Head of Group function IT

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering

In short

Saab söker en Head of Group Function IT för att leda organisationen som möjliggör Saabs koncernfunktioner genom moderna IT-tjänster och applikationer. Rollen innebär strategiskt ledarskap, samordning av leveranser och driva användningen av AI och automation i en komplex, global miljö.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop and engage leaders and employees across your unit
Take end-to-end accountability for IT service quality, operational stability and continuous improvement
Partner with Group Function leaders to translate business needs into agreed roadmaps and delivery priorities
Drive globally aligned applications and services, enabling rollout and supporting Saab’s international growth
Lead application modernisation and lifecycle planning, balancing business needs, technical sustainability and cost efficiency
Establish clear service ownership and effective lifecycle management
Ensure effective vendor management, architectural alignment and adherence to security and compliance requirements
Drive the use of AI and automation to improve services and operational efficiency
Follow up service availability, quality, global usage and cost efficiency, and drive improvements based on results
Represent Group Function IT in relevant leadership forums and decision-making processes

Requirements

Academic degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
Extensive IT leadership experience, including leadership of leaders in a complex organisation
Proven experience leading business-facing IT service delivery and application management, including coordination across internal delivery teams and external partners
Strong understanding of corporate business processes and the IT applications supporting them
Experience translating business priorities into service roadmaps, portfolio priorities and delivery plans in partnership with senior business stakeholders
Strong understanding of service ownership, application lifecycle management and performance improvement
Proven experience driving application modernisation, global rollout and organisational change while maintaining reliable service delivery
Experience in vendor management and financial management of IT services
Broad understanding of enterprise architecture, cloud services, integration, security and compliance, and how shared platforms, AI and automation can improve business services
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Fluency in both Swedish and English, both written and spoken
This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around security protection.

Desired Qualifications

Experience building trusted relationships with senior business stakeholders
Experience working effectively across organisational boundaries
Experience creating clarity around ownership, priorities and dependencies
Experience bringing internal teams and external partners together to deliver shared outcomes
People-oriented leader who creates engagement, develops others and builds high-performing teams
Strong strategic mindset
Passion for transformation, collaboration and business value creation

Benefits

Explore a wealth of possibilities
Take on challenges, create smart inventions, and grow beyond
Part of a company that helps nations keep their people and society safe
Constantly pushing the boundaries of technology
Opportunity to work with advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors, and underwater systems
Work in an innovative environment where everyone contributes to keeping people and society safe

Skills

AIAutomationCloud servicesIntegrationSecurityCompliance

#IT Leadership#Digital Transformation#Group Functions#Application Management#Service Delivery#AI#Automation

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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