Head of group IT organisational support

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In short

Saab is looking for a Head of Group IT Organisational Support to lead shared capabilities and drive organizational improvements within the CIO Office. This leadership role involves developing a multidisciplinary team, setting priorities, and implementing strategies for effective collaboration and delivery across Group IT. The position requires strong people leadership, business understanding, and organizational development expertise, with fluency in Swedish and English.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop and engage a multidisciplinary team providing shared organisational support across Group IT
Set direction and priorities for the area to ensure that organisational support meets the needs of Group IT, following up outcomes and driving continuous improvement
Drive the development and adoption of common structures and ways of working that enable effective collaboration and delivery across Group IT
Identify organisational improvement needs with IT leaders and drive agreed initiatives from prioritisation through implementation and follow-up
Coordinate Group IT-wide learning and upskilling initiatives to strengthen shared capabilities and address common development needs
Lead and develop the personnel and physical security functions supporting Group IT
Lead and develop shared capabilities for areas such as internal communication, location coordination and resource management

Requirements

Academic degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and developing people with diverse specialist expertise
Proven experience translating organisational needs into prioritised initiatives and delivering measurable improvements
Experience developing shared support functions or common ways of working in a large, complex organisation
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build alignment and drive change across organisational boundaries
Fluency in both Swedish and English, both written and spoken

Desired Qualifications

Experience from the defence industry is considered an advantage

Benefits

Take on a leadership role at the heart of Saab's digital transformation
Join Saab on an exciting journey of growth and transformation
Opportunities for travel to meet teams and stakeholders
Saab is a leading defense and security company
Empowered by its 30,000 talented people
Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world
Designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems

Skills

Stakeholder ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentEnglishSwedish

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About Saab

As a leading defence and security company, we offer solutions that range from the depths of the oceans to high in the sky, on land and in cyberspace, to keep people and society safe. Empowered by our 22,000 talented people, we constantly push the boundaries of technology to create a safer, more sustainable and more equitable world. We design, manufacture and maintain advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. We are headquartered in Sweden and have major operations all over the world and are part of the domestic defence capability of several…

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