VP Sweden for Beyond Gravity

Are you an engaging leader with a passion for space, a strong track record in leading a manufacturing organization and exceeding the expectation of customers, and driving change?
Beyond Gravity is in an exciting and expansive phase and is now looking for a Vice President who wants to be part of building something unique in the space industry.


Our offer
Beyond Gravity offers a dynamic work environment with great development opportunities in a culture characterized by curiosity, passion, and collaboration.
The company is experiencing expansive growth and is on an exciting transformation journey, providing a unique opportunity for those who want to help shape the future of a leading company in the space industry.
Here you’ll find a dynamic journey in a high-tech company with colleagues both in Sweden and internationally. You will hold a key role with significant responsibility, working closely with a highly competent, passionate, and dedicated management team.
The company has recently moved to modern, activity-based premises that promote flexibility and collaboration in Beyond Gravity’s hybrid organization.




The Role
As the VP for the business unit Launchers, you have significant authority and influence.
You lead and mentor an engaged and goal-oriented management team with 8 direct reports in Sweden, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. You are also highly involved in global initiatives together with your colleagues from Europe and US. You are part of the Launchers leadership team, reporting to the divisional EVP.
In your role, you are responsible for leading and ensuring that Beyond Gravity achieves operational and engineering excellence. You are fully responsible for P&L, cash flow, and management accounting. You manage the business unit’s budget, financial performance, and resource allocation while ensuring all activities comply with industry regulations and manage risks associated with space operations. In parallel with these responsibilities, you are also very close to the day-to-day operations from a manufacturing perspective.
You manage a complex and exciting customer portfolio and maintain and build relationships with key customers, including regular travels. Meeting customer expectations and ensuring timely delivery is always top of mind and you thrive in turning customer mission turn into client success.
A key aspect of your responsibility to achieve this is leading the different business transformation streams within the company:
Digital Transformation: Includes full responsibility for implementing new systems and driving the digital roadmap throughout the organization.
Product Transformation: Aims to achieve Beyond Gravity’s first smart and data-driven factory, with the factory in Linköping leading the change and acting as the company’s pilot case.
Culture Transformation: Involves transitioning the company into new space age



Who are you?
We’re looking for an experienced business leader with extensive experience in the manufacturing industry. You have an impressive and proven track record in turnaround management and are accustomed to leading transformations.
To succeed in this role, you must have prior experience working in an international organization.
Your educational background is likely in engineering or a technical field, and you have a genuine passion for and interest in the space industry. Fluency in Swedish and English, in both speech and writing, is a requirement.
As Beyond Gravity and the industry it operates in are in the midst of a transformation journey, it is crucial that you have experience in and appreciate change management. You have a passion for building, developing, and leading teams and seamlessly switch between customer and people perspectives.
We are looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and has a strong inner drive with the ability to motivate and inspire others. As a person, you are clear and results-oriented, and you feel confident in making difficult and challenging decisions, always with a focus on people.
To succeed, we believe you are action-oriented, persistent, and do not give up easily. You have a great ability to build trust, establish long-term relationships, and create a joyful and result oriented work environment.




About Beyond Gravity
Beyond Gravity is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. We are not the “traditional” space company but a unique mix of flexibility, speed, and innovation.
We meet “new space” with decades of industry knowledge and a successful history with 100% mission success.
Our team of over 1800 experts at 14 locations in 7 countries is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is technically possible. Not only by developing key products for satellites, launch vehicles, and lithography but also by contributing to improving life on Earth.
Curious to learn more about Beyond Gravity’s work, vision, and mission? Visit www.beyondgravity.com.




Apply Today!
If you fit the above profile, don’t hesitate to apply today!


If you want to know more about the position or the recruitment process, feel free to contact Rebecca Ring (rebecca@idax.se) or Jenny Askling (jenny@idax.se).