Shape the future of Saab IT – Deputy head of modern infrastructure transformation office

Take on a leadership role at the heart of Saab's digital transformation. As Deputy Head of Modern Infrastructure and Head of the unit’s Transformation Office within Group IT, you will help shape the unit’s direction and turn strategic priorities into measurable results.

You will lead the office responsible for financial management, vendor management, infrastructure facilities, transformation and performance management across the unit's infrastructure services and operations. Join Saab on an exciting journey of growth and transformation, helping to position the organisation for future success in an increasingly digital and globally connected world.

Your role

As Deputy Head of Modern Infrastructure, you work closely with the Head of Unit to drive the performance, development and effectiveness of the unit. You support strategic direction, prioritisation and execution across areas, and represent the unit in forums and decisions as delegated by the Head of Unit.

As Head of Transformation Office, you lead the people and capabilities that enable transformation, financial management, vendor management, infrastructure facility and performance management across Modern Infrastructure. A key priority will be to translate the unit's strategic roadmap into prioritised initiatives, coordinate dependencies and drive progress with Area Managers. You will help modernise infrastructure services and operations and enable greater use of cloud, AI and automation, while supporting secure, resilient and reliable operational delivery.

You will establish shared ways of managing vendor performance and following up the unit's delivery, costs and transformation outcomes. You will turn insights into clear priorities and improvement actions, while developing the organisation, capabilities and ways of working needed to scale. Working across areas, you will help ensure that common infrastructure services and guardrails enable business needs and decentralised delivery, with Area Managers retaining accountability for their services and operational delivery.

You will be part of the Modern Infrastructure management team. You will work closely with Area Managers, business stakeholders and vendors, creating alignment and ensuring that business priorities, transformation initiatives and operational delivery move forward together. This role requires some travel to meet with your teams and business stakeholders.

In this role, you will

• Lead, develop and engage the Transformation Office team, building capabilities for future business and technology demands
• Support the Head of Unit in setting direction, prioritising initiatives and driving execution, acting on delegated responsibilities as Deputy Head
• Lead the unit's transformation portfolio, coordinating roadmaps, dependencies and strategic initiatives with Area Managers
• Lead vendor management across the unit, aligning supplier selection, commitments, performance and improvement actions with business priorities
• Lead financial planning and follow-up across the unit, including Opex and Capex forecasting, purchasing and hybrid infrastructure FinOps, ensuring cost transparency and financial accountability
• Establish unit-wide performance management, using shared measures and reviews to improve service reliability, cost efficiency and transformation outcomes
• Strengthen collaboration across areas, business stakeholders and partners, enabling common infrastructure capabilities and decentralised delivery within clear guardrails
• Take financial ownership of the Transformation Office and evolve its capabilities, governance and ways of working to support the unit's effectiveness

While the preferred locations are listed above, alternative locations may

be possible

Your profile

We are looking for an experienced leader with a strong combination of people leadership, business understanding and technology insight.

You have experience leading teams and delivering results in complex IT environments while driving transformation and continuous improvement. You translate strategic priorities into clear roadmaps, align stakeholders and follow through on delivery commitments. You use performance insights and strong vendor relationships to turn priorities into measurable improvements, and are comfortable driving progress across areas through collaboration, clear accountability and shared priorities.

You are a people-oriented leader who creates engagement, develops others and fosters high-performing teams. At the same time, you combine a strategic perspective with a hands-on delivery focus. You are comfortable working closely with senior leaders, exercising sound judgement within a delegated mandate and bringing structure and momentum to change.

Key qualifications and experience

• Academic degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
• Strong people leadership, talent development and senior stakeholder management capabilities
• Strong understanding of modern infrastructure services, cloud technologies and IT operations in large, complex organisations, including the opportunities offered by AI and automation
• Experience leading a transformation office, strategic programs or cross-functional change in large, complex and global IT organisations
• Experience translating strategy into prioritised roadmaps, organisational development and adopted changes with measurable benefits
• Experience in vendor management, including supplier relationships, delivery commitments and performance follow-up
• Experience from the defence industry is considered an advantage
• Experience establishing performance measures and management reviews that drive service improvements, cost efficiency and business value
• Fluency in both Swedish and English, both written and spoken

We recognise that experience and skills can be gained in different ways. If you do not meet every qualification listed but believe you have the capabilities to succeed in the role, we encourage you to apply.

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

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