Head of Communication Vice President

We are now looking for a Head of Communication to join our team whitin Saab´s business area Surveillance



Your role

You are a leader in one of Sweden's most high-tech industries with customers, development and production on all continents. Growth is high and the market position is very strong. Together with colleagues in the business area's management team, you are involved in leading the business both in day to day work and in helping to realise the long-term strategy that comes with being a global market leader in the sensor area, which sits at the core of Saab's business.



In this position you will work on both a strategic and operational level, communicating technological solutions within the sensor area, such as radars, command and control, cyber security and electronic warfare, all of which are important for society. You are responsible for shaping and driving internal and external communication within this area. You will also be responsible for implementing group wide communication initiatives and ensure compliance to global communication guidelines.



You will be a part of the management team within Surveillance and the Communication Management Team for Saab AB. You will report to the Head of Surveillance operationally and to Saab's Head of Group Communication functionally. This means that you are expected to cooperate closely with other communication departments within Saab, for example Press Centre, our Brand team and the Editorial team.

You will work closely with managers on all levels and in different parts of the organisation around the world. Surveillance has operations and customers all over the globe.

Saab is now ready to take the next step to be even better in describing our sensor business to a wide array of stakeholders. An important task for you will be to describe and package our offer for a global market.

Your responsibilities will, amongst other things, include:

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using effective communication as leverage to help win business
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developing communication plans and activities within all disciplines to all stakeholders
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developing messages about Surveillance business offers
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brand strategy implementation
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marketing communication
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supporting the Head of Surveillance with internal and external communication
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drive internal communication and take an active part in change management
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developing managers and leaders' ability to communicate
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budgetary and personnel responsibility for a smaller team within your function



Your profile

To be successful in this role, we expect you to demonstrate a very strong drive, collaboration skills, commitment, tenacity and ability to motivate and engage your employees. You are a confident communicator leading by values, visions and goals. You believe that our behaviours are crucial for our chances to achieving our goals. You are a strong promotor for our Surveillance Together As One culture.

You are familiar with the concept of communicative leadership and have great command of tools and methods that can be used to strengthen the communication skills of executives and managers. You also have experience of change management, a good financial understanding and interest in the business and products. As a leader you are humble and have experience of managing, developing and motivating people in a global matrix organisation. You are an excellent communicator in English, orally and in writing, as well as having a strong ability to establish good relationships both externally and internally. You have the skills required to adapt your speed to the prevailing circumstances.



You have an interest in technology and appreciate the challenge to communicate high tech products to a broad base of stakeholders. You have successfully conducted external and internal communication work - both on strategic and operational levels. You know how to package complex issues with tailored messages to a broad range of stakeholders. This means that you are analytic and able to understand driving factors for both our business and our customer's needs.

We believe that you have a relevant university education or equivalent, experience of similar senior positions, preferably within an international company.

Location will be Gothenburg or Järfälla.



What you will be part of



Business Area Surveillance provides efficient solutions for safety and security, for surveillance and decision support, and for threat detection and protection. The portfolio covers airborne, ground-based and naval radar, electronic warfare, combat systems and cyber security.



Saab is also a company with opportunities. A company where se see diversity as an asset and where you have both considerable responsibility and good opportunities for advancing in your career. But also a company that respect each person's needs for a rewarding life beyond work.



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If you aspire to help create and innovate whilst developing yourself in a challenging team setting, Saab may well have the perfect conditions for you to grow. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment, where everyone is different yet we share the same goal - to help protect people.