Arbetsbeskrivning

Who are we? Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future. Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent. We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future. Are you looking for a position where you can develop your leadership competencies, continue to build on your technical skills, as well as building and maintaining a network that includes people from all areas in the company? We are now looking for a new colleague as Product Owner for Seat Platform.  Seat Platform – Let’s introduce ourselves Seat Platform is a part of the Seat department consisting of approximately 80 engineers organized into five groups, developing components within the following areas: Program & Strategy, Seat Integration, Seat Platform, Seat Tophat, and Function & Control.  What you will do In close collaboration with Technology Manager, System Architect, and other PO’s, you will get the chance to decide the future of Volvo Cars Seating experience. You will have the Product ownership for all vehicles within Seat Platform. As a Product Owner, you are responsible for developing and communicating the vision and roadmap for Seat Platform parts. Further, you will safeguard the Seat Platform strategies and have ownership of the product quality and cost over time. The Product Owner will be part of defining new product concepts and is responsible for that these products fulfill legal requirements. To be successful as a Product Owner it’s important to secure cross-functional needs and priorities by collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders. You will put together a product strategy improving the business value for Volvo Cars. You will work in a team together with Design engineers, CAE engineers as well as GDL’s, who are working with both Full-service suppliers and built-to-print suppliers to deliver a premium seating experience in a Volvo car. At Seat Platform, we are responsible for the development of seat structures, headrest mechanisms, comfort systems and sensors to assure quality of the designs from concept until the end of production phase. You will be involved in developing some of the safest seats in the whole automotive industry. Seat Platform are responsible for the products in all development phases of a project and in running production. What you will bring You are structured and solution driven, with high integrity and professionalism. It is also important that you can focus on both daily issues and long-term strategy, hence have a holistic perspective. We also believe that you have good communication- and presenting abilities. You trust in people and the power of collaboration, where teamwork is your high priority while solving tasks and heading towards a common goal. You should be able to build good relationships with internal stakeholders, as well as have a good relationship with external stakeholders.  To thrive in this role, we also believe you:   * Hold a B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Automotive, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent of relevant experience. * Have been in a leadership position with a few years’ experience within a relevant field, with knowledge in design of metal components. * Have been working with the scope of complete seat development.