Module Team Director – Closures

Developing Cars for a different tomorrow.

CEVT is an innovation center for the future cars of the Geely Group with the purpose of being at the forefront of new developments in the automotive industry. The whole industry is now undergoing a transformation with new ways of thinking about the car as a product. CEVT is a fast growing, fast moving and exciting company where no day is like the other – where the challenges of tomorrow is on our working table today.

CEVT currently consists of some 2000 people with offices in Gothenburg and Trollhättan in Sweden. CEVT currently works on projects for the car brands Volvo Cars, Geely Auto and Lynk & Co. CEVT is a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. For more information about CEVT, go to www.cevt.se

If you share our passion for engineering and innovation, and want to work in a global organisation that embraces diversity, CEVT could be the right place for you.

We currently have the following job opening;

Module Team Director – Closures 

The Closures department is responsible for the development of doors, hoods, fenders, sealing systems and closure hardware for all Lync & co cars developed in Sweden at CEVT. As Module Team Director you will be the responsible line manager for Closures and you will be a member of the Body & Exterior management team and play an important role in the future global development of the area both in Sweden and China.  

Your Challenge 

We are currently developing new platforms and new top hats for vehicles based on these architectures. Our responsibility covers all phases from concept development and industrialization to start of serial production. Together with your team of system managers, senior managers, system engineers and design engineers you will have the full functional responsibility for developing the Closure systems to all of our ongoing and coming projects. Your team consists of roughly 45 people distributed between two group managers and other direct reports. You will report to the Vice President for Body & Exterior. 

Your skills and experience

We are looking for you who have experience of product development, preferably within automotive. You should have documented leadership capabilities and experience. Cultural awareness, specifically between Europe and Asia is also an important factor to be successful. 

You are an inspiring leader who creates commitment in the organization through personal engagement and excellent communication skills. You enjoy working operationally with a strong product focus. 

To be successful in the role, it is important that you are positive, take initiative, work well with other people, and show both self-confidence and good judgment when making statements and taking decisions. 

Suitable theoretical background is master of science within mechanical engineering or similar. 

We will start the interview process during the application period so please send your application as soon as possible.

What we offer
CEVT offers you an exciting and challenging job in a fast growing and developing company. We are a diverse and dynamic company with over 20 nationalities, appreciating the competence and experience all our employees contribute with. We offer you an innovative atmosphere and culture of team spirit and a can-do-attitude where sharing knowledge and together finding new ways to tackle our challenges is key. 

If you have an open mindset to new innovative ways of working and want to be part of a global and agile team, you might be our next colleague. Welcome with your application today.