Agile Coach / RTE

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.

What's in it for you?
As an Agile coach/RTE, you will support our Digital Finance Corporate cluster.
In the Digital Finance Corporate cluster, we support our Corporate Finance Functions, including Global Finance delivery, financial planning, and analytic teams, with digital deliveries. 
Our Cluster purpose is to secure a reliable system landscape and to implement digital enablers to give back time to our employees so they can focus on more value adding activities. 

What you’ll do:
You will be driving improvements as well as deliveries according to the prioritized cluster backlog as well as coaching and leading cluster Scrum Masters.
You will book and lead all Cluster Ceremonies in a fun and engaging way.
You will manage and provide transparency – relevant, clear, and accurate metrics.
You will proactively manage stakeholders by supporting our Program Owners (PO) and successfully deliver according to the agreed scope and priorities in a predictable and transparent manner.
You will support the Engineering lead and Product Cluster lead in various administrative tasks in order to reach efficiency.
You will proactively demonstrate control of the key issues i.e. risk, impediments, and compliance, and manage proper mitigating activities to ensure a smooth delivery.
You will together with our teams create a fun and energizing work environment built on trust, inclusion, and good communication.

Who you are: 
We are looking for you who have an excellent knowledge of Agile (mindset and values), and have worked as an Agile coach/RTE, Release Train Engineer, or with complex digital projects before.  You have a good understanding of the IT process and the software development lifecycle and you have documented ability to work and lead cross-border with different cultural team members and distributed teams.  We see that you enjoy learning and are excited about bringing your ideas to the table and have the willingness to drive initiatives of both agile and more traditional character.  
You are dependable, well-grounded, willing to speak up – even when it’s difficult – and committed to empowering others and, have experience in building a strong team and, subsequently, team development in a setting of multi-faceted teams in a fast-paced environment.  In addition, you have great communication and networking skills and are good at driving collaboration across the value chain, and you have a strong drive and are analytical, goal-oriented, and structured.  Last but not least, you are experienced in leading change, and interested in continuously developing yourself as well as others, and Enjoy structuring large events, and meetings and also facilitating in a good manner.

The position is located in Gothenburg.

We offer our employees excellent benefits such as:
• Plenty of leave to let you take time off for what's most important in life.
• At Volvo Car Group, all new parents with one year’s active permanent service now receive 24 weeks of parental leave, paid at 80 percent of their base pay. The policy is for everyone – whether you’re a designer or a plant operator, whether you work in Sweden, China, or the USA. Read more here: https://group.volvocars.com/careers/family-bond-by-volvo-cars 
• Collective Agreement and ITP pensions.
• An annual allowance to spend on your health and wellbeing.

How to learn more and apply?
Does this sound like your next challenge? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume and cover letter no later than October 14th, 2022. Please note that due to GDPR, we can’t accept applications via email. 
For questions about the position, please contact Hiring Manager, Gunnel Westling at: gunnel.westling@volvocars.com.  
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Abigail Glez at: abigail.gonzalez@volvocars.com.