Program Manager

at  Volvo Cars

HELP US SHAPE THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY

At Volvo Cars, we’re on an exciting journey to shape the future of mobility. We’re building direct relationships with customers, and aim to be a leader in new technology. By 2030, our entire fleet will be fully electric, all in line with our commitment to sustainable mobility. Join us and become a part of our vision for the future – a future that’s both exciting and a catalyst for positive change.

The program manager is responsible for the overall coordination and management of a program within Digital to secure the participation and execution from associated delivery teams within the scope of the program.
Adapting to frequently changing Program /manufacturing prerequisites and ensure we meet the time plan according to the program milestones.

The Program Manager has the following main responsibilities:

• Driving the execution of the initiative, ensuring the deliveries from associated teams are aligned to meet the overall objectives (OKRs) of the initiative and realize the expected values.
• Setting up and managing the initiative to include the participation and execution from associated delivery teams.
• Ensuring that the stakeholders of the initiative are engaged and understand the goals and benefits.
• Coordinate expected deliveries and make sure all features are created, assigned and acceptance criteria are understood by the involved product teams.
• Establishing and communicating consolidated backlog and roadmap for the initiative to the company/ area roadmap.
• Monitoring and tracking schedule of the overall initiative considering the deliverables from associated teams towards the initiative objectives.
• Reviewing and determining the initiative progress and overall risks.
• Defining and measuring indicators that are relevant for the initiative and take/enable corrective actions when needed.
• Monitoring and helping facilitate solutions to any problems/impediments that arise between leadership teams set up for product coordination, product ownership and architecture ownership.
• Support in planning and follow-up on Infrastructure / Applications (Development & Commissioning)
• Participating in contract management efforts, with assistance from delivery leads, when external organizations (suppliers) are involved.
• Budget establishment, follow-up (forecast vs actuals) and take action to not exceed target
• Regular Status/Sync meetings with different product teams and stakeholders
• Anchor the program deliveries and escalation needs to Senior Program manager