Business support

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.

We are looking for a new team member as a Business Support to our Head of Product, Online Platform, Elisabeth Barrie. You will be part of the Online Platform management team and as such an enabler and catalyst for our team’s daily deliverables and collaboration. You will be working closely with Elisabeth, constantly being one step ahead of the game with integrity and professionalism as a guiding star.

What you will spend time on
You will have a responsibility for analysing, planning and prioritization of the calendar as well as identifying and eliminating impediments and facilitating flow in the daily work.
You will act as an interface between internal and external business relations through handling of queries and information and support the team on a variety of tasks.
Part of the job is preparation of meetings and events, travel management and to manage the digital governance structure for the team.  

Expectations to who you are
To be successful in this role, you need to be self-driven, a great collaborator and have an excellent sense of how to structure work.
You have excellent digital skills, and if you don’t know how to use Teams, Slack or Notion you are a quick learner, and we expect you to quickly pick up the pace in order to guide others in how to use different tools. 
You must have excellent communication skills and fluency in English, both written and verbal. Part of the role is to prepare for meetings; you need experience from preparing material as pre-reads and presentation. We believe you have a good sense of how to get a message through, and how to gather information and simplify it for the audience. 
We would like to see that you are eager to build a network and are curious in developing your ways of working and the role. Finally, in this role you handle a lot of information, and we expect high integrity and that you are used to handle confidential and sensitive information.

What you can expect from us
We are people who care about other people, working together to create new technologies and innovations for safe, sustainable and convenient mobility. We are truly passionate about bringing our missions to life and you will find openness, true humbleness but a strong belief in the changes we are undertaking as a company. 
We want you to work out of our office in Gothenburg, Sweden, and beyond basic salary our compensation package encompasses solid pension, bonus based pay, parental leave package and more. But beyond all, you will become part of the learning curve of a global consumer company operating in the very intersection of sustainability, mobility, tech and software development. 
Welcome to apply for this position by sending your application to ..... We will be running interviews on an ongoing basis and expect to take down the position by XX.

How to learn more and apply
Does this sound like your next challenge? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume and cover letter via the link below no later than May the 30st. If you have any questions regarding the position or process, you are welcome to contact Senior Recruite Simon Almqvist at simon.almqvist@volvocars.com.
We want your application as soon as possible. Please register your profile and attach your application documents via the link below. Please note that due to GDPR we do not accept any applications via email nor applications in other languages than English.