Head of Enterprise IT Services

Saab is currently expanding internationally towards becoming a multi-domestic company. In this process, IT plays an important role in facilitating and enabling collaboration. Data has never been as important as it is today. Sharing, collecting, storing, using and capitalizing on data is one important component for all Saab's product areas. Information technology will bring improvements in practically every area and Saab will utilize this by incorporating IT even closer to our core business. Some areas that Saab IT will need to put extra effort in are:

* Increased digitalization in products and ways of working
* Invest in modern technologies such as automation and cloud
* Continuing to create a truly inclusive and performance driven culture

As a Manager and a Leader at Saab, it is important that you have the ability to build trust, be communicative and together with your team, drive change!

Your role

You will be heading a product/service-based organization that includes Service Owners for End-User-Service, Service Desk, Workplace, Communications, Clients, Business Support Applications and IT4IT. This includes an End-to-End accountability including Domain Architecture responsibility for the area.

The main tasks are:

* Delivery of Business facing services in the area of Enterprise IT, encompassing, End User Services, Enterprise applications etc.
* Responsible for Pre-Study and Development capabilities including Project Execution
* Management of Service Owners and specialist to deliver its services
* Working together with resource Management to staff additional needs
* Full service responsibility preferably using DevOps Methodology or Agile way-of-working
* Secure operational efficiency through service based workflow and development
* Optimize his services through utilization of new business and delivery models via external market
* Accountable for acting according to Saab IT Strategy & Principles - "Act for the best for Saab"



You will be part of Group IT Management Team and line organization-wise report directly to CIO. Functionally you will report to Shared IT Operation Officer.


Your profile

You are already today a highly skilled manager and business leader. You are comfortable being accountable for executing and enabling the strategy set by the SAAB and integrating policy across several departments, as well as contribute to strategic policy decisions.

You also promote openness and trust and you have the courage to make tough decisions, putting business first, but also addressing the people side when challenges occurs.

Required skills:

* Master or Bachelor degree in IT, systems management or engineering
* Minimum ten years of experience as a manager with P/L responsibility
* Excellent communication skills in English, verbal, written and presentation
* Strong analytical skills
* Business acumen
* Process enhancement and business alignment
* Financial Management
* Managing third party vendors and developing partnership



Desired skills:

* Experience from similar organisations
* Experience in driving change within a large organisation

This position requires that you will be approved in a security screening in accordance with the Swedish Protective Security Act.

Feel free to send us your application in either Swedish or English.

What you will be a part of

IT is a core business enabler and vital for Saab's competitive advantage. Saab has a clear vision to continue to grow internationally. For Saab IT this means that we need to develop our capabilities to efficiently support this growth.

Since late 2019 there has been an ongoing work establishing a new Saab common IT Operating Model together with the Business Areas, a model describing how Saab IT will be functioning in order to provide the best value possible for Saab.

Implementing the new Saab common IT Operating Model and associated activities is called "Saab IT Transformation", a thorough change in our organization with the main objective to create more business value.



This is an ongoing process and neither your role nor the organisation is fixed. You will be a part of the transformation, shaping the new Saab IT for future needs.