Product Manager - Retail Charging

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.

Who are we? 
Volvo Cars is on an ambitious journey to re-define the customer experience related to car usage and ownership and becoming a fully electric company. Electrification Ecosystem is part of our Corporate Strategy as well as one of our Sustainability Strategic initiatives. We see the electrification ecosystem as an integrated part of the electrification strategy and a prerequisite to reach requirements on fleet CO₂ and our commitment to the Paris Agreement. 
Within Consumer Offer, the Electrification Ecosystem team is responsible for the overarching Ecosystem Product strategy and ownership, leading the business transformation towards Electrification and creating profitable, seamless and sustainable new services and solutions for our customers. The Electrification Ecosystem team continues to grow, and is looking for customer-obsessed, relentless individuals who can help us achieve our targets.

What you’ll do
Our retail partners play a key role in our electrification and commercial transformation. In our strategy to provide access to a market leading charging ecosystem, charging at retail is a key cornerstone of our product roadmap and offers.
As a product manager, you will have a unique opportunity to support our retail partners shifting to electrification in their daily operations as well as providing the next level of charging experience at retail to Volvo customers. But also, fully contribute to our electrification and sustainability vision: it is not only about charging, but also about smart charging and access to renewable energies.
To do so, you will act at the crossroads of user experience, engineering and business – setting the strategy together with our regions and markets, bringing a strong business acumen and customer focus, and translating the aligned strategy into comprehensive products and offers roadmaps.
You will be part of a cross-functional team where you will have a strong voice in prioritizing the activities Volvo should engage in. You will have a global mindset while being able to support and take initiatives at market level when needed. To succeed, you will have to build a strong collaboration with our regional and market teams to gather/collect market feedback and needs, as well as monitor market developments and competitiveness of our offers as such throughout the lifecycle.
Since our products and offers are both addressing our retail partners and end customers needs, you will also work in close collaboration with the PM for Public Charging and PM Energy Management.

What you´ll get?
•    Very good understanding of the charging ecosystem
•    Insight into management priorities
•    Collaboration with a motivated and diverse team with great learning opportunities
•    Empowerment, recognition, and exposure

You and your skills  
•    Business acumen and understanding for the ongoing transformation towards electrification
•    Experience from strategy establishment, preferably within the electrification area 
•    Previous experience or proven understanding of retail network management
•    A genuine interest and understanding of the technology of the product, as well as upcoming standards and legislations
•    Demonstrated success in a matrix, multi-cultural, international environment
•    Curiosity and willingness to learn about the technology and the standards regulating the charging landscape
•    Previous experience in the charging area would be considered as a plus
•    Ability to quickly define problems and draw valid conclusions 
•    Strong drive and ‘can-do’ mentality

Primary Location
HQ Gothenburg

Contact & Application
Does this sound like your next challenge? You are welcome to submit your application via the link below and no later than 1st of June. Applications and CV's will not be accepted via email. In this process, we work with continuous candidate selection.
For questions regarding the position, please contact Olivier Loedel, Head of Electrification & Sustainability Offers, olivier.loedel@volvocars.com.
For questions about the recruitments process, please contact Karl Neuman, Senior Recruiter at karl.neuman@volvocars.com