Engineering Manager - D&A Platform

Let's create the future together.

At Volvo Cars, we believe that being curious and truly committed to understanding people is the key to future success. We are people who care about other people, working together to create new technologies and innovations for safe, sustainable and convenient mobility. Want to join us?

What we offer
 

This role is within our Computational Governance team, which has the goal to develop and provide data governance policy features integrated to our global Volvo Cars data platform. You will be part of the Data Platform cluster with the goal to enable our data mesh based data strategy through scalable, secure and easy to use data platform capabilities.
 

Main responsibilities

As an Engineering Manager, you will be leading a committed team that develops our Computational Governance features of the global Volvo Cars data platform. By managing people, technology, delivery and business impact you will be instrumental on our mission to transform the data ecosystem to empower our company with trusted data.

We are in an early phase of our transformation journey so key priorities for this role is to build your dream team through hiring and taking a leading role in setting our technical direction. 

In this role you will:

• Lead and grow a team of Data Platform Engineers through hiring, mentoring, inspiring and feedback.  
• Ensure through user feedback and a tight collaboration with our Product Manager team that our platform capabilities are prioritized, designed and built to solve our user’s problems 
• Advocate and advance modern, agile platform engineering practices  
• Help ensure the solutions are scalable, sustainable, architecturally sound, and technical debt is both incurred consciously and repaid in a reasonable time  
• Be an active member of the Data Platform leadership team and collaborate with other leaders across the organization  

Do you fit the profile?

• We are looking for you who has a genuine interest in people, data and tech. 
• You are comfortable in leading through ambiguity and are empowering your team to act and learn in uncertain and complex environments. 
• You are making sure the mission, strategy and goals are clear and are delegating authority and responsibility to your team members, giving them the autonomy and flexibility to make decisions and take actions.
• You have experience in building diverse and high performing teams.

• Advanced English communication skills.
• Experience working with highly visible projects in an international environment.
• Knowledge of or experience with DevOps.
• Knowledge in at least one programming language.
• Knowledge of public cloud services.
• Knowledge of or experience with Data Mesh and data product concepts.

This is the role for you with several years of experience in the data and/or software engineering space, as an individual contributor and as a leader. 

Who you are and what you believe in
 

• Embraces We Culture
  • You are customer focused and have a solution-oriented mindset
  • You excel in collaboration, both with internal and external stakeholders, and are passionate about building a work environment based on trust
• Curious
  • You are passionate about software development and you have an interest in staying up to date with new technologies
  • You are self-propelled and have an innovative and creative mind
• Agile Mindset
  • You have a strong belief in agile ways of working
  • You are flexible, open to new ideas and have a strong focus on continuous improvement
• Communication
  • You are an avid communicator, and are fluent in both spoken and written English
  • You can build compelling and interesting presentations supporting your ideas
  • You manage stakeholder expectations at various levels with ease
  • You navigate confidently in a multi-cultural environment

Who are we?

Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.