Want to influence the bigger picture, drive a business, and contribute to our purpose of keeping people and society safe? At Saab, you can realize amazing innovations that matters. Together, we can truly make an impact – and your part will be central.This is a unique opportunity to establish and lead Saab's newly formed Profit Unit Fire Control System, with full Profit Unit responsibility and a key role in shaping its future direction and growth.Your role
We are looking for a Head of our new Profit Unit Fire Control System. As Head of PU Fire Control System, you will be responsible for the part of the Naval Combat System that handles the time-critical systems that detect threats and ensure they are effectively managed. Leading a Profit Unit at Saab includes full responsibility for ensuring sustainable customer value through strategy and portfolio management, product innovation, production, and the aftermarket business.
As Head of PU Fire Control System, you will lead a management team consisting of representatives from Marketing & Sales, Development, Sourcing, Production, and other key functions, supporting you in achieving both short- and long-term targets. Through this management team, you will provide strategic direction and leadership for an organization of approximately 300 employees. You will play an important role in customer relations and collaborate closely across Saab programmes, both to secure new business and to execute ongoing contracts efficiently. You will be part of the Business Unit Naval Combat Systems Management Team within Saab Business Area Naval.
At Naval Combat Systems, our expertise lies in Combat Systems, Command & Weapon Control, Communication Solutions and Decision and Coordination Support. Our name may suggest the sea, but our capabilities reach far beyond - delivering advanced solutions for land platforms as well. No matter the domain, naval or land, we have delivered excellence for over five decades and continue to offer the critical edge needed on the battlefields of today and tomorrow.
Your profile
To be successful in this role, we expect you to demonstrate authentic and modern leadership, interest in developing individuals and the organization, a drive to take the team and organisation to the next level, and strong collaboration skills to build lasting relationships with customers and partners. You are a confident communicator leading by values, visions and goals. You believe that our behaviors are crucial for our chances to achieve our goals.
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This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on current security protection regulations. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.What you will be part of
Behind our innovations stand the people who make them possible. Brave pioneers and curious minds. Everyday heroes and inventive troubleshooters. Those who share deep knowledge and those who explore sky-high. And everyone in between.
Joining us means making an impact together, contributing in our own unique ways. From crafting complex code and building impressive defense and security solutions to simply sharing a coffee with a colleague, every action counts. We encourage you to take on challenges, to create smart inventions and grow in our friendly and tech-savvy workspace. We have a solid mission to keep people and society safe.
Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 23,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.
Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defense capability of several nations. Read more about us here.
Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.
