Designer CMF

"Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to driving prosperity and shaping the future landscape through sustainable transport, mobility, and infrastructure solutions. By offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity.

Our headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Group shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm."

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. 

The world is changing and so are we!

We are the design leaders in our industry. We have built strong brands and reputation through decades of innovation in technology and design, staying true to our human centric approach, delivering value and success to our customers. We are passionate about translating consumer needs into meaningful and desirable design solutions that creates superior customer value. Our high performance culture is created through employee engagement, where the Volvo values change, customer success, passion, trust and performance act as our guiding stars forming a workplace like no other.
We have an amazing offer for you!
We are looking for a CMF (Color, Materials & Finish) Designer to join our dynamic and diverse team in Gothenburg. Working with us at Volvo Group Design is an opportunity to work in a global environment with truly amazing product design development. We are a team of passionate colleagues from many different backgrounds and cultures working together towards our common goals.
Working with product design within the Volvo Group is an opportunity to develop the Volvo Brand across the different business areas. This gives a true opportunity for learning and personal development! You will be part of a global organization of design excellence that creates superior customer value by designing appealing products with strong brand profiles for the Volvo Group. You will work within Volvo Group Trucks Technology and belong to the Complete Vehicle organization.
What you will do
Your main responsibility will be to work closely with the Volvo CMF Design team developing designs for all of the Volvo Business Areas. Your job is to be creative and develop consistent, functional and emotionally engaging visual experiences across a range of platforms. You will have a wide scope from exterior to interior for Trucks, Buses and Construction Machines as well as Marine Products. In this hands-on role you will have a multitude of internal clients so communication and time management skills will be a part of your daily work. In this position you will report to Expert Group Manager and be located in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Who we believe you are
We are in an exciting time and our industry is changing, therefore, we need a talented creative individual with color, materials and finish expertise to be able to continue on our journey in driving prosperity through transport solutions. We believe it is important that you are curious about new techniques, sustainability and the environment and have good understanding and interest of future trends and needs.
As you will represent Volvo Group Design, we need you to be a person who is action oriented, responsible, and innovative while being structured and organized. We also expect you to have the ability to communicate and contribute to solve complex cross-platform issues with a focus on product design and to thrive in being part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Other key requirements for the role
The ideal candidate demonstrates proficiency in essential Adobe products such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Dimension, Substance, as well as competence in 2D and 3D modeling/rendering software like Vred and Blender. You should have several years of experience from the automotive industry and proven aesthetic, visual and ideation skills as well as storytelling capability. Knowledge of and passion for design and digital solutions, a university degree in a related design discipline and be fluent in English, both written and spoken.

If you are interested in joining us, please don’t hesitate to submit your application. We will review applications and perform interviews continuously during the application period.
Curious to learn more about the position? Don’t hesitate to contact me!
Charlotte Svärd Gustafsson, Expert Group Manager GOT, [email protected].

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Who we are and what we believe in 
Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities.