Senior Solution Leader – Configuration PLM

Position Description

You will be part of an engaged and very skilled team in a cross functional and multicultural environment and within a department developing our future IT solutions in the Product Lifecycle Management area.

Are you interested in digitalization, the latest technology and an organization that cares about its employees? Do you want to work with a bunch of incredibly driven, passionate, and skilled people? Great!. We develop and maintain solutions for users to configure and generate a complete or subset of product to use in further analysis and packaging to achieve engineering efficiency, virtual trust, and the digital twin capabilities across the Volvo Group.

THIS IS US, YOUR NEW COLLEAGUES

Volvo is driving several exciting transformation projects and initiatives to digitalize our business processes, leverage the value of data, and become a fully data-driven company. We are part of Core Platform Area PLM/PDM Department working to increase efficiency through our current set of digital and IT solutions.

Our existing IT solutions comprises of a mix of varied technologies like Microsoft, Java, and Commercial Off the shelf (COTS) IT solutions and SaaS solutions from CAD and PLM vendors where PTC and Windchill is the PLM backbone. We are now starting up a heavy investment to transform and modernize our overall IT architecture and to further increasing the use of our PLM capabilities to build a modern digital collaboration platform to increase RnD Efficiency.

We are supporting the Volvo Group’s Digital ambitions to become a fully agile, data-driven company, and we are building the foundations for the virtual trust, supported by improved use of digital twins, i.e the digital data representing a physical object as well as an improved digital thread, the integrated view of physical products’ digital data through its lifecycle.

Role mission & context

Turn the product vision into a working product aligned with the business objectives. Member of the Agile Team responsible for defining stories and prioritizing the backlog, to streamline the execution of program priorities. Take care of customer perspective and needs, and accountable for the overall functionality and usability of the product. A user advocate involved in development meetings.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the product roadmap, ensuring that all products align with the company's strategy and goals
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and prioritize product requirements
• Work closely with the development team to ensure that products are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards
• Monitor and analyze product performance metrics, and use this data to make informed decisions on product enhancements and improvements
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices, and incorporate these into product development plans

Wanted profile

You need to have the ability to work under demanding, challenging and changing conditions. As a person you are structured, innovative and have a strong technical focus in combination with a very strong customer-oriented attitude. With the job comes a lot of freedom with responsibility that requires you to plan your daily work yourself. You enjoy teamwork, contribute with team spirit and you like taking responsibility. You have the passion to learn and explore new things. You are skilled in networking and building good relationships with your stakeholders. You should have the ability to inspire, develop and motivate individuals and teams.

Who are you

• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong technical background, with experience in Agile methodologies, software development processes, and web technologies
• Analytical mindset, with the ability to gather and interpret data to inform product decisions
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field