Scrum Master - Exterior Systems

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.

About us
ART Exterior Systems has the responsibility to develop the vehicles exterior mechatronic systems, such as exterior lighting including headlamps, rear lamps, wiper, washer, sensor cleaning and rear-view systems. The responsibility incudes function development as well as hardware and software. The Exterior Lighting Functions​ team is responsible for the function ownership and function development of the exterior lighting and software needed to control the lighting functionality. 
We are now looking for a Scrum Master that will guide a team within Exterior LightingFunctions.

What you’ll do?
You will be a servant leader, coaching the team using agile team practices with focus on flow, and take lead in continuous improvements. You will help the team embrace, adopt and apply agile principles and practices, you will support in the agile ways of working like SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, Definition of-Done, WIP limits etc. You will also support in develop techniques for work breakdown, estimating, planning and follow-up. Your goal is to see to that the team operate as an effective “team on the train”.

You will work closely with the team, Product Owners and with the line management. You will be supporting the Product Owner in her efforts to manage the backlog with respect to priorities and scope. You will facilitate all team meetings like the daily stand-up, iteration-planning, demo and retrospective. You will also collaborate with other Scrum Masters to learn and improve your profession.

Do you fit the profile?
We believe you have a very good practical and theoretical knowledge of agile principles, e.g. scrum methodology. You have previous experience from working in an agile environment and possess knowledge about, at least, one of the larger agile frameworks.
Previous experience within SAFe framework and automotive lighting development is essential within this position.

You have a University Degree in Engineering, preferably with a Master of Science within Electrical Engineering or Industrial Engineering, Automatization or similar. You need to have good knowledge of the customer’s perspective and be result driven, since it will guide you through you daily work, deliveries and technical solutions.

You have strong skills in leadership and previous experience of teambuilding. You are a good communicator, who appreciate collaboration. You have a curious and open-minded approach and are able to make original observations, provide insights as well as solutions. You prefer to make fact-based decisions and are fluent in English, both verbally and written.

To learn more and apply
If you have any additional questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact Hiring manager, Robert Berg at robert.berg@volvocars.com. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process please contact Senior recruiter,  Kristin Lövgren at Kristin.lovgren@volvocars.com. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via our system as soon as possible, but no later than February 5th, 2021. Please note that applications by e-mail will not be

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