Equipment as a Service Project Manager, Volvo Financial Services

At Volvo Financial Services, we are transforming together to shape the world we want to live in. As the captive finance arm of the Volvo Group, VFS delivers innovative, responsive financial solutions that fit the way businesses work today, as well as how they will work in the future. Through our dedication to innovation, we support our customers in the adoption of sustainable transport and equipment solutions.

At VFS, you will be part of a global and diverse team of trusted financial experts in the transportation and equipment industry whose passion is to cultivate customer relationships. We are knowledgeable, yet approachable, and customers can always count on us. We also embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo, believing that innovation is driven by a willingness to change to stay ahead and find smart ways to create new solutions to help our customers win.

Equipment as a Service (EaaS) is a Volvo Group offer that bundles all of the services and solutions provided by the Group and its partners, providing customers a contracted level of electric vehicle capacity, rather than requiring an outright purchase or lease or an electric vehicle.
In partnership with the Volvo Group brands, VFS is facilitating the development of a common platform that will serve as the foundation for the Volvo Group’s EaaS activities in the future. To accomplish this, VFS is applying a commercial CAST approach to further define and develop a single platform for EaaS across the Volvo Group. Using CAST, or Common Architecture, Shared Technology, thinking allows VFS to create a scalable, cost-effective solution, while giving Group brands the ability to fully customize offers for their customers.
The Equipment as a Service Project Manager is part of VFS Global Headquarters and reports to the Eaas Product Director. We will be hiring two EaaS Project Managers with one being based in Greensboro, NC USA and the other in Lyon France.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
• Project manage Equipment-as-a-Service (EaaS) use cases in various markets/regions to stand up the new solution for the Business Area and VFS
• Creating long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines
• Delegating tasks on the project to colleagues best positioned to complete them
• Making effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project
• Serving as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy
• Communicating with executives/steering committees to keep the project aligned with their goals
• Performing quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected
• Adjusting schedules and targets on the project as needs or financing for the project change
• Collaborate across Volvo brands and VFS Regions for development of scalable EaaS solutions
• Serve as full time team member of EaaS Lighthouse initiative
• Advocate for Lighthouse developed solutions and drive adoption with all future EaaS type offers
• Implement as needed agreed global EaaS processes
• Support the development of EaaS processes and system solutions as offerings mature and evolve
• Provide inputs to the accounting, reporting and data functions for accurate development of key reporting of EaaS metrics
• Participate in the development of guidelines and polices for VFS specific to EaaS and electric products and charging infrastructure solutions
• Manage EaaS pipeline of prospective use case transactions providing summary and detailed reporting as needed
• Provide project management for EaaS and vehicle and charging infrastructure financing in conjunction with brand roll-outs
• Ensure that appropriate monitoring and tools are implemented within assigned region to measure electric vehicle and infrastructure sales and effectiveness of determined strategies
• Work cross-functionally and cross-business areas to ensure alignment on EaaS and e-mobility priorities
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor or equivalent degree at a minimum, MBA or graduate degree preferred
• 5+ years project management experience and/or solution delivery
• 2+ years in transportation/equipment financing
• Certification a plus in project management or corresponding agile methodologies – PMP, AgilePM, CSM, PSM, etc.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

• Strong leadership skills to manage cross-functionally
• Strong project management, balancing multiple high priority projects simultaneously
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to draw conclusions from large amounts of information
• Proven team player with the demonstrated ability to influence others
• Excellent written and verbal communication (e.g., the ability to craft a clear and succinct messages at all levels of the organization)
• Target-driven, self-motivated and willing to take responsibility
• Customer oriented mind-set
• Excellent PowerPoint skills and high proficiency in Excel. Keen attention to detail and desire to take ownership of content in deliverables to senior management
• Strong leadership competencies on leading leader level
• Solid planning, change management and negotiation skills
• Experience working in an international and multicultural environment
• Excellent spoken and written English, other languages a plus


ABOUT VOLVO FINANCIAL SERVICES

Volvo Financial Services is the captive finance arm of the Volvo Group, providing financial services and solutions that meet the needs of our customers today and in the future. Dedicated to innovation, VFS is supporting society in its adoption of sustainable transport and equipment solutions. VFS is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, and serves Volvo Group customers and dealers in about 50 markets. For more information, please visit www.volvofinancialservices.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

The Volvo Group drives prosperity through transport and infrastructure solutions, offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions. The Volvo Group is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, employs almost 95,000 people and serves customers in more than 190 markets. In 2021, net sales amounted to SEK 372 billion (EUR 37 billion). Volvo shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.