Vice President, Head of Digital & IT Communication

Join us on our transformation journey to the digital future


Volvo Group is on an exciting transformational journey and the magnitude of change is huge. Megatrends such as electrification, automation and connectivity are driving change and the Volvo Group have set ambitious targets in our 2030 vision to meet the convergence of these mega trends and the new opportunities they bring.


In this new reality, Volvo Group needs to adapt to become masters in producing digital offerings that are profitable, scalable, and differentiated. To adapt to the fast-paced world around us, we need to be much faster to market, working closer to our customers and possess the ability to quickly scale up our digital offerings to maximize our value proposition to our customers.


Digital & IT will enable and facilitate this change with the clear ambition to become the digital capability of the Volvo Group and enable value creation at scale.


This will be us - your colleagues in Strategy, Communication & Digital Transformation


The Strategy, Communication & Digital Transformation function is instrumental in creating meaningful, relatable, and actionable connections to our transformation, by developing and orchestrating the Digital & IT strategic direction, the digital transformation, and the change journey ahead of us.


The function works closely with other parts of the organization, both in Digital & IT and in Truck Divisions, Business Areas and Group Functions (TDBAGFs), as well as external parties.


Whilst doing all this, we want to foster an environment where all ideas, thoughts and viewpoints are welcomed.


This is how you could make an impact


As the Head for Digital & IT Communication, you will be key in our digital transformation and lead the communication team. In this position you will be responsible for the communication platform to drive the engagement of the Digital & IT community to the strategic direction and support its execution. You will be instrumental in driving the cultural and knowledge shift of the whole Volvo Group in becoming a digital-first company. You will also be a key contributor to the overall transformational narrative of the Volvo Group towards several external stakeholders.


You will be part of the Strategy, Communication & Digital Transformation management team and report to the SVP, Head of Strategy, Communication & Digital Transformation. These will be some selected responsibilities:
Be instrumental in clarifying our transformational journey by creating a meaningful, relatable and actionable narrative
Contribute to the works on the engagement of the organization, in tight cooperation with the Digital Transformation Office, as well as HR
Lead the communication to support the change journey of the Digital & IT community, along with the digital literacy shift of the whole Volvo Group, in tight cooperation with TDBAGFs’ respective communications functions
Lead the communication towards partners and other key stakeholders in relevant ecosystems
Partner with Volvo Group Communication to support Volvo Group positioning as a digital industrial leader



Who are you?


We believe you are ready to be a key player in the Volvo Group digital transformation, while working with amazing people around the world. You have a university degree or equivalent and several years of experience from leading leaders’ positions. You are a well-balanced communication leader with deep business acumen and a broad knowledge in digital marketing and communication. You are skilled in building communities across several organizations and understand how to navigate complex environments. We also see that you have a passion for driving change, developing organizations and love seeing people grow. In addition, you have experience in building and motivating world class, high performing teams.


Are we a good match?


In the Volvo Group, we have defined leadership as a set of observable behaviors that leaders exercise to achieve alignment towards our vision 2030, to better execute our strategy and for the Group to continuously renew itself in order to “Perform and Transform”. To reach our vision and deliver on our strong commitments, we need to pair “the will” with “the skill”. That is why our leadership principles are behavioral based. The principles Lead with Passion, Perform with Purpose and Transform with Vision are our values in action, and they will strengthen our culture.


To achieve our goals, we collaborate within and across teams. We empower others to grow and create a sense of unity and trust by nurturing open dialogues and collective work. We build a work environment where diversity in expertise, opinion and culture is valued.




The location for the position is flexible, with a preference for Gothenburg.


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


We are happy to get your application.