Digital Product Area Owner - Production Preparation
Göteborg, SE, 417 55
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure 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.
Are you interested in digitalization and new technology?
Do you have the willingness to drive our modernization journey within the production preparation area?
What´s in it for you?
An opportunity to work together with highly skilled colleagues in an exciting, global environment which provides opportunities for you to develop both professionally and personally. You will join a motivated team where both teamwork and individual decision making is key.
In this role you will be working in an area that is developing and supporting our future IT solutions in the production preparation area. We are in the middle of a transformation journey with the focus to transform and modernize our overall IT architecture. We are supporting the Volvo Group’s digital ambitions to become a fully agile, data-driven company.
Who are you?
You're an experienced professional with experience in digital solutions with a proven track record of leading and inspiring teams. You´re a true people-person with a strong belief in fostering an environment where teams are empowered to do great things together. Your communication skills are top-notch, and you excel at coaching and motivating others to reach their full potential.
You should be passionate about driving tactical & technological transformation in a business focused, fact-based and collaborative way to achieve real impact. You strive to improve and develop yourself, the team and the product. You have a problem-solving mindset, and you are working at ease in an environment which continuously is evolving.
You believe in the same principles as we do:
- Teamwork
- Empowerment
- Transparency
- Improvements
- Simplicity
- Quality
Required key competencies:
- Proven leadership experience, including leading Agile transformations and implementing Agile methodologies.
- Change management skills
- Great communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
- Possess an innovative and open mindset and approach problems with a solution-oriented attitude.
- Strong sense of ownership.
Key responsibilities:
- Collaborating closely with the Digital Product Manager (DPM) and the DPM conversation circle to set and implement strategy and roadmap for delivery.
- Promoting and supporting the agile transformation.
- Develop a strong and motivated team.
- Leading in talent acquisition, development, and retention.
- Develop the team's skills and capacity for both short and long-term goals.
- Managing stakeholders effectively.
- Secure product quality meets compliance, budget, and service level agreements.
- Promoting an environment of openness, honesty, and collaboration within the team and with external stakeholders.
You will be part of the GTO Industrialize management team, driving the production preparation agenda of modernization and future technologies. This includes transformation and development of capabilities and value streams. We are located at the heart of technology and innovation at Lindholmen Gothenburg.
Since you are part of a global unit, with global responsibilities, you will need to actively cooperate with various stakeholders and navigate with ease in a multi-cultural environment. You also have a strong quality focus and a personal drive to reach the objectives and targets set for our unit, understanding how these contribute to the Volvo Group vision and strategy.
We look forward to receiving your application.
For further information please contact
Hiring Manager: Cecilia Stansfield, Head of GTO Industrialize, cecilia.stansfield@volvo.com
Last application date: 2025-10-12
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Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
Group Digital & IT is the hub for digital development within Volvo Group. Imagine yourself working with cutting-edge technologies in a global team, represented in more than 30 countries. We are dedicated to leading the way of tomorrow’s transport solutions, guided by a strong customer mindset and high level of curiosity, both as individuals and as a team. Here, you will thrive in your career in an environment where your voice is heard and your ideas matter.