BI & Digital Tools Manager

SAAB Aktiebolag; Solna kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

SAAB Aktiebolag in Stockholm is seeking a Manager, BI & Digital Tools to lead a high‑performing team focused on BI, automation, and ML within Operational Excellence. You will drive data‑driven decision support across Saab’s surveillance business units and operations.

You will translate strategic goals into actionable roadmaps, develop governance, and collaborate across sections to embed data and digital solutions throughout the business.

Qualifications

• Master of Science in Engineering or equivalent education.
• Proven ability to combine strategic thinking with operational execution.
• Experience leading, developing, and challenging organizations and teams.
• Strong business acumen and customer focus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in Swedish and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead the BI & Digital Tools team and ensure high performance.
• Translate data into KPIs, insights and decision support across the business.
• Develop, own, and execute the data governance roadmap.
• Translate Operational Excellence roadmap into actionable BI roadmaps and priorities.
• Collaborate with sister sections to integrate data and digital solutions.
• Coach and develop team members and enable growth in skills and scope.
• Drive transformation, change leadership, and agile collaboration.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and translate strategies into targets.
• Ensure safety, health, quality, delivery capacity, efficiency, and financial outcomes.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Operational execution

Leadership experience

Business acumen

Communication skills

Transformation leadership

Swedish & English

Education

Master of Science in Engineering

Job description

Role Overview

As Manager, BI & Digital Tools, you will lead a high‑performing team specializing in business intelligence, automation, and machine learning within the newly formed Operational Excellence department. You will be part of the Operational Excellence FCC Leadership Team, shaping the department together with fellow managers and ensuring successful implementation of digital tools that strengthen decision‑making across operations in Stockholm and across surveillance business units.

Responsibilities

• Manage the BI & Digital Tools team, ensuring high performance, engagement, and efficient ways of working.
• Drive the transformation towards a more data‑driven organization by translating data into meaningful KPIs, insights, and decision support across the business.
• Develop, own, and execute the organization’s data governance roadmap.
• Translate the Operational Excellence roadmap and strategic goals into actionable roadmaps and priorities for BI & Digital Tools.
• Partner and collaborate with the sister sections within Operational Excellence to ensure data and digital solutions are integral parts of business initiatives.
• Coach and develop team members, building capabilities and enabling employees to take on increasingly complex challenges.
• Empower employees through value‑based leadership.
• Develop efficient ways of working, implement best practices, and drive continuous improvement within your area.
• Act as a transformation and change leader, inspiring confidence and engagement in an evolving and agile business environment.
• Build, maintain and develop relationships with all relevant stakeholders.
• Translate Saab, Surveillance, and BU strategies into clear and well‑communicated targets for stakeholders.
• Lead according to Saab’s organizational values.
• Hold full responsibility for results within your area, including safety and health, quality, delivery capacity, efficiency, and finance.

Leadership Profile

We are looking for a positive, curious, and self‑driven leader who brings energy, structure, and a strategic mindset to create a collaborative and high‑performing environment. You are a team player who actively contributes to shared objectives and business success. You are an inspiring and inclusive leader with the ability to recognize and develop each team member’s strengths and potential. Through clear communication, strong values, and direction, you create commitment and successfully lead people through change. You thrive in transformation and complexity, combining strategic thinking with a pragmatic, hands‑on approach to turn plans into action and deliver results. You are passionate about using data to improve ways of working, increase efficiency, and drive business performance. With an agile, innovative, and collaborative mindset, you challenge the status quo, navigate changing priorities, and build a culture of continuous improvement focused on delivering value with speed and quality.

Required Skills

• Master of Science in Engineering or equivalent education and/or relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated ability to combine strategic thinking with operational execution.
• Proven ability and genuine interest in leading, developing, and challenging organizations, management teams, and employees.
• Strong business acumen and customer focus.
• Pragmatic and action‑oriented, with the ability to deliver business value through the right balance of structure, governance, and speed.
• Minimum two years’ formal or informal leadership experience within a relevant area across Business Intelligence, automation, machine learning, or similar.
• Strong communication skills and experience in leading transformation and change.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English.

This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around security protection. For positions requiring security clearance, additional obligations on citizenship may apply.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Saab values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran, or disability status.