Project Manager for international assignment

Want to influence the bigger picture? At Saab, you can realise amazing innovations that keep people and societies safe. Together, we can truly make an impact - and your part matters.

Your role

Saab Aeronautics is expanding and is moving to a more international position within Europe. A new organization has been created with the mission to understand and position Saab as a trustful and collaborative partner in EU funded research and development projects. We build strategic competences within prioritized technology areas and execute EU funded projects. To strengthen our project manager team, we are now expanding with another Project Manager take on new exciting projects.

As project manager you are responsible for providing technical and supervisory direction to projects and services in an assigned region, from design to start-up. You have the overall control over the project budget development. as well as implementing organisation policies and directions ahead.
The project managers are responsible to for all Saab commitments but also expected to support the coordinator and partners as necessary.

Other tasks that will be included in your role are:

* Approves design for phases of projects
* Focus on implementing and executing strategies within project management.
* Frequently advises others on complex matters.
* Plans and schedules work and staffing needs.
* Evaluate performance and performs career counseling

Your profile

We are looking for a confident individual with great leadership and communication skills. In this role, your ability to remain composed and effective in a fast-paced, international environment will be crucial. You should be comfortable managing multiple external stakeholders and relationships simultaneously, whilst maintaining a high level of professionalism and focus. You have a strong passion for building collaboration across the organisation and with external stakeholders.

We believe you have experience from at least one of following areas:

* Complex projects with many stakeholders
* Experience of participation in international projects
* You have strong drive and ability to create commitment and energy within the organisation
* Experience of public funding (EU, Vinnova or similar) projects
* You have excellent communication skills in both Swedish and English

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

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.