Vice President - Vehicle Software Factory

Location: Gothenburg


Are you ready to make electrifying connections? Help us to design sustainable transportation solutions for the future. As part of the Volvo Group Technology team, you’ll help us accelerate our journey by engineering exciting next-gen technologies with a global reach. Be part of our evolution as we strengthen our team. Bring your love of developing systems, working collaboratively, and your advanced skills to a place where you can make an impact.


Shaping tomorrow’s technology


At Vehicle Technology, we are passionate about shaping tomorrow’s technology to create excellent sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions to make the world a better place for future generations. We provide innovative, safe and driver friendly solutions, we develop top quality services and we make our customer operations more efficient by using excellent data insights. We support the Volvo Group engineering community with cutting edge tools and methods


Roles and Responsibilities


As Vice President – Vehicle Software Factory, you will be responsible for driving the deployment of full vehicle software incl. integration, testing and toolchains. You will manage a team of technology teams spread across Gothenburg and Bangalore locations.


As a role model, you will inspire and guide people to be the best they can be. You are passionate about creating the right environment to enable your team to develop competencies and skills. You are a driving force and use experiences, feedback and best practices to constantly evolve and improve. Your key responsibilities will be:
Design and implement the overall mission, values, and strategic goals for Vehicle Software Factory in Vehicle Technology.
Support and manage the area with internal and external stakeholders to enhance the efficiency of the Vehicle Technology system for software value deployment.
Guide a global team of engineers and managers.
Represent the function in decision making forums.
Proactively drive performance and manage risks.

You will be part of the Vehicle Technology Leadership Team and report to the Senior Vice President for Vehicle Technology


How to succeed


You are a passionate, professional and progressive leader with eyes on the horizon and feet on the ground. You bring several years of leadership experience in the automotive industry and have a high level of experience from building efficiency in operations. You enjoy building and motivating high performing teams and actively participating in strategy and execution. You create commitment around shared visions and objectives and act as a role model for your team.


You have a relevant university degree or similar and an excellent proficiency in English. Networking in a global multi-culture organization across all the Volvo Group brands comes naturally. You have the courage to question and take evaluated risks when necessary and you find energy in working in a changing environment as you contribute to driving the global shift in the transport and infrastructure industry.


The location for the position is Gothenburg, Sweden. If you are based in another location, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. Relocation support can be provided if needed.