User Experience Product Planner

Position Description
Do you want to be part of Strategic Product Planning, a global organization, with a focused responsibility to navigate the transformation of the Volvo Group? Do you want to be part of developing your own role and the area of User Experience and Driver Interaction? Then we might be the perfect fit!


WHO ARE WE?
At Strategic Product Planning we work with our products and service offerings from a global strategic level and through our industry knowledge we leverage holistic thinking towards a visionary Product and Service offer. Our team is brave and inclusive, and we are passionate about inspiring the organization towards the future.


We are now looking for a new colleague to join our team.


WHAT CHALLENGE DO WE OFFER?
As a User Experience Product Planner, you will be responsible to give customer and business value input to the Roadmaps within the areas of primarily Driver Interaction.


You will drive the agenda for User Experience (e.g. Digital UX, driver interaction, ergonomics, customer functions and features within the cab and UX for services) and define the product plan for product updates for continuously improved user experience in the vehicles.


You will initiate and lead strategic studies, perform market analyses, network with universities, have close contact with Volvo Group truck brand representatives and give strategic directions to the development organization. You will interact with different parts of the organization working with Driver Interaction, Volvo Group Design, Engineering, CampX, Connected Solutions etc. You will search information from product, market, and initiate user/customer analyses.


You will create events in the product plan and product prerequisites to describe wanted customer experience from product/services updates. You will take an active part in technology work streams and give directional support to clarify the wanted customer experience from product/services updates.
You will take part of balancing- and follow up of product updates within the product plan.


WHO ARE YOU?
It´s highly probable that you share our passion to deliver high level of excellence in customer experience. You enjoy networking and cooperation on all levels, within product development organization, with Volvo Group truck brands; Volvo, Renault, Mack, Volvo Truck North America, other Business Units and with external development centers such as universities to mention some. You have:
A strong understanding of human-centered design methodologies and the process from research to development.
Experience of strategy development.
Minimum 8 years of truck industry experience.
A business mindset



You have a high proficiency in technical and business English, and you have a Bachelor or Masters degree in Industrial design Engineering/Product Development or corresponding degree related to User Experience Design and behavioral science discipline.


You have good communication and presentation skills and is open minded, visionary and curious.


If you feel inspired, we really look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to our team!


For more information please contact:
Elinore Axelsson, Director Vehicle Technology & Services, +46 73 9027182


Kindly note that due to GDPR, we will not accept applications via mail. Please use our career site.