Head of security compliance services

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In short

As Head of Security Compliance Services at Saab IT, you will lead the security compliance, assurance, and accreditation of IT systems. This leadership role focuses on enabling secure digital transformation by developing scalable compliance services, standardizing processes, and fostering strong stakeholder relationships across Saab's various locations in Sweden.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and engage employees and leaders within the area.
Define and drive the strategy and roadmap for Security Compliance Services.
Strengthen security assurance, accreditation, and compliance capabilities.
Drive standardization and automation of security compliance processes.
Support secure adoption of cloud services and modern technologies.
Enable efficient and scalable compliance practices across Saab.
Strengthen governance and security posture management capabilities.
Build strong relationships with stakeholders, vendors, and partners.

Requirements

Academic degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
Strong people leadership and talent development skills.
Extensive experience within security compliance, security assurance, or security governance.
Strong understanding of information security governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks.
Experience driving security compliance, assurance, or governance initiatives in complex and regulated environments.
Experience balancing security, compliance, and business needs in complex organisations.
Strong understanding of compliance frameworks, assurance processes, and security regulations.
Understanding of cloud security, Zero Trust, AI, and modern technology environments.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Fluency in both Swedish and English, both written and spoken.
Must pass a security vetting.

Desired Qualifications

Experience from the defence industry or other highly regulated and security-sensitive industries is considered an advantage.

Benefits

Take on a leadership role at the heart of Saab's digital transformation.
Lead a strategically important area responsible for security compliance, assurance and accreditation of IT systems and services capabilities.
Help shape the security governance capabilities that enable secure digital transformation.
Create the foundations for trusted technology adoption through assurance, compliance and accreditation services.
Ensure that security and compliance enable transformation rather than slow it down.
Develop and deliver practical, scalable compliance, assurance and accreditation services.
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and create smart inventions.
Be part of a place for curious minds, brave pioneers, and everyone in between.

Skills

Cloud SecurityZero TrustAI

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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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