Principal Service Leader
Technology, Data & Digital · IT Infrastructure & Security · Site Reliability Engineering · Software Engineering · Cloud Engineering
In short
Volvo Group is seeking a Principal Service Leader to join their Site Reliability Engineering unit within Digital Technology & Operations. This role focuses on leading SRE Digital Production, Run & Build services, acting as the primary interface between delivery domains, strategic partners, and business stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement in a global context. The position offers opportunities for influencing direction and working with cutting-edge technologies.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary interface between the assigned Delivery Domain, Strategic partner, and business stakeholders.
- Govern service performance through KPIs, reporting, dashboards, financial oversight, and operational reviews.
- Lead the governance operating model, ensuring alignment, accountability, and effective decision-making across stakeholders and suppliers.
- Manage operational and tactical governance for applications and services within scope, ensuring adherence to delivery models and governance frameworks.
- Monitor service health, delivery performance, risks, and issues, driving timely resolution and escalation when required.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on stability, efficiency, quality, security, compliance, and operational excellence.
- Coordinate application modernization, technical debt reduction, and decommissioning activities in line with strategic objectives.
- Manage escalations and gather requirements and topics for Service Improvements.
- Manage financial follow-ups within the area of scope, approval, and reporting for any additional service effort beyond service agreement.
- Support Application teams in achieving maturity in Group Priority “0” KPIs and initiatives across Quality, Security & Compliance areas.
- Resolve trade-offs between stability, small enhancements, and capacity.
- Escalate exceptions requiring governance or business decision-making.
- Ensure adherence to delivery model.
- Operational Follow up and escalation point.
- Request management and prioritization.
- Contribute to service development initiatives.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of SRE principles, reliability engineering, automation, and modern service operations.
- Experience in Application Delivery, Application Operations within complex enterprise environments.
- Strong knowledge of application landscape and processes for Digital Engineering and Digital Production.
- Knowledge and experience of ITIL and SIAM.
- University/master's degree or equivalent in relevant area.
- Service oriented mindset.
- Leader who balances governance and accountability.
- Change agent who thrives in driving modernization, transformation, and continuous improvement.
- Solid understanding of SDLC governance and delivery practices.
- Agile development and practices.
- Experience in Governance and IT Service management: Directing, planning and monitoring of outcome-based services.
- Extensive supplier and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience from functional management in a global context.
- Experience with steering of projects and programs.
- Excellent communication & presentation skills.
- Excellent prioritization skills and ability to eliminate roadblocks.
- Complete proficiency in English.
Desired Qualifications
- Occasional Travel
Benefits
- 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.
Skills
SRESite Reliability EngineeringautomationITILSIAMSDLCAgilegovernancestakeholder managementproject steeringprogram steering
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About Volvo Group
The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, with its headquarters in Gothenburg, employs about 100,000 people, has production facilities in 18 countries and sells its products in more than 190 markets.\n\n
Company
Volvo GroupJob Posted
3 days ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
US$96,000–118,500 · Negotiable
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Curitiba, Brazil
Greensboro, United States
Qualification
Master
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