Product Owner @eART Software and Dependability within SWEP

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 we are and what we offer
At Volvo Cars, we have an ambitious growth plan for connected functionality and autonomous drive. We create safe products in a personal and sustainable manner with customer focus. Volvo cars’ ability to deliver customer centered innovative solutions with high quality standards and speed relies on efficient development processes, integrated quality and safety measures, and strategies in the development of our products. At the enabling Agile Release Train (eART) Software and Dependability at Solution Support within Software and Electronics Platform (SWEP), about 40 highly skilled professionals strive every day to serve Volvo Cars’ research and development (R&D) with processes, methods and tools enabling lean software development, quality, and safety assurance in our products. The eART gathers competence areas within Software (SW) Engineering Process/Methods/Tools and information (PMTi), Software Quality, product Cybersecurity and system safety.   We are now looking for a product owner (PO) for two agile teams (Team Akela and Team Safety) with a focus on end-to-end software development process, software built-in quality, technical risk management and system safety. 
Team Akela is the to-go team for SW development, SW built-in quality, for the entire R&D and technical risk management for three product streams (software and electronics platform, connectivity, and safe vehicle automation). The team provides Volvo Cars R&D with support and training on all software engineering aspects and built-in quality. 
Team Safety is the system safety competence center for the entire Volvo Cars R&D and is responsible for continuous development and maintenance of Volvo Cars’ processes within system safety, including adaptation to agile ways of working, training, support development teams with expertise on the relevant system safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262 and ISO 21448), perform confirmation reviews of work products in system safety area, e.g., Hazard Analysis, Functional Safety Concept and Technical Safety Concept. 
What you will do
As PO for Team Akela and Team Safety, you will play a key role in enabling lean development of Volvo Cars’ future products with integrated quality and safety together with committed, curious, and competent colleagues. You will lead by collaborating with technical specialists, product managers, team managers, release train engineers, scrum masters, development teams and stakeholders the process strategies and decide on priorities. You are accountable for the team deliveries and their quality, accept the features in the teams’ backlog and ensure that acceptance criteria and definition of done are met. With great collaborative skills and a positive mindset, you empower the teams and ensure that the right technical balance is made to meet our ambitions in our process schemes and procedures. 
You are customer focused and understand our external customers’ and future trends, and you are expected to be a key player in defining the short- and long-term road map for the processes, methods, and tools we own accounting for internal and external customer needs. 
Who you are
You have more than 5 years of experience from leading cross-functional initiatives in product development, preferably within the automotive industry, as well as the ability to lead through collaboration and work in a team. You are self-directed, organized and have an analytical way of taking on tasks and driving them forward. You have a Master of Science degree or higher in a relevant area (mechatronics, computer engineering, etc.) and have a genuine interest in (mainly software) development processes and quality, system safety, and a passion for team involvement. For the team members and other colleagues at R&D, you will be considered a coach for your product areas; excellent communication, collaboration, presentation, and pedagogical skills are therefore required. Full proficiency in English is a must. Experience in system/software development lifecycle and experience from research projects is valuable.
How to learn more and apply
For questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Hiring Manager Sara Caprioli, at sara.caprioli@volvocars.com.  We want your application no later than 19th February, but selection will be running continuously. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted. #LI-CS1