Head of Saab Air Traffic Management AB

A skilled, experienced, business-oriented leader to join our team as Managing Director of Saab Air Traffic Management and play a key pivotal role in shaping the future of this growing international business.



Your Role

As Managing Director for the company and Head of the Product Area Air Traffic Management Tower Systems (ATM TS), you will lead our software centric business to stay the market leader in ATM systems at airports, both traditional tower solutions and digital/remote solutions, securing safe movements of aircrafts at the airports.



In this role, you will lead the world-wide business with employees in Sweden and the Netherlands, and with customers all around the globe. Your leadership team will be geographically spread, and you will also work closely together with our ATM unit in USA providing sub-systems and serving the US market, and with our unit in Australia serving the Australian market.



The ATM unit is specified in traditional Tower systems and also the pioneer in remote/digital ATM with a leading market share in this emerging market. To lead the development of remote tower business there is a separate entity that remotely operates airports in Sweden and being an Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), as all the customers.



The units main locations are Gothenburg (SE), Apeldoorn (NL), Växjö (SE) and Sundsvall (SE). The unit is legally organized in a parent company Saab Air Traffic Management AB, and one subsidiary SDATS for ANSP operations and one subsidiary in the Netherlands (SNBV)



ATM TS is part of the Business Unit (BU) Safety & Security Solutions, which mainly offers civil products for safety and security, within Business Area Surveillance, world-leading in sensor technology. You report to the Head of the Business Unit and is part of the leadership team for the BU.



Head of Product Area also covers:

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Manage and deliver on our overall strategy and business development of the Product Unit
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Leading the leadership team of the unit with full profit and loss responsibility
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Deliver on our mission "We make people safe by pushing intellectual and technological boundaries"



Your profile

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Experience in international business based on software systems, Business to Business and/or Business to Government
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Experience in Air Traffic Management, with a proven track record in leading leaders and managing teams, embracing an open and trustful work environment on all levels
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An engineering background, innovative mindset and the courage to implement business crucial new technology
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Well organized, methodical, analytical, enjoying responsibility and taking actions to deliver on commitments
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Strong drive to grow the business and improve profitability
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Your strong leadership abilities will be crucial in fostering a positive working environment and driving the growth and success of our organization



This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.



What you will be a part of

Behind our innovations stand the people who make them possible. Brave pioneers and curious minds. Everyday heroes and inventive troubleshooters. Those who share deep knowledge and those who explore sky-high. And everyone in between.​



Joining us means making an impact together, contributing in our own unique ways. From crafting complex code and building impressive defence and security solutions to simply sharing a coffee with a colleague, every action counts.



We encourage you to take on challenges, to create smart inventions and grow in our friendly and tech-savvy workspace. We have a solid mission to keep people and society safe.



Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring mission, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 23,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.



Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations. Read more about us here



If you share our passion for aviation and possess the leadership skills required to take on this exciting challenge, we encourage you to apply for the role Managing Director at Saab Air Traffic Management AB.



Join us in making a difference and shaping the future of safety and security in air travel.



Location: Apeldoorn (NL), Gothenburg (SE) or Växjö (SE).



Contact: Åsa Schöllin, Head of Business Unit Safety & Security Solutions email: asa.schollin@saabgroup.com or Staffan Johansson, Head of Human Resources for the BU email: staffan.johansson@saabgroup.com