Product Owner

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 we offer    
We are looking for a passionate Product Owner for Plant Maintenance which is part of the Plant Engineering Cluster. Plant Maintenance plays a vital part of securing the right level of equipment availability in our factories worldwide. This has historically been accomplished by manually planning appropriate levels of competence, spare parts in inventory and overall cost. 
You will have a key role in the digital transformation of our factories! We are right now highly focusing on the Industry 4.0 transition. Our vision is to have our factory equipment connected enabling a data driven maintenance, both preventative and predictive. You will be part of the journey as we deliver on our company’s vision and scale our users globally. We use modern tools and agile methods to create business value continuously and ensure high quality as well as adaptability in our delivery. 
Scope
The product owner (PO) adds value by owning and deciding upon priorities in the digital product team’s backlog from a business perspective to streamline the execution, while maintaining technical integrity of the features/components for the team. You are the voice of the user and you have a business perspective and technical knowhow. 
You will work together with the agile product team following SCRUM/SAFe frameworks.

What you’ll do
You are articulating and consistently emphasizing the short- and long-term vision (roadmap) of the product to the team and relevant stakeholders.
You will lead a dedicated digital team working hand in hand with business stakeholders on a daily basis. Your team will strive towards providing global solutions supporting a common way of working at all factory sites. You own, build and prioritize the epics, features and stories together with the business stakeholders in the team backlog including defects and enablers.
Lastly, you coordinate content dependencies with other Product Owners, and you will be participating as a member of the Plant Engineering Cluster where you contribute towards the program-level vision, roadmap, and content presentations.
Do you fit the profile?
You have an interest in software development and experience of IT solutions within manufacturing. You can coordinate multiple initiatives in parallel together with the stakeholders and own the product backlog with the ambition to have a global harmonized landscape.
You need to have a good level of English and Swedish to be successful in this role. 
Who are you?
For this position, you need to have excellent communication skills, high integrity, a strong sense of delivery and a personal eagerness to accomplish results and getting things done, in time and with the right quality. You are ambitious, energetic, creative and open minded with the aim to find new solutions to existing problems. Stakeholder management is one of your key competences.

How to learn more and apply
Does this sound like your next challenge? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume via the link below no later than the 4th of December 2022. 
For questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Nicklas Lidevi, Product Manager, at nicklas.lidevi@volvocars.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior Recruiter Jonathan Allirol at jonathan.allirol@volvocars.com. 
Please note that we will not accept applications via email.