Team Manager Functions, Control and Computation

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.

Do you want drive seating experience in automotive?
We are now searching for an experienced Team Manager with perceptive leadership skills.  
To succeed in this role, we believe you need a passion for leading and developing others, enjoy empowering people and embrace an agile mindset and culture.   
What we are doing?
Our agile release train (ART), Seats & Safety, is an ART within the solution Vehicle Tophat. We consist of 17 internal and external agile teams with the responsibility to develop mechanical hardware, electronics, SW and functions for following products: Airbags, Steering Wheels, Seat Belts, Child Safety and Seats. 
What do we offer?
We are now looking for a Team Manager who wants to join us in our exciting journey to develop and keep our strong position in develop the electronics, software and functions for our seats and seat belts products. If you possess outstanding leadership qualities and value close cooperation and team spirit, please read on!

The ART work in a truly global organisation working together with 2 agile teams in China.
We are an agile organisation under constant development, and you will have a great chance to make influence on our way forward. We work in close cooperation within the ART but also with our network and this is a great opportunity for you to develop new relations. You will work in an environment that is prestigeless with focus on what´s best for the ART´s components and systems. 

What you will do?
As a Team Manager you will be a servant leader for your teams and you will collaborate closely with the team’s Product Owner (PO) and Scrum Master (ScM) to assure good leadership and alignment in your support to the teams. You will support your team members in their everyday work by being present and attentive to their needs and will guide and coach them in agile development. In addition, you shall support the team to solve impediments and escalate them when needed. 

In this role, you will continuously work with competence and team development and you will recruit skilled individuals in line with identified competence needs. You will be responsible for the employees’ work environment according to defined tasks and for all HR employee related processes (e.g. salary setting, appraisals, goal setting). Moreover, you as a Team Manager will in close collaboration with procurement support suppliers to become a part of our agile development. Part of your role consists of attending ceremonies and formal procedures (such as demos, PI planning, retrospectives) and support team celebrations for team achievements.

In your role as a Team Manager you will actively work with continuous improvements related to your area of responsibilities (e.g. tools, IT, flow, ways of working). You will participate in technical discussions and actively guide and coach the teams. Furthermore, you will safeguard long term technical strategies in close collaboration with the System Architects and POs.

What you need to bring with you?
We believe that you are a person who possesses a high level of integrity and professionalism and has an aspired leadership style. Since you will be a manager for people, you should be a team player with a flexible mind-set who have great cooperation and communication skills. We believe that you have a positive attitude and the ability to work with continuous improvements. You should furthermore have a high courage and personal energy to drive others. 

We see that you have an engineering background, university degree or equivalent experience in the concerned area as well as documented leadership skills. You should have experience of electronic engineering preferable from both software and hardware development. We see also that you have a strong interest in function development and an understanding of Product Development processes and experience from the automotive industry. Fluency in English written and spoken, as well as a Drivers’ license B are required for this role.

How to learn more and apply
If you have any additional questions regarding the position, you are welcome to contact Hiring Manager Andreas Sandahl: andreas.sandahl@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Reruiter Filippa Funck: filippa.funck@volvocars.com.
To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via our system as soon as possible, but no later than the 8th of october 2021. Note that applications by e-mail will not be approved.