Head of Product Development and Business Support

Saab AB; Linköpings kommun; On-site; SEK 1,100,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab AB is seeking a dynamic leader to head Product Development and Business Support. You will steer the AEW&C product portfolio, guide business growth, and champion operational excellence across a complex, technology-driven environment.

Based in Linköping or Gothenburg, you will lead a diverse team and work with stakeholders at all levels. The role requires a strong business mindset, proven leadership, and fluency in Swedish and English.

Qualifications

• Experience leading product management, business development or related areas.
• Proven leadership in complex, technology-driven or regulated environments.
• Experience with strategic planning and driving growth.
• Strong understanding of operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the AEW&C product portfolio, ensuring it meets customer needs as well as regulatory requirements.
• Drive business growth by identifying and developing opportunities within upgrades and modifications.
• Accelerate operational excellence across the organisation, securing continuous improvement and efficiency gains.
• Build and inspire high-performing teams, fostering collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
• Shape strategic direction, contributing to long-term planning and alignment with Saab’s business objectives.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to deliver on business goals.

Skills

Leadership experience

Product management

Business development

Strategic planning

Operational excellence

Stakeholder engagement

People management

Education

Engineering degree

Business Administration degree

Master’s degree merit

Job description

Saab is a place where teamwork makes things fly. Literally. Join us and experience our supportive and friendly workplace.

Your Role

As Head of Product Development and Business Support you will play a central role in shaping the future of our product and service offering. You lead a diverse and highly skilled team responsible for product management, business development, and operational excellence within a complex and evolving environment.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and develop our AEW&C product portfolio, ensuring it meets customer needs as well as regulatory requirements
• Drive business growth by identifying and developing opportunities within upgrades and modifications
• Accelerate operational excellence (OPEX), securing continuous improvement and efficiency gains across the organisation
• Build and inspire high-performing teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability
• Shape strategic direction, contributing to long‑term planning and ensuring alignment with Saab’s overall business objectives
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, to deliver on business goals

You will be part of a global Saab organisation, with the opportunity to be based in either Linköping or Gothenburg

Your Profile

We are looking for a confident and forward‑leaning leader with a strong business mindset and the ability to navigate in a technically advanced environment.

You bring:

• Proven leadership experience from a managerial role, ideally within a complex, technology‑driven or regulated environment
• A strong background in product management, business development, or related areas
• Experience working with strategic planning and driving business growth
• Solid understanding of operational excellence and continuous improvement

You likely hold a university degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. A master’s degree is considered a merit.

To succeed in this role, you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and you are comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels. You are fluent in Swedish and English; additional languages are a plus.

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.

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

What you will be part of

Explore a wealth of possibilities. Take on challenges, create smart inventions, and grow beyond. This is a place for curious minds, brave pioneers, and everyone in between. Together, we achieve the extraordinary, each bringing our unique perspectives. Your part matters.

Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 30,000 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 defence capability of several nations. Read more about us here