Senior Director, Land Systems — Strategy, Execution & Growth

Saab, Inc.; Village of East Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 246,000 - 332,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with employer contributions

Tuition assistance

Disability coverage

Employee stock purchase

Job summary

Saab, Inc. in Syracuse, NY seeks a Senior Director/Deputy General Manager for the Land Systems division. This role shares accountability for execution, financial performance, operations, and customer engagement, with delegated authority to represent the VP/GM as needed.

The DGM will lead cross-functional teams across programs, manage risks, identify improvements, and build trusted relationships. Strong program management, financial acumen, and security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years of experience in the defense industry, including significant experience in program management, operations, engineering, manufacturing, or business leadership.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex programs and cross-functional teams.
• Strong financial and business acumen with experience managing program or business financial performance.
• Strong understanding of defense contracting, program execution, risk and opportunity management, and customer engagement.
• Executive presence with the ability to represent senior business leadership internally and externally.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and influencing skills with demonstrated emotional intelligence and sound judgment.
• Experience working effectively in complex, matrixed and/or international organizations.
• Current U.S. Government security clearance or the 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

Leadership

Program management

Financial acumen

Executive presence

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Emotional intelligence

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Advanced degree (preferred)

PMP certification (preferred)

Job description

Saab, Inc. in Syracuse, NY seeks a Senior Director/Deputy General Manager for the Land Systems division. This role shares accountability for execution, financial performance, operations, and customer engagement, with delegated authority to represent the VP/GM as needed.

The DGM will lead cross-functional teams across programs, manage risks, identify improvements, and build trusted relationships. Strong program management, financial acumen, and security clearance are required.