About this role
Competence Profile & Qualifications We believe the successful candidate has operational experience from working in a global business environment. Strong analytical skills, personal credibility, integrity and creativity are crucial personal characteristics. You are a social person with strong relationship capabilities and enjoy working with others in flexible team constellations. You have a passion for business, technology and an interest in people. To qualify for this role, you should have experience from: Knowledge and solid understanding of our industry and our customers’ business A global and agile mindset with strong customer focus Ability to inspire, develop and motivate individuals and teams Excellent communication and presentation skills Preferred: Experience from developing product platforms strategy and roadmap for development, efficiently balancing performance, cost and return on investment Preferred: Experience and proven track record in service planning and service portfolio management Preferred: Leadership experience and proven track record of leading leaders and teams You have a Master’s degree or equivalent as the basis for your career. Working proficiency in the English and Swedish (merit) languages, speech and writing, is a requirement. The successful candidate will have shown a winning attitude and great persona in combination with a strong track record and references. Frequent travel is expected to fairs, vendors, customers and stakeholders. Product Manager –-Product Intelligence, Volvo Group Connected Solutions Unafraid of complexity and forward-looking, but with an eye for simplicity? In our Product Planning team, it’s our task to optimize the plans for development of new services and technology. You investigate the connected Eco-system, set the platform strategy and roadmap to maximize return on investment. With over 800 000 connected assets moving – we can promise challenges to match your senior experience. Welcome to the heart of connectivity located in the Swedish center of emerging vehicle technologies at Lindholmen, Göteborg. Volvo Group Connected Solutions is a global organization that leads the development of Volvo’s connected services of tomorrow. We work at the forefront of connectivity by creating customer value through connected services for our customer assets. The organization is set-up to deliver competitive offerings, shorten time to market and provide an arena for new service innovations together with customers, partners and the Volvo Group. Product Management is the function within Connected Solutions that is responsible to optimize the plans for development of new services and technologies. We work in tight collaboration with the Volvo Group Business Areas and Group Functions. We drive Connected Solutions product strategy and roadmaps, enterprise architecture frameworks including cyber security, secure execution of deliveries and manage supplier relationships. The role We are now looking for a Product Manager with a focus on Product Intelligence within Product Planning. You will lead and execute the work to secure that Connected Solution and Volvo Group have an up to date view of what is ongoing in the connected eco-system. Feed VGCS and the rest of Volvo Group with, through cross-functional work, product intelligence with regards to our products and services i.e. the connected services. You will also be part of a dedicated team reaching for the future and jointly drives the product strategy and development plan in relation to the VGCS product portfolio. It is both a strategic and operational role that requires a cross-functional way of working. The position reports to the Director Product Planning within the Product Management function at Connected Solutions. Welcome to the heart of connectivity! Key Responsibilities As Product Manager, your key responsibilities are: Drive and execute VGCS Product Intelligence work Participate in creating the VGCS product strategy Actively participate in forming the organization, set objectives and establish way of working Perform benchmarking with competitor solutions and services Collaborate with external partners and participate and/or lead make/buy analysis Collaborate with functions within Connected Solutions as well as relevant teams from whole Volvo Group to enable successful execution Participate in prioritization and propose Connected Solution development plan Location & Timeline Location for this position is in Lindholmen, Gothenburg, Sweden from where we expect you are able to work with adequate working permits. We apply a continuous selection process so we recommend that you submit your application in English as soon as possible. Please note: We do not accept applications via email. For more information please contact Jörgen Wahlund, Director Product Planning +46 31 3233906 Lina Gerlam, HR Business Partner, +46 31 322 82 01 The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines under the leading brands Volvo, Renault Trucks, Mack, UD Trucks, Eicher, SDLG, Terex Trucks, Prevost, Nova Bus, UD Bus, Sunwin Bus and Volvo Penta. Connected Solutions is a global unit in the Volvo Group that lead the development of the Volvo Group’s connected solutions and supporting capabilities to further strengthen the Volvo Group position and competitiveness in the area. Part of Connected Solutions is Volvo Group Venture Capital with a focus on creating new business opportunities for the Volvo Group through partnerships.