Scrum Master - Environmental Pre-Certification

Who are we?

Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them.

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.

What Do We Offer?
We launch hundreds of variants of production files every year and improve our software development process continuously to do that in high quality. Our functionality and attribute balancing has a major impact on all relevant customer attributes like driveability, fuel consumption and emission compliance. The transition into electric or electrified powertrains and the expanding software functionality require new ways of working. Teams with self-confidence and autonomy are the base for the agile framework according to SAFe principles. This may be an excellent opportunity for you to take on one of the leading positions!

This position is within the group Precertification & OBD, which consists of 25 ambitious engineers. The team is responsible for Precertification and Unwitnessed Certification for Range, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Economy and Emissions for all markets excluding China. We are working with all future products including electric and hybrid propulsion vehicles. The group also works with Emission and OBD attribute features and legal analysis.

What You’ll Do
This Scrum Master is responsible for the teamwork in the Environmental Pre-Certification team in ART Hybrid Engine & Transmission. The main responsibility is to be a servant leader and coach the team to use the agile team practices with a focus on flow and take lead in continuous improvements. 

You will also be facilitating the team’s progress towards team goals, facilitating problem-solving as well as facilitating all team meetings. Moreover, you will eliminate impediments by removing hinders beyond the team’s ability and help the team to broaden its competence as well as manage interpersonal conflicts, challenges and opportunities for team growth.

You will lead an ambitious team and have close cooperation with the Product Owner, the Team Manager, other Scrum masters and stakeholders as the homologation department, calibration engineers, attribute leaders, laboratories, workshops and more. Therefore it is important with social skills and an ability to network. We offer you great development opportunities within an exciting role.

Do You Fit the Profile?
We believe you have a University degree or equivalent in a technical area. Several years of experience from working with calibration, or pre-homologation, of emissions, or within development work regarding range and energy efficiency is needed for this position. We expect you to have knowledge of emission testing prerequisites and legal requirements.  You have a track record of demonstrating leadership, you have excellent planning skills and also knowledge of vehicle attributes and products. Your English is fluent, both verbally and written. You have experience from working agile and knowledge within agile principles. Swedish driving license class B is a demand.

On a Personal Level
We believe you are passionate about cars, both from a customer and technical point of view. You have a high level of engagement and strong enthusiasm. It is crucial to be good at cross-functional work and networking since collaboration with many stakeholders will be part of your daily work. Hence you need to possess excellent communication and cooperation skills. Being able to work in multiple projects is required and in an environment that is continuously changing. You need to be structured and have leadership and organizational skills, in order to lead and guide the team in the expected direction.

Application and Contact
If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact Annika Jägersvärd, Team Manager, phone number +46-723-716019, email: annika.jagersvard@volvocars.com . If you have questions regarding the recruitment process please contact Sandra Viklund, Senior Recruiter, email: sandra.viklund@volvocars.com .

Please register your application as soon as possible but no later than September 26th, 2021, please note that due to GDPR we don’t accept applications via email. We look forward to your application!