Learning & Development Lead

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.

Let us describe the challenge we offer    
We are now seeking a curious, innovative and driven person to join our Commercial Operations team as responsible for the Learning & Development eco-system.

To be able to stay relevant and provide state-of-the-art learning opportunities in a fast-changing world we will create a modern learning and development eco-system for external partners as well as for our colleagues working inside Volvo Cars Commercial organisation.
We are now looking for a Learning & Development Lead that have the experience and power to transform a scattered learning environment to a market leading learning eco-system. As the master gardener of the eco-system you are expected to grow a learning vision with supporting principles and build a learning portfolio linked to our business strategy. You need to plant a future-proof operating model where knowledge freely can flow between business functions and regions. To make the learning eco-system come alive we need to build common methods and tools that empowers personalized learning experiences for our retail partners as well as our people. You are part of the People Experience organisation, but you will collaborate daily with multiple stakeholders in the business.

What you´ll do
This is a business-critical role and the expectation is high on us to be successful in the transition of Learning & Development. We think you have a broad experience from developing and implementing Learning & Development operations in large, global and diverse organisations and you have a deep interest and expertise in the future of digital learning.
To succeed you will need to master change and you have led Learning & Development change journeys globally, including creating clarity through vision and guiding principles, defining learning strategies and guiding stakeholders and people through the transformation.

We regard the following competencies as important:
* Self-development
* Builds trust
* Collaborates
* Drives results
* Balances stakeholders
* Persuades
* Strategic mindset
* Nimble learning
* Action oriented


Competence and experience are important, but personality and potential are key
The world is changing rapidly, and the competitive environment and our company’s strategy might change fast. Therefore, we are not only valuing your previous experience and competencies but also your personality and your potential to develop and embrace unknown future challenges. Most important is that you share our values, truly believe in and are motivated by our purpose and have an honest ambition to join a fast paced, purpose driven and dynamic organisation that is deeply committed to transform the mobility industry at global scale.

We are very much looking forward to your application!

How to apply and connect                                                                                                                                                                                   
Is this you? Do not wait with your application! We will start the recruitment process immediately. We welcome your application by September 28, 2020 at the latest. For further information, please contact, Charlotte Silfversparre, Senior Recruiter charlotte.silfversparre@volvocars.com. We do not accept application over email.
Change is coming. Are you with us?