Product Area Manager Tracking & Optimization

Product Area Manager Tracking & Optimization – Volvo Group Connected Solutions


Are you a person with strategic mindset who get things done? Do you want to be part of a team where we support each other to succeed? Our team is part of a global organisation leading the development of the Volvo Group’s connected services and solutions. For us “connected for efficiency, sustainability and safety” is much more than a tagline. If this sounds interesting to you, keep on reading!


At Volvo Group Connected Solutions, we work at the forefront of connectivity with data from more than 1 000 000 Volvo Group customer assets. Together with customers, partners and the Volvo Group we create real value, not only for our customers but also for society at large.
Are you experienced with delivering software services? Do you like to coach and develop others? Do you thrive when you get to work with stakeholders, secure business prioritizations and guide a development team toward success? Well, then this might be your perfect challenge!


The role
As product area manager your focus will be to enable a fantastic product. You will drive a product vision through all stages of its lifecycle by securing a road map with a backlog of services and features within Tracking & Optimization. In this role you will be direct responsible for the product ownership of Map Tracking and reports within tracking. The role also have ownership for and manages the other subareas: Zone Management, Range & Route and Optimization Services. Those three subareas have product owners that you will work close with. You will be responsible for keeping the budget and ensuring most value for money for the total area.
You will act as a bridge between the business stakeholders and the development team which enquires you to have strong abilities in building and maintaining relationships. You will work in a tight dialogue with your team manager to support the growth and development of the team members. You will also share the vision and budget with the team manager to enable strategical work to fill potential resource gaps.
You will lead, plan and report the ongoing work in relevant foras and communities. You will contribute and drive common topics in the Fleet & Transport Management team and the Product Owner fora.
With that said - this is your chance to shape your future work!


Your profile
Most important of all is your personality and desire to drive a product concept. We believe that you have long experience from working within product management or similar. You are used to taking responsibility and have the ability to communicate on different levels and with different kind of people.


We also believe you have:
A university degree in a relevant field and many years’ experience of product management. Experience from agile ways of working and are familiar with SAFe. Strong drive and structured approach, which make things happen, without having someone telling you what to do. Your outstanding ability to coach, lead and encourage others makes your environment thrive and grow!
Experience from the automotive industry is beneficial, preferably tracking or transport area. Great proficiency in building and communicating product roadmaps and statuses. Have a valid work-permit for Sweden, if not EU-citizen. Fluent in Swedish and English – both written and spoken.


What can we offer you?
You will be part of the Tracking & Optimization team. We are a team of product owners, developers, testers, UX, BA and architects who work together to create great results. We are of course using the latest technologies delivering a modern micro service based service platform hosted in the cloud. We use agile methods and are adopting the DevOps model. We want to set a new standard for user experience, speed to market and customer value. We will do this through modern leadership, people in focus and a true passion to really make a difference. We who work in this team have a lot of fun, are great collaborators and we all consider ourselves as leaders of our work and owners of our results.
Our main hub and headquarter is in Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg, a vibrant area that lives and breathes new technology like IoT, autonomous driving, electro mobility and digitalization.


Welcome to the heart of connectivity at Volvo Group Connected Solutions!
Does this sound like a perfect match? We look forward to your application.


Want to know more? Contact us!
Please contact
Ted Wennerström, Director Fleet & Transport Mgmt, +46 765 536615


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