Manufacturing Analytics Product 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.

At Volvo Cars, we are committed to our Data Vision, which revolves around driving innovation and informed decision-making through trusted data. The Data & Analytics (D&A) serves as the central unit responsible for establishing data standards, principles, policies, and frameworks. Hubs are established within specific business areas, each maintaining its dedicated data teams. These teams are responsible for operationalizing and managing data ownership tailored to their specific business areas. 

The Manufacturing Data and Analytics Hub is accountable for developing and managing Data Products and Analytics Products for the Manufacturing function, aimed at improving efficiency and decision-making in manufacturing operations. 

As our Product Lead for the Manufacturing Analytical Team, you’re in for an exciting journey, leading the way in enhancing manufacturing analytics. Your influence extends beyond your team, ensuring that the analytical products we create aren’t just state-of-the-art but also customized to meet the specific need of all downstream users. This presents a great opportunity to have a profound impact across the entire organization!

What you’ll do
You will oversee the manufacturing analytical product team situated within the manufacturing hub, alongside the data product, data governance, strategy & transformation teams.  Your team’s mission is to empower swift, informed decision-making by creating compelling visual representations of business-aligned data products. 

The manufacturing area is a complex, multifaceted organization with a broad range of analytical requirements, ranging from precise business KPI-reporting to predicting machine stoppages and preventing production line delays. As a result, your leadership will focus on upskilling your team, enabling them to develop skills and expertise to enhance our existing capability to include more sophisticated Al and ML techniques.

You will take charge of the roadmap for manufacturing analytical product development, making sure best practices are shared across all business areas. Prioritizing use cases based on their value and relevance, you will maintain transparent communication with downstream customers about project alignment withing the roadmap. 

Furthermore, you’ll play a crucial role in identifying and escalating known bottlenecks or resource challenges within the hub leadership team.

What you’ll bring
We believe you have 10+ years’ experience in data and/or analytics product development, including backlog management, requirements gathering, and prioritization. Your background includes team management of analytical experts. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills for effectively engaging both technical and non-technical audiences, as well as a broad technical understanding, including familiarity with data platform services. 

As a person you have a way with numbers and have a strong business acumen, enabling you to contribute to strategic decision-making and the ability to validate and influence decisions at all organizational levels across various contexts. 

We further believe your broad experience grants you valuable intuition while also enabling you to uphold a critical mindset through self-reflection and a willingness to embrace challenges from colleagues at every level.  

You are motivated by a burning desire for excellence yet approach your goals pragmatically.  

Meritorious with prior experience within an automotive environment.

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

Want to know more? We hope so
We’d love to receive and review your application by no later than 8th of December. If you want more information about the role and its responsibilities or simply to learn a bit more about the team, please reach out to the hiring manager at (toine.dirven@volvocars.com) or the recruiter at (paulina.de.sousa.vieira@volvocars.com).