Product Owner

CEVT is an innovation centre for the future cars of the Geely Group with the purpose of being at the forefront of new developments in the automotive industry. Since 2013 CEVT has grown rapidly and now keeps some 2000 people busy. China Euro Vehicle Technology AB is a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group.

As a Product Owner, you will be a leader responsible for a product backlog from a high-level perspective. You will lead and drive your area. You will be central in working between the CEVT product and project organization and prioritizing the backlog for software development resources, including non-in-house developers.
We are in Göteborg, Lindholmen but work with teams and stakeholders all over the world especially China, where you will occasionally travel to.
 Main focus in your role
* Work closely with one or more development teams of software engineers and connectivity solution architects to ensure that the intended customer value is delivered
* Work together with fellow Product Owners and the Product Portfolio Manager to set the direction and roadmap for the apps, services, platform and future business.
* Work closely with customers and stakeholders across organizations to make sure that the platform provides value to the customers
* Own the backlog and make sure that the teams are constantly doing the right things, and have a healthy balance of innovation, keeping technical debt at a low level and product life cycle management.
*  Define the product strategy and product roadmap based on an understanding of customer behavior, business direction, market trends and the possibilities future services and apps.
*  Write user stories and technical requirements to secure maximum customer value
*  sprint planning and review including feature prioritization together with the program manager
* Drive and encourage a culture of data-driven decisions
* Support the team in quality analysis and product improvements
* Help the team deliver according to agile development processes


Qualifications and key attributes
* B.Sc. Electrical or Software Engineering. 
* A few years of experience in automotive system engineering as well as IT (cloud and backend) experience
* Ability to learn from others quickly to then teach, lead, and apply knowledge
* Ability to lead others, report to a project, and engage effectively in cross-functional organizations
* You have a solid experience working as a product owner and with cross functional teams
* You are an inspiring and motivating leader that are great at supporting teams to get things done
* Comfortable in pushing the boundaries of what is possible to define new features and services in order make our solutions exciting, new and breath-taking
* Comfortable with ambiguity. You are a self-starter and purpose driven and have a strong sense of curiosity
*  can translate knowledge and experience into user stories and prioritized backlog items
* You are good at communicating concepts and ideas to stakeholders and customers at all levels
* You know how to influence decision-making at all levels within an organization, and in a variety of contexts
* You have experience with car infotainment, telematics, connected services, and apps
* Experience with software architecture considerations and agile software development methods
* Extensive Software development experience and software solutions within embedded systems and cloud-based Software services.


Last application date: 2020-02-21 . We will be performing ongoing selection during the application period so don’t wait with applying.
Contact:
For questions regarding the position contact the hiring manager. For questions regarding the recruitment process contact the recruiter.
Fredrik Gullstrand, hiring manager, +46 729 88 88 20.
Kristina Larsson, Recruiter, +46 729 88 85 44.