Digital Product Area Owner - SAP BW, IBP, Service Billing

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure 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. 

Join us on our transformation journey to the digital future

At Digital & IT , we have a clear ambition to enable value creation at scale for the Volvo Group . With a new product centric operating model and digital technologies, we will produce digital offerings that are profitable, scalable, and differentiated. With Digital & IT, you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals, who learn continuously and embrace change to stay ahead. We have a very important role to play in reaching the Volvo Group ambitions for 2030. Do you want to be part of our transformation journey towards becoming the digital capability of the Group? The time is now.

 

Core Platform Area SAP and Business Administration with SAP Center of Excellence (COE), Bus Manufacturing, Construction Equipment SAP, Financial Core Systems and HR Core Systems is part of the Volvo Group Digital & IT.

 

The organization is managing over 40 SAP Solutions worldwide supporting Volvo divisions, covering almost a full scope of business processes from Sales, Manufacturing, Logistics and Finance as well as Services, Data Intelligence and Reporting and HR. Our SAP community at Volvo already includes more than 700 SAP Solution and Technology Consultants worldwide working in international teams, including more than 70 in Poland. We have the best SAP talents in our field taking on challenging global assignments across the Volvo Group. Leveraging on their SAP skills combined with a very good understanding of the Volvo processes and IT solutions, they deliver concrete SAP solutions and provide added value to the Volvo Group.

 

We are looking for a new DPAO to join our SAP CE Business Warehouse, Integrated Business Planning and Service Billing team.

This will be you and your new challenge

As the Digital Product Area Owner , you will strategically oversee the digital product capabilities in SAP BW, IBP and Service Billing and ensure alignment with the organization’s overall strategy. You will collaborate with other parts of the organization, both in Digital & IT, with the different business units and Group Functions. We are an environment where ideas, thoughts and opinions can be shared. We are team players with clear common ambitions, and we create the future together. 

As the Digital Product Area Owner, you will be a key in adding value by aligning strategy with competence capacity and methods to the expected transformation towards the targeted footprint. Your main responsibilities may include:

·  Develop the capabilities vision, strategy, goal & roadmap aligned with business priorities 
·  Manage budget and financial follow up for the area 
·  Manage cross team dependencies and support collaboration both within and outside area, and business partners 
·  Support overarching capabilities prioritization in one rhythm and contribute on roadmap planning 
·  Facilitate capacity management and resource allocation discussions across the area 
·  Actively work for teams’ empowerment, building the needed skills, competencies and trust for teams to take ownership of shared capabilities and cultivating agile mindset 
·  Strive for simplification, encourage waste reduction and continuous improvement 
·  Nurture collaboration, stimulate great conversation and transparency between stakeholders 
·  Secure that capabilities are developed and maintained in compliance within given architecture and security guidelines, meeting required quality expectations until decommissioning  
·  Drive for capabilities development based on end-user, market trend and data analysis, understand the business and their end-users to evolve capabilities and make right priorities over its lifecycle 
·  Manage, as line manager, the professional development and support career development of the team members through coaching and performance feedback 

Who are you?

We believe you want to take your career to the next level, working with amazing people around the world. To be successful in this position we believe:

·  You have university degree and several years of experience in people leadership , with hands-on consulting or development experience in one or more of SAP domains e.g. SAP BW, Integrated Business Planning or Service Billing
·  Understand the cost, risks and compliance requirements associated with the development and operations to assess the benefit and value
·  You are able to think and act strategically but also to operate and implement change tactically when required, dealing effectively with ambiguity and managing changing priorities
·  Have the experience and knowledge of how to handle a global technological transformation on a strategic level
·  Possess solid communication and collaboration skills and a passion for leading, inspiring and developing people
·  Your are a passionate believer in lifelong learning
·  You should feel energized by working both independently and interdependently, have proven skills in cross-functional collaboration and thrive in managing, foster, and enable both the perform and the transform angles of the job

Are we a good match?

In the Volvo Group, we have defined leadership as a set of observable behaviors that leaders exercise to achieve alignment towards our vision 2030, to better execute our strategy and for the Group to continuously renew itself to “Perform and Transform”. To reach our vision and deliver on our strong commitments, we need to pair “the will” with “the skill”. That is why our leadership principles are behavioral based. The principles  Lead with Passion ,  Perform with Purpose  and  Transform with Vision  are our values in action, and they will strengthen our culture.  

We encourage the ability to drive business forward and act upon opportunities and ideas and transform them into value (financial, cultural, or social) for others. We create an environment where of continuously improvements and learning maximize the outcome of our work. 

To achieve our goals, we collaborate within and across teams. We create a sense of unity and trust by nurturing open dialogues and collective work. We build a work environment where diversity in expertise, opinion and culture is valued. 

 

Moreover, we can offer you:

·  Impact on the development of crucial products of the premium brand on a global scale
·  Participation in international projects and different pieces of training
·  Steep learning curve with a state-of-the-art and individualized training program
·  Clear career path & extensive development opportunities such as mentoring or coaching programs
·  Unlimited access to learning including Azure Academy, Pluralsight, Udemy, Volvo University and many more
·  Collaborative environment in Swedish business approach
·  Social and sport clubs (Volvo Communities and Volvo Leagues), charity actions
·  Work-life balance: we make sure you enjoy quality time away from work
·  Contract of employment, hybrid work model, flexible working hours, tax-deductible costs
·  Financial bonuses: annual, for holidays, as a referral system and rewards for additional contributions
·  Private healthcare, psychological care, MyBenefit cafeteria system, subsidy for sports cards and many more...

Ready for the next move? Are you excited to bring your skills and ideas to the table? If you want to make a real impact in your career, the transportation business is where you want to be. We are excited to meet you!

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail. 

 

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. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.

 

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.

 

Group Digital & IT is the hub for digital development within Volvo Group. Imagine yourself working with cutting-edge technologies in a global team, represented in more than 30 countries. We are dedicated to leading the way of tomorrow’s transport solutions, guided by a strong customer mindset and high level of curiosity, both as individuals and as a team. Here, you will thrive in your career in an environment where your voice is heard and your ideas matter.

Job Category:  Information Technology

Organization:  Group Digital & IT

Travel Required:  Occasional Travel

Requisition ID:  16601