Job Description

Job Summary

Description

We are now looking for a Commercial Owner for the Partner Network to lead the vision and digital strategy for how we interact with our key business partners — OEMs and Dealers. This is a unique opportunity to influence the way our partners access information, tools, and services that drive their success and support their daily operations.

You will report to the Director of Service Market Development within the Industrial Business Unit and work closely with Marine and Industrial Business Units, Digital & IT (D&IT), and regional markets.

What You’ll Do

• Define and own the long-term vision and roadmap for our digital interaction with business partners, aligning it with our system landscape and overall strategy.
• Translate company priorities into actionable digital solutions in collaboration with D&IT and other stakeholders.
• Act as the main business contact for change requests, improvements, and upgrades to the Partner Network platform.
• Influence investment decisions and development priorities, ensuring digital solutions create measurable business value.
• Drive stakeholder alignment and change management across a complex, global organization.

How Success Will Be Measured

• Increased partner satisfaction and engagement with our digital services.
• Improved adoption and usage of the Partner Network platform and related tools and solutions.
• Delivery of business value through efficiency, usability, and innovation.

What You Bring

• Proven experience in digital business development, product ownership, or strategy at the intersection of Business & IT.
• Strong ability to translate complex business needs into actionable digital solutions.
• Knowledge of Service Design, Customer Journey Mapping, and User Experience.
• Excellent skills in stakeholder management and change leadership in a global, matrixed environment.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to prioritize and drive impactful improvements.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English (Swedish is a plus).
• Experience with B2B digital platforms, CRM, or partner portals is valuable.
• Experience working with business partners / dealers within Volvo Group (Volvo Trucks, Volvo Construction equipment, Volvo Buses) is a strong advantage.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to meet global teams and business partners.

Why Join Volvo Penta

At Volvo Penta, you’ll be part of a passionate, global team working to shape the future of transport and infrastructure. This is your chance to:

• Define the digital journey for our key business partners worldwide.
• Influence strategic decisions and investment priorities.
• Drive innovation and long-term stability in digital platforms.
• Deliver solutions that truly empower our partners in their daily operations.

If you’re excited by the idea of driving digital transformation on a global scale and want to work in a collaborative, future-focused environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Key partner of business transformation, providing expertise and techniques to identify and design new business service opportunities. Promote usage of digital enablers and strategic partnerships to maximize value creation. Ensure the expertise on digital transformation by exploring current and evolving digital platforms and guide product teams to embrace it in a way that reaches users/customers. Advise teams on digital change so they can keep pace with their changing requirements and digital solutions in a data driven manner

Key Responsibilities

Description

We are now looking for a Commercial Owner for the Partner Network to lead the vision and digital strategy for how we interact with our key business partners — OEMs and Dealers. This is a unique opportunity to influence the way our partners access information, tools, and services that drive their success and support their daily operations.

You will report to the Director of Service Market Development within the Industrial Business Unit and work closely with Marine and Industrial Business Units, Digital & IT (D&IT), and regional markets.

What You’ll Do

• Define and own the long-term vision and roadmap for our digital interaction with business partners, aligning it with our system landscape and overall strategy.
• Translate company priorities into actionable digital solutions in collaboration with D&IT and other stakeholders.
• Act as the main business contact for change requests, improvements, and upgrades to the Partner Network platform.
• Influence investment decisions and development priorities, ensuring digital solutions create measurable business value.
• Drive stakeholder alignment and change management across a complex, global organization.

How Success Will Be Measured

• Increased partner satisfaction and engagement with our digital services.
• Improved adoption and usage of the Partner Network platform and related tools and solutions.
• Delivery of business value through efficiency, usability, and innovation.

What You Bring

• Proven experience in digital business development, product ownership, or strategy at the intersection of Business & IT.
• Strong ability to translate complex business needs into actionable digital solutions.
• Knowledge of Service Design, Customer Journey Mapping, and User Experience.
• Excellent skills in stakeholder management and change leadership in a global, matrixed environment.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to prioritize and drive impactful improvements.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English (Swedish is a plus).
• Experience with B2B digital platforms, CRM, or partner portals is valuable.
• Experience working with business partners / dealers within Volvo Group (Volvo Trucks, Volvo Construction equipment, Volvo Buses) is a strong advantage.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to meet global teams and business partners.

Why Join Volvo Penta

At Volvo Penta, you’ll be part of a passionate, global team working to shape the future of transport and infrastructure. This is your chance to:

• Define the digital journey for our key business partners worldwide.
• Influence strategic decisions and investment priorities.
• Drive innovation and long-term stability in digital platforms.
• Deliver solutions that truly empower our partners in their daily operations.

If you’re excited by the idea of driving digital transformation on a global scale and want to work in a collaborative, future-focused environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Key partner of business transformation, providing expertise and techniques to identify and design new business service opportunities. Promote usage of digital enablers and strategic partnerships to maximize value creation. Ensure the expertise on digital transformation by exploring current and evolving digital platforms and guide product teams to embrace it in a way that reaches users/customers. Advise teams on digital change so they can keep pace with their changing requirements and digital solutions in a data driven manner

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