Head of Enterprise Platforms & Applications (Cloud Modernisation)

Saab AB; Solna kommun; On-site; SEK 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab AB is seeking a seasoned leader to head Enterprise Applications within Group IT, guiding common services and platforms that support engineering and software development. You will shape modernisation and cloud adoption across the landscape, balancing delivery with strategic transformation to create scalable, secure enterprise solutions.

You will establish and execute clear roadmaps with business stakeholders, ensuring ownership, governance and lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong people leadership and talent development skills.
• Experience leading application management or service organisations in complex IT environments, combining operational delivery with transformation.
• Strong understanding of engineering and software development processes and the applications and toolchains that support them.
• Experience developing application roadmaps and driving lifecycle management, modernisation and integration.
• Strong business understanding and the ability to translate engineering needs into prioritised IT capabilities, addressing information security and compliance requirements.
• Strong stakeholder, vendor and financial management skills.
• Experience from the defence industry is considered an advantage.
• Fluency in both Swedish and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and engage employees and leaders, building capabilities for current and future engineering needs.
• Set direction, priorities and roadmaps for engineering and software development application services.
• Take end‑to‑end accountability for service performance, security, resilience and application lifecycle management.
• Translate business and engineering needs into prioritised improvements and development initiative.
• Drive modernisation, standardisation and integration while managing critical dependencies and ensuring business continuity.
• Evolve the operating and delivery model to strengthen application management, technical support and collaboration across Group IT and the business.
• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders, vendors and partners to align priorities and delivery commitments.
• Take financial ownership of the area and contribute actively to the management team.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial management

Security & compliance

Engineering & software development

Cloud adoption

Education

Academic degree in a relevant field

Job description

Saab AB is seeking a seasoned leader to head Enterprise Applications within Group IT, guiding common services and platforms that support engineering and software development. You will shape modernisation and cloud adoption across the landscape, balancing delivery with strategic transformation to create scalable, secure enterprise solutions.

You will establish and execute clear roadmaps with business stakeholders, ensuring ownership, governance and lifecycle management.