Director of IT & Innovation

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.

Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS) is seeking a strategic, business-oriented technology leader to serve as the Director of IT & Innovation for our US Highway Solutions business. This role will lead the organization's technology, cybersecurity, supplier management, and digital operations agenda, ensuring technology investments and services enable business growth, operational excellence, and innovation.

As the senior IT leader for the business, you will act as the primary bridge between business stakeholders, technology partners, Volvo Group Digital & IT, and external service providers. You will establish strategic direction while also driving operational execution across IT service delivery, information security, governance, compliance, and supplier performance.

This position requires a leader who can balance strategic thinking with practical execution, influence without formal authority, and create alignment across a diverse set of stakeholders in a rapidly evolving autonomous transportation environment.

What You Will Do

Technology Leadership & Strategy

• Serve as the senior technology leader for VAS US Highway Solutions.
• Develop and execute the IT vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with executive leadership to identify technology opportunities that drive growth, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage.
• Translate business priorities into actionable technology initiatives and outcomes.

IT Operations & Service Management

• Own the performance, reliability, and continuous improvement of business-critical IT services.
• Oversee service delivery across Digital Workplace, infrastructure, cloud services, enterprise applications, and end-user support.
• Establish operational governance processes and performance metrics.
• Ensure services meet agreed service levels and business expectations.

Vendor & Supplier Governance

• Lead strategic relationships with external technology partners and suppliers.
• Manage supplier performance, contractual obligations, service quality, and delivery accountability.
• Chair governance forums and service review meetings.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation within supplier ecosystems.

Cybersecurity & Information Security

• Own the information security agenda for the business.
• Ensure cybersecurity risks are proactively identified, assessed, and mitigated.
• Lead vulnerability management, incident response coordination, security governance, and remediation activities.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to maintain a strong security posture across the organization.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Maintain and continuously improve the Information Security Management System (ISMS).
• Lead activities supporting ISO 27001 certification and compliance.
• Ensure policies, controls, documentation, and supplier practices align with regulatory and organizational requirements.
• Support audits and ensure timely resolution of findings and corrective actions.

Stakeholder & Business Partnership

• Build trusted relationships with executives, business leaders, and operational teams.
• Act as the primary point of escalation for technology, operational, and supplier-related issues.
• Facilitate collaboration between teams in the United States, Sweden, and broader Volvo Group organizations.
• Communicate complex technology concepts in clear business terms.

Who You Are

You are a business-focused technology leader who understands how technology, security, governance, suppliers, and operations come together to create business value. You are equally comfortable discussing strategy with executives and resolving operational challenges with technical teams.

You excel in fast-paced, evolving environments where success depends on influence, collaboration, and accountability rather than formal authority. You bring structure, clarity, and leadership to complex situations while maintaining a strong customer and business focus.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

• 10+ years of progressive IT leadership experience.

• Experience leading enterprise technology operations, service delivery, or digital transformation initiatives.

• Strong knowledge of modern IT environments, including:

• Cloud platforms and infrastructure

• Digital Workplace technologies

• Identity and Access Management

• Cybersecurity and risk management

• IT Service Management (ITSM)

• Enterprise applications and vendor management

• Experience managing outsourced services and multi-vendor ecosystems.

• Strong understanding of governance, compliance, and operational risk management.

• Experience with ISO 27001 or similar security frameworks.

• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within transportation, logistics, mobility, fleet operations, or connected vehicle environments.
• Knowledge of telematics, transportation management systems (TMS), or fleet technologies.
• Exposure to autonomous transportation, mobility technology, or emerging transportation services.
• Experience supporting global organizations and cross-cultural teams.

At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company's growth. For this position, the base pay is set at $143,600.00 - $177,300.00/ hour, and where applicable, bonus eligible.  The range for this role, as well as final salary offered, is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, work-related knowledge, certifications, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

In addition to a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy:

• Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Generous paid time off.
• Competitive matching retirement savings plans.
• Working environment where your safety, health and wellbeing come first.
• Focus on professional and personal development through Volvo Group University.
• Programs that make today's challenging reality of combining work and personal life easier.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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

Who we are and what we believe in

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group's leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Part of Volvo Group, Volvo Autonomous Solutions accelerates the development, commercialization and sales of autonomous transport solutions, focusing on defined segments for the on- and off-road space. The combination of strong tech expertise and skilled customer solutions creates innovative transport offers never seen before. We are constantly pushing our own skills and ability to drive change in a traditional industry to meet a growing customer demand. We are now looking for innovative, committed individuals to join us in our endeavor to create customer solutions that enhance safety, flexibility and productivity.