"Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to driving prosperity and shaping the future landscape through sustainable transport, mobility, and infrastructure solutions. By offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. Position Overview: We are seeking a visionary and dynamic Development Manager to lead our Data-Driven and Test-Driven Development efforts for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Energy Efficiency Systems on trucks. This is a leading leader role, pivotal in driving our journey towards continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), ensuring that our systems are reliable, efficient, and cutting-edge. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data analytics, software testing, and release management, with a focus on automotive systems. This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent leadership skills and a passion for innovation in the trucking industry.  Key Responsibilities As the Development Manager, you will be at the forefront of leading a multidisciplinary team of data analysts, test engineers, and release managers. Your primary focus will be on fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment, mentoring and developing team members, and providing guidance and support to help them achieve their full potential. You will be responsible for setting the vision and strategy for the team, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, and driving the execution of key initiatives.  In the realm of data analytics, you will oversee the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data from ADAS and energy efficiency systems. You will develop and implement data analytics strategies to improve system performance and reliability, collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate data insights into product development and optimization. Your leadership will be crucial in driving a data-driven culture within the organization.  A key aspect of your role will be to accelerate data-driven development by creating tools and methods that enable faster understanding of product performance and its limitations. You will be responsible for orchestrating the organization’s unique data collection campaigns and securing the quality assurance release process. This involves ensuring that data is collected accurately and consistently, and that it meets the highest standards of quality.  In addition, you will enable customer data logging for deeper insights into product performance and usage. This will involve working closely with customers to understand their needs and ensuring that data logging capabilities are integrated into our products. The insights gained from customer data will be used to drive continuous improvement and innovation.  Your role in test management will involve developing and executing comprehensive test plans for ADAS and energy efficiency systems. You will ensure rigorous testing of software and hardware components to meet quality and safety standards, implementing automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines to streamline the testing process. Your strategic vision will guide the team in adopting best practices and innovative testing methodologies.  Managing the release process for software updates and new features will be another critical aspect of your role. You will ensure timely and reliable delivery of releases, coordinating with development, QA, and operations teams to streamline release cycles. Monitoring and resolving issues related to software releases will be essential to ensure minimal disruption to end-users. Your leadership will be key in driving continuous improvement in the release management process.  Innovation and continuous improvement will be at the heart of your role. Staying updated with the latest trends and advancements in ADAS, energy efficiency, and data analytics will be essential. You will drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system performance, reliability, and user experience, identifying and implementing best practices and industry standards. Your leadership will inspire the team to pursue excellence and innovation.  Qualifications: To be successful in this role, you should have a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or a related field. Minimum 7 years of experience in data analytics, software testing, and release management, preferably in the automotive industry. Proven experience in managing and leading technical teams is essential. Strong knowledge of data analytics tools and techniques, proficiency in software testing methodologies and tools, and experience with release management tools and practices. Familiarity with ADAS and energy efficiency systems in the automotive sector is highly desirable. Excellent leadership and team management skills, strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and effective communication and interpersonal skills are crucial. The ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment is also important. Preferred qualifications include experience with big data technologies, knowledge of automotive standards and regulations, and certification in project management.