IT Director Development & Professional

IT Director Development & Professional

Are you ready to be a key leader in a global organization with a clear vision to provide competitive advantage from IT? As IT Director for Development and Professional Services within Group IT you will help Volvo Car Group create the next generation of Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment.

At Information & Technology (IT), you find outstanding opportunities to develop your skills and grow as a professional. In close collaboration with colleagues in other business units around the world, you and your team create IT innovations that support the company's overall business development and daily operations. And ultimately - you will contribute to a superior experience for the people who buy and drive a Volvo.

In Group IT the Service Development and Operations department is responsible for developing, maintaining and optimizing end to end IT services. Through projects, applications and infrastructure operations the department fulfils a vital role in securing business value and operational efficiency for IT services.

You will be responsible for the section Development and Professional Services which includes approximately 56 employees and 200 consultants. The section is responsible for delivery of all decided development projects at time, cost, content and quality as well as operability over time.

As IT Director Development and Professional Services you will have a profound impact on the future of IT in Volvo Car Group, by being responsible for all development projects and programs and to deliver professional services to pre-studies and early stages of projects. Further, you will secure global methods and tool for Program Management and IT development.

Main responsibilities

* Develop IT Services and solutions including End User services and solutions
* Deliver approved pre-studies and program/projects
* Procure and supply services required to deliver Projects/Programs
* Assign and supply Professional Services (Project Managers, Technical Experts, Business Analysts, Solution architects etc.)
* Management of allocated development resources from other functions
* Manage programs/projects
* Manage and supply development tools and methods (except legacy tools)
* Ensure program/project alignment with program/project objectives and the IT strategy
* Benchmark, review industry trends, and perform technology-watch to proactively explore solutions to support and improve operations
* Provide status reports of major projects
* Improve the efficiency, effectiveness and quality in our way of working with projects and programs

Required qualifications

* University degree or equivalent working experience
* Long professional experience within the IT service development area
* At least 1-2 years in Delivery Management/Project Management and/or Change Management
* Good knowledge of scoping, planning and estimation, execution, reporting and closure
* Buyer/negotiation experience
* Fluent in English, both verbally and in writing
* ITIL Foundation v3 Certification is meritorious
* Experience of end to end Project Management skills is meritorious
* Experience from larger organizational change/transformation is meritorious
* Familiar in using basic PM and reporting tools for tracking, costing, scheduling, and budgeting
* Preferably worked in agile model is meritorious

Personal qualities

* Result oriented and passion for business with customer focus
* Strategic understanding and thinking
* Structured way of working with ability to prioritise your own work and deliver on time
* A great communicator with excellent cooperation skills
* Positive mind set
* Business driven

About Volvo Car Group

The future belongs to those who are empowered by a great idea and have the ability to carry it out. At Volvo Car Group, our vision is clear: "To be the world's most progressive and desired luxury car brand" by simplifying people's lives. We have bold targets when it comes to innovation, sales and customer satisfaction and to make this happen, we need talented people onboard. People with passion, energy, business sense and the drive to innovate. People that want to create the next generation Volvo cars in a global, dynamic and respectful environment. We will support you to reach your full potential. Join us on this exciting journey into the future.

Contact

In this recruitment process we are collaborating with Randstad Professionals. If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant Jessica Lindahl at +46 72 988 94 12 by e-mail jessica.lindahl@randstad.se

Union members:

Kajsa Freden, Akademikerna, +46 31 325 41 35
Anne-Charlotte Andersson, Unionen, +46 31 325 74 28
Dan Lidesköld, Ledarna, +46 31 593 284

Interviews will be held continuously. To apply, please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below as soon as possible but no later then May 19th.