EPIC Owner - Services & Connectivity

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
 

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Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities. 

Group Trucks Technology are seeking talents to help design sustainable transportation solutions for the future. As part of our team, you’ll help us by engineering exciting next-gen technologies and contribute to projects that determine new, sustainable solutions. Bring your love of developing systems, working collaboratively, and your advanced skills to a place where you can make an impact. Join our design shift that leaves society in good shape for the next generation.

We, the Services & Connectivity stream in Bangalore, drive and provide on-board connectivity solutions and technology strategies to all brands within Volvo Group. We provide timely and secure data over wireless connections to all brand within Volvo Group

We are the competence center in the Volvo Group for Connectivity Technologies, Positioning and Telematics services and its platform.

In short, we make transport solutions connected for the VOLVO Group Products.

The position

• The mission for the Epic owner is to define the EPIC by working collaboratively with stakeholders and cater to Services & Connectivity stream deliveries.
• You will manage interfaces with other Vehicle and Technology streams as well to coordinate the cross functional deliverables (E.g., operation, after market, back office,  ..)
• Our core epic solving teams consists normally of concept developers, cyber security engineers, verification leaders and system/SW Architect.
• You will drive the EPIC through various decision points in the Technology Committee for approval and introduce the actual implementation of the concept to the different ARTs (Agile Release Trains).
• The EPICs in the Services & Connectivity are related to our technology roadmaps which are SW&HW Connectivity platforms, Communication technologies, Time and positioning, Assistance request & Emergency calls and other Connected Solutions for the “Telematics Gateway Generation – 3” Product.
• The size and complexity of the EPICs vary and the involvement from other Vehicle and Technology streams are frequent.
• As an EPIC Owner at Services & Connectivity, Bangalore, you will mainly manage EPICs for the “Telematics Gateway Generation – 3” Product.

Your responsibilities

• Ensure the complete product delivery according to the EPIC description.
• Detect and propose improvement of the Epic description based on the roadmap – balance with responsibility of Product Manager/ Product Owner
• Plan the right sequence of milestones and align these milestones with concerned parties cross-functionally, including related EPICs and IB (Intro Block) milestones.
• Ensure Epic breakdowns into a sequence of capabilities and features meeting the milestones.
• Synchronize capabilities to secure that milestones are met and escalate when needed with the product owners.
• Support and communicate across organizational boundaries, to safeguard the complete EPIC delivery.
• Secure budget, financial decisions and follow up for the scope of the EPIC.
• Build and update the Business case for the complete product change when applicable.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor/Master of Engineering in one of the following Streams - Electronics & Communication, Electrical & Electronics, Computer Science or equal.
• Experience of Project/Product management as an EPIC Owner or Project Manager or Business Analyst or relevant Technical Leadership.
• 10 to 15 years of experience in embedded software, hardware and system development, preferably in the Automotive industry.
• Comprehensive knowledge of SAFe Agile Way of Working and mindset is a plus.
• Strong networking abilities adapt to a multicultural environment.
• High customer and business focus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.