Avinash Jha

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Senior Director | Head of API & Integrations at Volvo Group

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Overview

Avinash Jha is the Senior Director and Head of API & Integrations at Volvo Group, driving digital transformation through AI, data consolidation, and integrations. An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and NIT Silchar, he is described as a high performer who is technically skilled with strong business understanding. He previously held multiple leadership roles at Sandvik.

Avinash is a prominent speaker in the technology community, frequently presenting at international conferences on topics like Agentic AI, enterprise AI strategy, and the integration of LLMs with enterprise systems. His talks focus on practical implementation, governance, and leveraging AI for operational efficiency.

At a recent conference, he shared how Volvo was able to reduce supplier issue resolution time by 60% and support costs by 50% using AI agents.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Generally Skeptic

Features Driven

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.  They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Topics They Care About

Agentic AI Integration
He is a frequent speaker at events like Agentic AI Europe, focusing on the practical "nervous system" required to integrate AI agents with enterprise systems.
Enterprise AI Strategy
Presented at SSON Autumn 2025 on the strategic deployment of AI, detailing the roadmap for moving from simple "Assistance to Agency" to solve operational friction.
API-led Architecture
As Head of API & Integrations at Volvo, he leads the strategy for a connected ecosystem and recently managed a competence month engaging nearly 6, 000 attendees.

Media Appearances

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Work History

5-2024
Senior Director | Head of API & Integrations at Volvo Group
9-2023 - 4-2024
Head of Software Engineering at Sandvik
2-2023 - 4-2024
Product Area Manager - Integration at Sandvik
3-2018 - 2-2023
Head of Innovation & Initiatives/CIO at Sandvik IT Services at Sandvik
10-2015 - 2-2018
Head of Hub/Innovation at Sandvik

Education

2018 - 2018
3TP SLP from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
2013 - 2013
Cerificate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Avinash

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Avinash is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Avinash

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Avinash move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Avinash take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Avinash

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