Roadmap 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.

What's in it for you?
While Volvo is pushing the boundaries on several fronts – autonomous driving, vehicle electrification, cutting-edge vehicle engineering design, and more – some of the most exciting action is happening in the Digital area.  We are uniquely positioned with our talent within Digital to shape what’s next in automotive. We are taking consumer-facing technology around the driving experience to places most players are only dreaming about – and changing how people think about transportation as a result.  

We’re fully committed to giving Volvo customers an entire week of quality time back per year already by 2025 through digital innovations that simplify their lives.  Digital Core is looking for a Roadmap Lead to ensure that strategic roadmaps are defined and delivered with transparency. You will specialize and focus your efforts on one of our product areas and collaborate closely with your leadership team and a community of other roadmap leads. 

What you’ll do:
• Facilitate and enable digital direction and functional strategies 
• Ensuring strategic alignment of Product Area’s portfolio and roadmap towards Digital Core and Volvo Cars key priorities
• Defining and measuring delivered value and performance 
• Enable decision making by problem-solving, data analysis, and communication of findings
• Facilitating portfolio balancing and prioritization of content and funding on a running basis (monthly, quarterly, yearly)
• Ensuring that the quality of roadmaps is sufficient and underpinned by realistic ambitions and feasibility to execute

Who you are: 
We’re looking for you who have experience managing roadmaps for complex programs and/or portfolios, defining business cases, and driving value realization.  You have collaborated with a wide range of stakeholders of different skillsets and seniority levels and have the ability to understand end-user needs & network with them.  We see that you have experience in an Agile way of working, managing Agile product development, furthermore you have a significant experience in applicable office tools; MS Office, Excel, Teams, etc., and experience from IT/digital,  SAFe, and/or management consulting.

As a person, you have a holistic viewpoint, with an ability to inspire, facilitate and motivate others in working towards a goal.  You are a communicative, flexible, adaptive, value-oriented, and structured problem solver person to the extent of being an excellent navigator in conflicts of interest and resolver of impediments, aiding the team in having the right focus.  You have the ability to visualize information to create a common understanding and direction.  You're open to new ideas and are always looking for ways to improve.  You enjoy acting as a servant leader, a true team player that believes in collaboration and always facilitates.

We offer our employees excellent benefits such as:
• Plenty of leave to let you take time off for what's most important in life At Volvo Car Group, all new parents with one year’s active permanent service now receive 24 weeks of parental leave, paid at 80 percent of their base pay. The policy is for everyone – whether you’re a designer or a plant operator, whether you work in China or the USA. Read more here: https://group.volvocars.com/careers/family-bond-by-volvo-cars.
• Collective Agreement and ITP pensions.
• An annual allowance to spend on your health and wellbeing.
• A private health insurance. 

How to learn more and apply?
Does this sound like your next goal? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume and cover letter no later than May 18th, 2022. Please note that due to GDPR, we can’t accept applications via email. 
For questions about the position, please contact the Head of Corporate Business Office, Johanna Lagerkvist, johanna.lagerkvist@volvocars.com  
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Abigail Glez: abigail.gonzalez@volvocars.com.