Team Manager Measure & Development solutions

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’s in it for you?
At Research & Development, you will be a key contributor to the next generation outstanding luxury cars from Volvo. Together with other engineers around the world, you and your team will create innovative human-centric car technology that makes life less complicated and more enjoyable for people. Do you share our passion for people, the environment and our urge to create a superior driving experience? Research and Development is the place for you to prosper.
In addition, this offers you a great opportunity to act in many different arenas and gives you a broad
network throughout the company.

What you’ll do
As a Team Manager for the group Measure & Development solutions, within the five groups of Testing Technology & Metrology, you will be an important key person to initiate and lead the competence development within the area. The closely positioned groups have the overall responsibility for Measurement tools & strategy, HIL technology, Electronic Prototyping within R&D to provide the organization with reliable measurement technologies. As team manager, you will lead the group responsible for the measurement strategies and that develops new solutions for measurement and network communication. The team is also responsible to give support to users of the existing solutions. The group consists of two teams with different technical focuses.

Main responsibilities:
•    Developing people and teams through coaching, mentoring and feedback
•    Competence planning, recruitment, development of the organisation and employees to fulfil current
and future needs
•    Lead, control and follow up the groups deliverables
•    Establish and operate through networks together with our customers
•    Apply a holistic view of the measurement area taking both suppliers and R&D need’s into consideration
•    Actively participate in the section management team and contribute to the development and improvement of operational efficiency and quality of deliveries

Do you fit the profile?
You have a Masters degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Mechatronics, Computer Science or equivalent and good leadership and communication skills. You also have a strong understanding of measurement technology and development of such a business and you are fluent in Swedish and English, both written and spoken. Experience from product development is meritorious.

Who are you?
•    Aspired leadership with a genuine interest in developing people and the business
•    Positive, engaged and with a desire to motivate and inspire
•    Holistic view and conceptual thinking
•    Business and performance driven and customer oriented
•    A great communicator with excellent cooperation skills
•    Team player with a flexible mind set

How to learn more and apply 
For questions about the position please contact Hiring Manager, Håkan Burman at hakan.burman@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter, Maria Kihlgren at maria.kihlgren@volvocars.com. We want your application at the latest September 19 2021. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted.