Scrum Master

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?
You will join, lead and coach two of our agile teams within the DevOps Enablement Cluster (DE) at Volvo Cars. At DE we are offering a variety of solutions supporting the software development process and DevOps ways of working including CI/CD, Azure DevOps, and GitHub. Our focus is to deliver a first-class developer experience.
You will also take an active part in the agile transformation of the product by coaching the team to improve agile abilities and by utilizing agile methods and SAFE framework principles to create business value continuously. And of course, have lots of fun while doing it. The majority of the teams are located in Gothenburg.

What you’ll do
•    Delivery execution within the DevOps Enablement product teams, while coaching the teams and people in all aspects of agile ways of working and mindset. 
•    Managing and optimizing the flow of value through the product. 
•    Establishing and improving planning and delivery iterations. 
•    Understand and coordinate cross-team dependencies and foster program collaboration.
•    You will also be enabling clarity in prioritization and ensuring transparency of team progress, releases, and achievements across the organization as well as facilitating measurement of results. Assess the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coach the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
Collaborate with the other 5 scrum masters of the other teams in the product to jointly support the agile journey of the product. Help to manage and reduce risks and dependencies as well as removing, escalating, and tracking impediments. You will be working with product management, engineering, and other stakeholders.

Who you are:
We are looking for a person with a servant leadership approach and we believe you have the ability to create an environment that fosters high-performing teams. You have certification and 5+ years experience as Scrum Master, preferably from several organizations and global teams, experience from infrastructure management and/or development and leadership experiences (e.g. Scrum Master, Line manager, Project Manager).  Furthermore, you have experience in Azure DevOps or equivalent system, experience from working with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), coaching and facilitation, Scrum, DevOps familiarity and experience in Lean-Agile methods, and previous experience in working with software development projects

As a person, you are solution and delivery oriented with a strong drive and problem-resolution approach. You are flexible and energetic. You manage conflict, drive engagement, build effective teams and optimize work processes. You are culture and people-driven, with a team before me mindset. We see that you are a true collaborator and networker who can communicate efficiently and effectively with everyone on all levels. We are looking for an engaging, courageous person who shows curiosity, innovation, and playfulness and constantly works to enable organizational learning.

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 March 25th, 2022. Please note that due to GDPR, we can’t accept applications via email. 
For questions about the position, please contact Klara Magnuson, klara.magnusson@volvocars.com.  
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter Abigail Gonzalez: abigail.gonzalez@volvocars.com.