Volvo Penta
Vice President Power & Energy - Volvo Penta Industrial
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Help shape the future of data center power
The rapid growth of digitalization is driving unprecedented demand for reliable and sustainable power solutions for data centers around the world. At the same time, increasing energy challenges are creating new opportunities for innovation, partnership, and growth.
At Volvo Penta, we see this as a defining moment.
We are looking for a Vice President Power & Energy to lead one of our most important growth initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to take responsibility for an established global business while building new capabilities and creating a strong position for Volvo Penta within the rapidly expanding data center ecosystem.
As a member of the Volvo Penta Industrial Management Team, you will play an important role in shaping future strategy, developing new business opportunities, and building a high-performing international organization.
What You Will Do
In this role, you will lead Volvo Penta's global Power Generation business while driving the expansion into data center power solutions. You will combine strategic leadership with business development, working closely with customers, partners, and colleagues across the organization.
You will be responsible for:
- Developing and executing the business strategy
- Driving profitable growth
- Identifying new market opportunities
- Strengthening Volvo Penta's position in selected international markets
You will also build strong relationships across the data center ecosystem, including hyperscalers, colocation providers, engineering partners, consultants, and other key stakeholders.
Working together with teams across product management, engineering, sales, and service, you will help ensure that future offerings continue to meet evolving customer needs.
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Your future team
You will be part of the Volvo Penta Industrial Management Team and collaborate closely with colleagues across our global organization. The team is characterized by a strong business focus, deep expertise, and a commitment to creating customer value through collaboration and innovation.
As the business continues to grow, you will have the opportunity to build and lead an international organization across key markets. Together with your team, you will establish new capabilities, create strong partnerships, and contribute to Volvo Penta's future growth journey.
Who are you?
You are an experienced business leader with a strong commercial mindset and a passion for developing people, teams, and businesses. You enjoy working in dynamic environments where long-term strategy and day-to-day execution are equally important.
We Believe You Bring
- Senior leadership experience within power generation, energy systems, critical power, infrastructure related to the data center industry
- Experience leading business growth, transformation, or market expansion initiatives
- Strong commercial acumen and experience with business and financial accountability
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships with customers, partners, and stakeholders
- Experience leading and developing international teams
You are collaborative, curious, and able to create engagement around a common direction. Experience from the data center ecosystem is an advantage, but equally important is your ability to understand customer needs, build partnerships, and create business opportunities in evolving markets.
What’s in it for you?
At Volvo Penta, you will have the opportunity to lead a business at the intersection of several global trends, including digitalization, energy resilience, electrification, and sustainable growth.
You will join a company with a strong heritage, trusted technology, and ambitious growth plans. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to build something new—developing a business, creating new partnerships, entering new markets, and shaping Volvo Penta's future position in one of the world's fastest-growing infrastructure segments.
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Ready for the next move
If you are inspired by the opportunity to help shape the future of data center power and build a business with global impact, we would love to hear from you.
Location is flexible within our Volvo Penta Industrial hubs in Europe or our headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. Travel is required to run a global team and to be present at headquarters.
Contact: Anna Öljemark, VP People & Culture Industrial, Anna.oljemark@volvo.com
Last application date: September 20
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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.
Volvo Penta, a world-leading supplier of engines and complete drive systems for marine and industrial applications, you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals who works with passion, trust each other and embraces change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.
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