Brand Manager, Global Marketing - Volvo Cars

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.

Do you want to be part of our passionate family?
At Volvo Cars, we believe that being curious and truly committed to understanding people is the key to future success. Without passionate people there is no positive progress… and likely no Volvo Cars. A dynamic global organisation committed to driving change awaits – a place where ideas can be freely expressed and creativity can flourish.

Some of the most exciting action is within the Global Marketing organisation, which oversees all of Volvo’s marketing to ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications. 

To further grow and reach our bold goals – committing to 1.2M new car sales by 2025, with 50% sold online and being fully electric by 2030 – we’re looking for free thinkers, believers, dreamers and most of all – we’re looking for you.

The Brand Management Team - let’s introduce ourselves
We are looking for a Brand Manager to lead cross-functional projects from strategy all the way through activation across all channels within Marketing and Communications globally.
The role belongs the Brand Management Team which is a strongly purpose driven team, ensuring that our projects serve the Global MarCom Calendar as well as our Strategic and Business objectives.

Our team, which is part of Global Marketing, will consist of 7 Brand Managers, senior project managers, driving the projects from a scope, time and budget perspective. The managers have extensive experience and are divided in two different areas; Brand and Product (cars).

Are you curious to join a team which is supporting our company’s fast-paced transformation? Do you want to be part of our journey and help define the future? Then this is the right opportunity for you! 

Brand Manager – this is what you’ll do
The Brand Manager executes and leads key projects which are cross-functional and cross-regional and works both with international agencies and production partners on the global scene.

You will identify priorities and govern major end-to-end marketing and communication campaigns that support strategic objectives and, you manage your own budget.

Your team consists of members with key roles, such as; Creative strategist, Art buyer, Creative director, Media expert, Communication strategist, Digital strategist, Analytics strategist, Procurement etc.

You will take lead in defining the development of key marketing and communication activities to deliver strategically relevant and quality assured projects in an efficient way. You make sure that your project follows our corporate processes, and you align with multiple stakeholders to secure the gateways to reach the corporate targets.

We’re looking for you!
We see that you have a strong business judgment; strategic and analytical capabilities and that you are a creative thinker with problem-solving skills. 

The ideal candidate is a team player who is collaborative and has experience in strategic project management in fields such as marketing and/or communications.

In this role you must be service-minded, with an ability to turn recommendations into action and be able to see the big picture and transform strategic initiatives into operational execution. You have strong communication and collaboration skills, and you are comfortable in acting in a global matrix organization.

To be successful in this role, you are a strong project manager with extensive experience from leading marketing and/or communication projects.

We actively collaborate, empower each other and succeed together – if you recognize yourself in this description then you could be our next colleague!

Qualifications
•    BSc in Marketing, Communications, Economics, Industrial Engineering or similar (MSc preferably)
•    Proven track-record of accomplishment for successfully leading and executing cross-functional campaigns across marketing and communications, within a large and diverse regional spread
•    Ability to influence decision-making at all levels within an organization, and in a variety of contexts
•    International working experience from our largest markets, such as US, Asia or large European markets
•    As we are a global company, you need to be proficient in English, verbally and written

Let’s get to know each other
Welcome to apply by the latest on the 5th of February and we will do our best to keep you updated throughout the process. 

If you have any questions about the role, please contact the Hiring Manager Claudia Nylund at claudia.nylund@volvocars.com.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact the Senior Recruiter Lotta Ericsson at lotta.ericsson@volvocars.com.

Please submit your application in English and note that applications via email will not be considered due to GDPR.