UX Manager - Continuity

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.

Volvo Cars is on an ambitious journey to redefine what it means to own and experience a vehicle during one of most innovative times in the transport industry. Volvo Cars is looking to redefine all aspects of the car eco-system including ownership, personalization, autonomous driving, vehicle electrification, sustainability and online shopping. User Experience as a discipline is a key part of Volvo Cars' strategy. Our UX organization gathers insights about our user's and redefine and elevates the users' experience of Volvo's products and Services.
The UX Design Manager for Continuity will report of the Head of Car UX and will lead a team of multi-disciplinary UX professionals defining the way in which personal experiences, content, and services follow and are expressed across our digital touchpoints (Car and mobile to start with but the sky is the limit). The goal of the team is to rethink, in a user-centric way. the personalization, content and services experience of the people that engage with the Volvo Cars brand and close the bridge between our products and platforms.
What you'll do
You will manage, nurture and develop a team of designers working on the intersection of hardware, software and services Lead UX for the continuity team, an alliance between the Car and Mobile UX organizations. Collaborating cross-functionally with product management, engineering, marketing and others, you will help create efficient teams. As an integral part of the UX leadership team at Volvo Cars you drive UX forward across the company by evangelising good design and UX practices across the UX organisation and company. You will work across time zones and travel on occasion.
Location: Volvo Cars Headquarters in Gothenburg or our downtown Stockholm Office. 
How to learn more and apply
For questions about the team, position, and recruitment process, please contact User Experience Lead Recruiter Megan Reif at megan.reif@volvocars.com.
Please note that applications (CVs and Portfolios) via email will not be accepted.
Candidates are invited to interviews on a rolling basis, so apply as soon as possible!
There is no need for a cover letter, but please answer the screening questions. 
If you upload or (preferably) link to your your public or private online portfolio where you have documented your work and processes, your application will be prioritized.
The UX Organization is growing and has several roles in the pipeline. If you would like to stay in contact about this as well as future positions, you are welcome to create your career account at Volvo Cars so we can contact you about future roles. Be sure to indicate that you are interested in being contacted about other positions AND that you make your profile available to all Volvo Cars recruiters in your country/region so we can share it with relevant hiring managers.
We look forward to receiving your application!

Who you are
We believe you are a respected design leader that can coach and mentor a multidisciplineary team. You are strong collaborator and drive your team to be open and work with others. You have an eye for details and drive the team to build high-quality and performant solutions, and are willing to be hands-on when needed. You incorporate data of all types to inform your design decisions.
We beliieve that you have eight or more years of Visual and UX design experience and 3+ years managing or leading multi-disciplinary UX teams. You probably have experience managing and influencing stakeholders across large organizations.
As a person, you lead by example: your creativity, organizational and communication skills inspire your team and coworkers and you make sure to treat people with dignity and empathy even in the middle of a debate or when ideas are not fully aligned. You think strategically, always keeping in mind the greater goal (and good) and are an effective tactician that knows what to build, what to delegate and how to structure your team and resources with that greater goal in mind. You have demonstrated effectiveness in working across organizational boundaries to define, manage, and prioritize work.You have a proven track record of delivering user-centric design on time and contributing to a high performing team.