Director, Project Management Office (PMO), China Joint Venture Office
Göteborg, SE, 417 15
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.
The opportunity
As Director of the Project Management Office (PMO) in the China Joint Venture Office, you will lead and coordinate Volvo Group/ Dongfeng Management/Group workstreams. You will establish strong PMO governance, align stakeholders across organizations, and support the delivery of shared business objectives.
Working closely with senior leaders and workstream owners, you will bring structure, transparency and execution discipline to a complex, cross-organizational environment. You will also support strategic and transformation initiatives and help ensure effective communication between Volvo Group, its joint venture partners and other stakeholders.
This position is located in Gothenburg, Sweden and requires frequent travel.
You will report to Head of China JV Office.
Key responsibilities
1. Lead workstreams
- Drive key workstreams in close collaboration with their leaders.
- Establish appropriate governance structures and project management practices.
- Monitor progress, risks, dependencies and decisions, and escalate issues when needed.
- Ensure workstreams remain aligned with business objectives and applicable corporate standards.
2. Establish and lead the PMO
- Set up and lead a JV-level PMO to govern key projects and initiatives.
- Oversee the project portfolio, including organizational transformation and JV collaboration initiatives.
- Promote disciplined project planning, resource allocation, progress tracking and reporting.
- Align project execution with Volvo Group standards while taking JV requirements and constraints into account.
- Support project negotiations when required.
3. Enable communication and alignment
- Drive structured communication across Volvo Group and DongFeng divisions, business areas, group functions and business units.
- Connect global, regional and JV-specific priorities.
- Support the Head of China JV Office and the leadership team with clear internal communication, decision tracking and execution follow-up.
4. Manage JV and external stakeholders
- Act as a key interface with JV partners, shareholders and other external stakeholders.
- Coordinate communication between Volvo Group entities and JV counterparts, ensuring clarity and compliance.
- Support executive interactions, including board meetings, shareholder discussions and strategic dialogues.
- Maintain consistent and professional external communication.
5. Support strategy and transformation
- Support leaders in defining and delivering JV strategy and transformation initiatives.
- Translate strategic direction into actionable programs and governance structures.
- Provide structured analysis, reporting and insights to support executive decision-making.
Who you are
You are a structured and action-oriented leader who can bring people together and move complex initiatives forward with a can-do attitude. You communicate clearly with senior stakeholders, build alignment across organizational boundaries and maintain focus on delivery in a changing, cross-cultural environment.
You bring
- Strong experience in PMO, project or program management, communications, strategy or consulting.
- A proven track record of managing complex, cross-entity or joint venture environments.
- Experience with executive-level communication and engagement with external partners.
- The ability to coordinate stakeholders and teams across a complex organization.
- Strong problem-solving skills, execution discipline and attention to detail.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Mandarin proficiency is a strong advantage.
- Familiarity with multinational business and the China business environment is highly preferred.
For more information please contact:
John Han, Head of China JV Office, john.han@volvo.com
Kristina Dahm Ahlén, Talent Acquisition Partner, kristina.dahm.ahlen@volvo.com
Last application date is November 23.
As part of the recruitment process, a background check as well as alcohol and drug testing may be conducted. You will be informed if applicable
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
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.