Group Manager Driver Interaction & infotainment

Vehicle 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.

What you will do

We are looking for a Group Manager with passion to lead both technology and people. To develop technology for sustainable and pioneering electronic and software products and services for future transport solutions. At the same develop our people, making this area a great place for people to grow.

Your areas of responsibility will be Driver Interaction & infotainment (DI&I).

You will lead and develop a group responsible for developing solutions that provides the driver with safe and premium user experience through easy controls and the right information. Acting with clear sense of ownership for the holistic HMI (human-machine interface), gain insight into our customer needs and identify opportunities that benefit the customer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Great Place to Grow: Support engineers across sites, foster growth, build capabilities, and recruit new talent.
• Drive Execution and Innovation: Set direction, remove obstacles, deliver results on time and budget, and promote continuous improvement.
• Strategic and Technical Ownership: Take responsibility for systems and components, align work with business goals, and lead roadmap execution.
• Collaborate and Connect: Work across functions to support projects, improve operations, and strengthen cross-team efficiency.

In this position, you will report to the Director of Vehicle Technology Curitiba and you will work in close proximity to the Global Technology Manager (closely working with Gothenburg & Bangalore, as well as Greensboro and Lyon sites).

Who are you?

If you’re energetic and driven, this role is a great fit. You value customers, teamwork, and clear communication, and you enjoy building strong teams. You take ownership beyond your own area, always seeking better ways of working. You learn quickly and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment having a go-getter attitude.

Relevant Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master´s degree in Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronic/Control and Automation Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar;
• Embedded systems – solid experience in hardware components (ECU’s, sensors, actuators and wiring harnesses) and SW development and verification (including SW architecture, communication protocols, diagnostics). Knowledge of CAN protocol and tools (e.g. CANalyzer,CANoe);
• To manage this, you love cross functional work, and you will easily build the network with stakeholders;
• Automotive knowledge – Understanding how different systems in a truck/car interacts and work together;
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Meritorious to have:

• Solid experience as team leader;
• Experience from leading hardware and software teams in agile development;
• Project management - Good skills in leadership, planning, communication and stakeholder management;
• International and multi-cultural experience with a global organization;
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, power BI and requirement tools;
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop and vehicle testing;
• Good knowledge of software programming languages like C, C++, C# and Python;
• Knowledge of communication protocols (e.g. LIN, J1939, J1587, UDS and Ethernet). 
• Experience with supplier management.

What’s in it for you?

• We can offer you the opportunity to work together  with highly committed colleagues from different cultures which provides opportunities to develop both professionally and personally, influencing the development of our future products.
• Does the description above match you? Do you feel like working for Volvo Group at Vehicle Technology? Then you might very well be the one we’re searching for!
• The location for the position is Curitiba, Brazil. Occasional trips are expected.
• We are looking forward to receive your application (in English)!

This selection process will be conducted with the support of the consulting firm A Priori

At Volvo do Brasil, we value the candidate experience and collaborate with approved partners to ensure a professional selection process aligned with our values.

We reaffirm our commitment to protecting the personal data of all participants, in full compliance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD). Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful experience at every stage of the process.