Senior Director, Land Systems — Strategy & Execution

Saab AB; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 246,000 - 332,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Generous paid time off + 8 holidays

401(k) with employer contributions

Tuition assistance and student loan支援

Wellness and employee assistance

Employee stock purchase opportunities

Disability coverage

Job summary

Saab, Inc. seeks a results-driven Senior Director/Deputy General Manager (DGM) for the Land Systems division, based at its Syracuse, New York headquarters.

The DGM partners with the VP/GM to drive execution, financial performance, customer engagement, and overall business results across programs in a geographically dispersed organization. This leader will manage day-to-day division operations, resolve issues, and ensure alignment while building strong relationships, monitoring KPIs, and driving

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years in defense with program management, operations, engineering, manufacturing or leadership.
• Proven record leading complex programs and cross-functional teams.
• Strong financial and business acumen in program or business performance.
• Deep understanding of defense contracting, program execution, risk/opportunity management, and customer engagement.
• Executive presence to represent senior leadership internally and externally.
• Excellent relationship-building, communication and emotional intelligence.
• Experience in complex, matrixed or international organizations.
• Current U.S. Government security clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Partner with VP/GM to run Land Systems with accountability for execution and results.
• Drive program execution across cost, schedule, quality, safety and performance.
• Collaborate with program and functional leaders to resolve challenges.
• Provide financial oversight of programs including budgets and profitability.
• Lead division-level reviews on business, programs, growth and execution.
• Represent VP/GM in senior leadership and key engagements.
• Build cross-functional alignment to improve decisions and execution.
• Establish KPIs and metrics to drive improvement.
• Identify bottlenecks and opportunities to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Lead and develop high-performing teams with accountability and collaboration.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Financial acumen

Risk & opportunities

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Advanced degree desirable

Job description

Saab, Inc. seeks a results-driven Senior Director/Deputy General Manager (DGM) for the Land Systems division, based at its Syracuse, New York headquarters.

The DGM partners with the VP/GM to drive execution, financial performance, customer engagement, and overall business results across programs in a geographically dispersed organization. This leader will manage day-to-day division operations, resolve issues, and ensure alignment while building strong relationships, monitoring KPIs, and driving