Shape the future of Saab IT - Head of Group function IT

Saab AB; Sweden; Remote; SEK 1,400,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab AB is seeking an experienced IT leader to head Group Function IT, overseeing delivery of group- functions’ IT services and business applications. You will lead a management team, translate business priorities into roadmaps, and drive global solutions with a focus on security, cost efficiency and compliance.

You will partner with senior stakeholders, balance day-to-day reliability with long-term development, and foster high-performing teams.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive IT leadership experience, including leadership of leaders in a complex organisation.
• Proven experience leading business-facing IT service delivery and application management, including coordination across internal delivery teams and external partners.
• Strong understanding of corporate business processes and the IT applications supporting them.
• Experience translating business priorities into service roadmaps, portfolio priorities and delivery plans in partnership with senior business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of service ownership, application lifecycle management and performance improvement.
• Proven experience driving application modernisation, global rollout and organisational change while maintaining reliable service delivery.
• Experience in vendor management and financial management of IT services.
• Broad understanding of enterprise architecture, cloud services, integration, security and compliance, and how shared platforms, AI and automation can improve business services.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluency in both Swedish and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead and engage leaders and employees across your unit.
• Take end-to-end accountability for IT service quality, operational stability and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Group Function leaders to translate business needs into agreed roadmaps and delivery priorities.
• Drive globally aligned applications and services, enabling rollout and supporting Saab’s international growth.
• Lead application modernisation and lifecycle planning, balancing business needs, technical sustainability and cost efficiency.
• Establish clear service ownership and effective lifecycle management.
• Ensure effective vendor management, architectural alignment and adherence to security and compliance requirements.
• Drive the use of AI and automation to improve services and operational efficiency.
• Follow up service availability, quality, global usage and cost efficiency, and drive improvements based on results.
• Represent Group Function IT in relevant leadership forums and decision-making processes.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

IT leadership

Education

Academic degree in a relevant field

Job description

Shape the future of Saab IT - Head of Group function IT

Take on a leadership role at the heart of Saab's digital transformation. As Head of Group Function IT within Group IT, you will lead the organisation responsible for enabling Saab's Group Functions through modern, secure and business-focused services, applications and capabilities.

Join Saab on an exciting journey of growth and transformation, helping to position the organisation for future success in an increasingly digital and globally connected world. In this role, you will drive the strategic development of Group Function IT and ensure the continued evolution of services, applications and capabilities supporting Saab's Group Functions, while ensuring alignment with Saab's overall business and technology objectives.

Your role

As Head of Group Function IT, you lead the organisation responsible for the delivery and development of IT services and business applications supporting the common business processes owned by Saab’s corporate Group Functions. You lead through your management team and are accountable for service performance, delivery priorities and the development of capabilities within your scope. Your end-to-end service responsibility includes coordinating delivery across other Group IT units and external partners.

Working closely with Group Function leaders and process owners, you translate agreed business priorities into roadmaps and delivery plans. You drive globally aligned solutions and application modernisation, leveraging shared platforms, architecture principles and AI capabilities while ensuring reliable operations, cost efficiency, security and compliance. You will be part of the Group IT leadership team. The role requires some travel to meet with your teams, business stakeholders and partners.

While the preferred locations are listed above, alternative locations may be possible

In this role, you will

• Lead, develop and engage leaders and employees across your unit
• Take end-to-end accountability for IT service quality, operational stability and continuous improvement
• Partner with Group Function leaders to translate business needs into agreed roadmaps and delivery priorities
• Drive globally aligned applications and services, enabling rollout and supporting Saab’s international growth
• Lead application modernisation and lifecycle planning, balancing business needs, technical sustainability and cost efficiency
• Establish clear service ownership and effective lifecycle management
• Ensure effective vendor management, architectural alignment and adherence to security and compliance requirements
• Drive the use of AI and automation to improve services and operational efficiency
• Follow up service availability, quality, global usage and cost efficiency, and drive improvements based on results
• Represent Group Function IT in relevant leadership forums and decision-making processes

Your profile

We are looking for an experienced leader with a strong combination of people leadership, business understanding and technology insight.

You have experience leading through other leaders and taking accountability for business-critical IT services in a complex organisation. You balance reliable day-to-day delivery with long-term development, translating business priorities into clear direction and achievable plans.

You build trusted relationships with senior business stakeholders and work effectively across organisational boundaries. You create clarity around ownership, priorities and dependencies, bringing internal teams and external partners together to deliver shared outcomes.

You are a people-oriented leader who creates engagement, develops others and builds high-performing teams. At the same time, you have a strong strategic mindset and a passion for transformation, collaboration and business value creation.

Key qualifications and experience

• Academic degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
• Extensive IT leadership experience, including leadership of leaders in a complex organisation
• Proven experience leading business-facing IT service delivery and application management, including coordination across internal delivery teams and external partners
• Strong understanding of corporate business processes and the IT applications supporting them
• Experience translating business priorities into service roadmaps, portfolio priorities and delivery plans in partnership with senior business stakeholders
• Strong understanding of service ownership, application lifecycle management and performance improvement
• Proven experience driving application modernisation, global rollout and organisational change while maintaining reliable service delivery
• Experience in vendor management and financial management of IT services
• Broad understanding of enterprise architecture, cloud services, integration, security and compliance, and how shared platforms, AI and automation can improve business services
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Fluency in both Swedish and English, both written and spoken

This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around security protection. For positions requiring security clearance, additional obligations regarding 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 mission: to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its talented employees, 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, with major operations around the world, and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations.

Regardless of whether you value cutting edge technology, creativity or an innovative environment, everyone at Saab contributes to keeping people and society safe.