with focus on global supplier management and establishment of Services Catalog including project catalogue
* Define and develop Cost & Revenue processes for the program area, for example: Budgeting and forecasting process for new development and operations

Required qualifications

* Master's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
* Extensive program management experience
* Experience working with organizational and business development
* Experience working with information technology applications
* Experience from operating in a global environment with diverse cultures and complex stakeholders

Personal qualities

* Professionalism in dealing with all levels of management and staff, able to work effectively at all levels in an organization
* Excellent communication skills and great business acumen
* Has a structured way of working and good time management skills
* Self-motivated and results oriented
* Ability to manage multiple initiatives and activities across various locations
* Take a mindset of impossible is possible
* Structured and analytical
* Willingness to travel

About Volvo Car Group
The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired premium car brand". And we believe our global success will be driven by making life less complicated for people, while strengthening our commitment to safety, quality and the environment. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Contact
In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Professionals. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Adam Johansson at +46 729-889443 or by e-mail adam.johansson@randstad.se.

Interviews will be held continuously. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later then May 11th.