Chief IT Strategy & Transformation Leader

Saab AB; Sweden; Remote; SEK 1,600,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab AB is seeking a Head of IT Strategy to lead the CIO Office’s strategic IT direction across Saab. You will translate business priorities into enterprise IT strategy, investment planning and vendor management, guiding a Saab-wide portfolio with senior leadership involvement.

You will create planning frameworks, shape roadmaps and ensure alignment between business goals and technology initiatives while enabling informed decisions across a decentralised IT organisation. Some travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong people leadership and talent development skills.
• Extensive IT strategy, business transformation experience.
• Experience defining enterprise strategies and roadmaps.
• Experience establishing planning frameworks, portfolio review processes and investment prioritisation practices.
• Understanding of application, service and project portfolio management, including lifecycle considerations and dependencies.
• Strong understanding of IT strategy, technology investment planning and business-technology alignment.
• Strong understanding of digitalisation, AI and emerging technology trends.
• Experience advising and influencing senior leaders in complex organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience from large, complex and global organisations.
• Experience from the defence industry or other highly regulated and security-sensitive industries is considered an advantage.
• Fluency in both Swedish and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and engage employees within the area and strengthen the capabilities within the area.
• Define and evolve Saab's enterprise-wide IT strategy.
• Establish strategic planning frameworks that align IT priorities with business strategy.
• Shape technology investment priorities and strategic roadmaps.
• Create transparency across strategic priorities, investments and dependencies.
• Support senior leaders in strategic decision-making and technology planning.
• Drive alignment between business objectives, transformation initiatives and technology investments.
• Strengthen strategic supplier relationships and portfolio insights to support informed investment and lifecycle decisions.
• Monitor technology trends and emerging capabilities to support Saab's future direction.

Skills

Strategic leadership

IT strategy

Portfolio management

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Strategic planning

Communication skills

People development

Digitalisation & AI awareness

Education

Academic degree in a relevant field

Job description

Saab AB is seeking a Head of IT Strategy to lead the CIO Office’s strategic IT direction across Saab. You will translate business priorities into enterprise IT strategy, investment planning and vendor management, guiding a Saab-wide portfolio with senior leadership involvement.

You will create planning frameworks, shape roadmaps and ensure alignment between business goals and technology initiatives while enabling informed decisions across a decentralised IT organisation. Some travel is expected.