Strategic Market & Competitive Intelligence Analyst

Saab; Linköpings kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab is seeking a strategic intelligence professional to support the BU Missile Systems' development and decision-making. You will monitor market trends, analyze competitors, partners, and technology shifts that affect today and the future operations.

The role emphasizes long-term thinking, translating insights into clear recommendations, with experience in defense or security sectors and senior staff analysis.

Qualifications

• Excellent analytical and synthesis skills.
• Ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Experience in defense or security sectors is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor market trends, competitors, partners, and tech developments.
• Support strategic development and decision-making for the BU Missile Systems.
• Communicate insights with clarity and impact, focusing on long-term effects.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Market intelligence

Competitive intelligence

Stakeholder analysis

Job description

Want to influence the bigger picture? At Saab, you can realise amazing innovations that keep people and societies safe. Together, we can truly make an impact - and your part matters.

Your role

You will play an important role in supporting the strategic development and decision-making of the BU Missile Systems business unit. You will be responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and communicating insights related to the market, competitors, partners, and developments in technology and military tactics that impact our operations both today and in the future.

A key part of the role is developing a deep understanding of BU Missile Systems’ position, function, and future opportunities within the missile domain. You will work with a long-term perspective, analyzing trends, stakeholders, and external factors that influence both our market and our position within it.

Your profile

We are looking for someone who can combine analytical thinking with a strategic mindset. You enjoy diving into complex issues, drawing conclusions from large amounts of information, and translating insights into clear recommendations.

You likely have experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Staff work at a higher tactical level.
• Environmental/scenario analysis.
• Competitive Intelligence.
• Market Intelligence.
• Strategy development or business development.
• Defense or security sector.
• Industrial analysis or business analysis.

It is considered an advantage if you have a military background from a higher-level tactical staff function, at brigade level or above within the army, or the equivalent within the air force or navy. Experience in strategic planning or intelligence work, as well as a good understanding of industry, is also beneficial.

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 defense 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 defense capability of several nations. Read more about us here