Manager Homologation
Göteborg, SE, 417 56
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.
Great X-functional work and good alignment just don’t happen – It's our passion and business
At Global Bus Technology (GBT) function we are proud to navigate and lead the Volvo Buses transition into the future of sustainable transports.
You and your team are part of Product and Project Management team, Part of GBT, where we support the Volvo Buses projects, taking the holistic view with a positive attitude.
You are passionate about delivering legal products through our project deliveries. It is important to understand that your deliveries depend on good collaboration with our product development teams and Group Truck Technology ensure we can prepare documentation for our certification Authorities. You understand that homologation is also to understand requirements and dialogues with the Authorities to deliver compliant products.
You will contribute to customers success by having these core responsibilities, includes below but is not limited:
• Ensure and own legal fulfilment of our chassis products according to European legislation including chassis WVTA.
• Managing the Certification Team/ group plans, activities and deliveries.
• Support for homologation of products where European legislation is the base for local homologation.
• Support Customer Adaptation and Body Builder Support for compliance topics and multi stage agreements.
• Support towards market to understand and investigate homologation topics.
• Volvo Bus representative & main interface towards Global Truck Technology homologation teams.
• Co-ordinate and Support Factory Conformity of Production process.
Who are you?
Who you are will always come first for us.
An important part of the role is to engage your team to improve performance and results. This means leading and coaching. To interact, communicate and influence at all levels is key for success. You like a pragmatic and holistic approach but legal compliance is of course the priority. There are some key qualifications you need to meet:
• Degree or Graduation in Technical/ Engineering area.
• Experience of product homologation for 10+ years.
• Experience of leading a team(direct reports) for 2+ years
• Structured and thorough, aptitude for understanding standards/ regulations and technical information.
• Team player with a can-do attitude, who is not afraid to question and is willing to learn and contribute.
• Leadership courage and ownership mentality.
• Strive for continuous improvement in the ways of working and in your area of responsibility.
• Skilled communicator, able to make complex compliance matters understandable and inspire team to take actions.
Who are we?
At Volvo Buses you are close to the business where you will work with almost all areas of the company. We are a small team with very passionate people. The possibilities to influence and make your ideas count are excellent.
Interested? We can’t wait to meet you and are very much looking forward to seeing your application!
Curious about anything? Don’t hesitate to contact me on carl-johan.ragnarsson@volvo.com or +46 765 531 118
Carl-Johan Ragnarsson
Vice President Product and Project Management
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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.
At Volvo Buses you join one of the world’s leading providers of sustainable people transport solutions. What we do affects millions of people around the world: passengers, drivers, customers; in fact, entire cities and countries. This job gives you the opportunity to work with the future of people transportation and infrastructure. We have a strong culture of working together to help each other, sharing knowledge and experience. Together, we shape the world we want to live in.