Senior Director, Land Systems – Deputy General Manager

Saab AB; New York (NY); On-site; USD 246,000 - 332,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Generous paid time off including 8 HOL

401(k) with employer contributions

Tuition assistance and student loan 지원

Wellness and employee assistance

Employee stock purchase opportunities

Short-term and long-term disability

Job summary

Saab, Inc. seeks a Senior Director/Deputy General Manager for its Land Systems division at the Syracuse, NY headquarters.

The DGM will partner with the VP/GM to drive execution, financial performance, and customer engagement across programs, managing risks and opportunities while leading cross-functional teams. The role requires strong program management, financial acumen, executive presence, and the ability to influence decision making across a geographically dispersed organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years in defense industry with program management and leadership.
• Experience leading complex programs and cross-functional teams.
• Strong financial and business acumen with program financial management.
• Understanding of defense contracting, risk management, and customer engagement.
• Executive presence to represent senior leadership.
• Experience in complex, matrixed or international organizations.
• Current U.S. Government security clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the VP/GM in running the Land Systems business, sharing accountability for execution, financial performance, operational effectiveness, and business results.
• Drive effective program execution across cost, schedule, quality, safety, technical performance, and customer commitments.
• Partner with Program leadership and functional leaders to identify and resolve program and business challenges.
• Provide financial oversight of programs and the broader business, including budgets, forecasts, profitability, resource allocation, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead division-level business, program, growth, resource, and execution reviews.
• Represent the VP/GM in senior leadership, customer, and other key engagements as appropriate.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships to improve alignment, decision making, and execution.
• Establish and monitor KPIs and business metrics to assess performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, remove bottlenecks, increase efficiency, and strengthen organizational effectiveness.
• Lead and develop high-performing teams while reinforcing accountability, collaboration, and effective decision making.

Skills

Program management

Operations leadership

Financial acumen

Executive presence

Relationship building

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Advanced degree (Business/technical)

Job description

Saab, Inc. seeks a Senior Director/Deputy General Manager for its Land Systems division at the Syracuse, NY headquarters.

The DGM will partner with the VP/GM to drive execution, financial performance, and customer engagement across programs, managing risks and opportunities while leading cross-functional teams. The role requires strong program management, financial acumen, executive presence, and the ability to influence decision making across a geographically dispersed organization.