Product Owner

Northvolt is looking for a Product Owner to join our Software & AI team in Stockholm. You will be given the opportunity to be a part of enabling the factory of future in addition with forming the future of smart batteries, as well as being a part of building the first European large-scale Lithium-Ion battery factory.

We’re looking for a Product Owner with experience of building new products from scratch, in a fast paced environment with multiple stakeholders with wildly different needs and requirements. You have experience in working with complex software products and the ability to understand and communicate new fields of technology.

We believe that you as a Product Owner will lead the development team towards excellent value-adding products, both in terms of factory efficient as well as battery value add. As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for defining and achieving timelines, research, define and communicate stakeholders requirements and lead the development team towards reaching those in an efficient manner.

The ideal candidate has experienced intense software development scenarios, ideally within automotive environment. This role demands intense attention to detail and superior communication and interpersonal skills to bridge an international team across a broad geographic area. This role requires a hands-on approach and a strong intuition for problem solving built on experience.

*Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:*

• Lead strategic and tactical discussions with both software engineering teams and stakeholders from other departments within the company as well as with customers
• Act as the glue between the Software & AI team and the rest of the organization, and evolve software products from prototype to sophisticated products by managing all necessary constraints, workflows, technology, and operational objectives.
• Measure the performance of the development team and driving continuous improvement by inspiring the team.

Planned starting date is asap.

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering and Management, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience to perform at this level
• 2+ years of experience in product management or as a product owner ensuring software development, while building a team and company culture

Specific Skills/Abilities

• Excellent English written and oral skills, Swedish is a plus
• Familiarity with project management, software development, manufacturing and agile development methodologies such as Scrum
• Experience in golang, react.js, typescript, SQL, AWS is an advantage
• Experience in working in international teams and with customers
• Superior time management, communication, and ability to work under high pressure
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently, while inspiring others.
• Has a can do attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humor
• Passionate & purpose driven

Your personal characteristics can be flexibility, quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humor. You are also passionate & purpose driven – you want to join us on the journey of enabling the future of energy!