Head of Business Support Underwater Systems

at  Saab Inc

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
We are looking for a Head of Business Support to Underwater Systems to build and develop our new department. You will lead a team of different competences and take responsibility and co-ordinate activities in the following main areas: Export Control, Facility Management, Improvements and efficiency, IT, Quality, Risk and Compliance Management, Security, Sustainability including Environment.
You will be a member of the Business Unit management team and a key individual in developing Underwater Systems to further increase success in a changing and expansive phase. As your field of work spans over our entire business, you will work closely with your team, employees, line managers, contract managers, project managers and other leadership roles within the Business Unit. You will also work in close cooperation with similar functions on Business Area, Business Unit and on a Corporate level.
You will report to the Head of Business Unit Underwater systems and be an integral part of the Business Unit management team. You will have one line manager reporting to you as well as a several specialists, leadership roles with various competences regarding business support reporting to you as well. This is a new department in the process of developing areas of responsibility, ways of working and building the Business Support team.
The operations are mainly based in Linköping but we have sites in Karlskoga, Motala, Karlskrona and Malmö. The role involves a certain degree of travel, both within Sweden and internationally.
Your profile
We put great emphasis on personal characteristics for this role and in securing a high performing, co-operative and communicative management team for the business unit.
We are looking for someone who has previous experience from similar management roles, preferably within one or more of the listed Business Support functions described above. You are an engaged and driven manager who clearly aligns daily operations with long-term business goals. You have the ability to motivate and enthuse teams and individuals to perform and your leadership style is highly communicative, collaborative and promotes an open, trustful and encouraging work environment. We look for the ability to be able to perform work within Business Support operatively and strategically together with employees.
You are a confident communicator in both Swedish and English and you easily share information in a clear and relevant manner, both verbally and in writing.
We expect you to be both courageous and curious in leading the department, and to succeed you need to have excellent networking and communicative skills and thrive in a business-driven environment characterized by team work and cooperation.
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 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
We will evaluate candidates continuously which means that the position may be filled prior to the job ad expiration date.
If you are a person driven by challenges and want to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking company, we look forward to your application

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