Chapter Lead - Salesforce EU
Wroclaw, PL, 51-502
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.
Drive our digital transformation
We are on an exciting journey within Volvo Group Digital & IT. Digital Delivery is a new function within the Volvo Group Digital & IT that aims to identify and execute on new digital initiatives and modernize existing solutions across the Volvo Group brands. With a new product-centric operating model and modern technology architecture we create digital products that are profitable, scalable and differentiated. We use a cross functional approach to work on product design and deliveries that improves business performance and creates value for the entire Volvo Group. Here you will lead a team of software engineers who learn continuously and embrace change to stay ahead.
What you will do
As Chapter Lead Salesforce you are a technically skilled domain expert with the additional responsibility as line manager. You will contribute to common ways of working across other Salesforce Chapters through methods and best practices according to standards, technologies, and trends. Your main responsibility will be to act as a Tech lead as well as manage a team of Salesforce engineers at your location.
You will work closely with stakeholders across the Volvo Group to be in line with changing business needs. You will create the right environment for your team members to develop competencies and skills, coach people, fostering an outside-in view and leveraging the network across the group.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead, develop and attract a team of talented Salesforce engineers, supporting their personal growth and challenges on assignments
- Develop and execute the competence strategy for Salesforce engineers within your team, meeting with chapter members to discuss and drive excellence in areas such as best practices, frameworks and tools
- Manage capacity planning, ensuring short and long-term competence and capacity of the Salesforce software engineers
- Secure external input and best practice sharing in the community
- Secure agile ways of working
- Be involved in day-to-day working in delivery or product teams or contributing to an assignment and also act as a Tech Lead for the Stable Team , basically a go to person for all the technical roadmap of the product.
- Own and Manage work packages along with employees and consultants
- Play an active role in building and driving an active Salesforce Community of Practice
- Balance your time between line manager and team member
- Own and Manage work packages along with employees and consultants
- Balance your time between line manager and team member
You will be part of the Salesforce Leadership Team and report to the Head of Platforms Chapter.
Who are you?
You are a passionate, professional and progressive leader with eyes on the horizon and feet on the ground. You enjoy building and motivating high performing teams and actively participating in strategy and execution. You create commitment around a shared vision and objectives and act as a role model for leaders and individual engineers as we develop the Salesforce domain and community.
You need to have several years of experience as a Salesforce practitioner and be a technical expert in the Salesforce domain. That includes to be highly skilled in Salesforce, including related technologies and frameworks Demonstrated leadership qualities to coach people or a few years´ experience of leading people, preferably in the Salesforce Domain is also crucial. Working with agile methodologies comes naturally to you.
Other skills:
- Relevant Salesforce certifications based on experience but not mandatory
- Relevant University degree or similar
- Excellent proficiency in English is a requirement, Polish nice to have
- Previous experience in rolling out the Salesforce products.
- Infrastructure management and security awareness experience is good to have
Shape the world you want to live in
With us you have the possibility to work on complex problems, leveraging new and emerging technologies to drive the transformation of an industry at global scale – and have a positive impact on society at large. We value flexibility and work-life balance and believe in an open dialogue, feedback and transparent communication. By joining us you will contribute to shaping future innovations and advancing existing breakthroughs.
Working at Volvo Group
The Volvo Group drives prosperity through transport solutions, offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions. Countless career opportunities are offered across the group’s leading brands and entities that share a culture of trust, passion, high performance, change and customer success.
A career at Volvo Group means working in a supportive and inclusive environment that lets you thrive, where your voice is heard and your ideas matter. Being part of a global brand, you have opportunities to travel and work with great people around the world. We are close to 100,000 people united by a culture of care, inclusion and empowerment where each one of us can give their best, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, abilities or background. At Volvo Group Digital & IT we are around 5,000 colleagues located in more than 30 countries with major R&D sites in China, India, Poland, France, USA, Brazil and Sweden.
This job position is located in: Wroclaw, Poland.
Send your application today
Make sure your time matters. Join us and shape the world into the bright place you want to live in.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Dear Candidate, we would like to kindly inform you that the Volvo Group companies in Poland have in place the "Internal Reporting Procedure". If you need more information, please contact us at the email address recruitment.poland@volvo.com. We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
Who we are and what we believe in
Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.
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 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.