Head of Programs

Publiceringsdatum: 2025-09-01

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För detta jobb är det en fördel om du bor i närheten av Jönköping då det är tjänsteorten. SAAB AB har just nu en ledig tjänst som civilingenjör, tillverkningsindustri. Om du vill ta din karriär till nästa nivå, ta en titt på deras jobbannons och se om jobbet passar dig! SAAB AB letar efter erfaren civilingenjör, tillverkningsindustri som kan ansluta till deras team. Sista ansökningsdag är måndag den femtonde september 2025.

Jobbannons

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 Training & Simulation is the leading provider of high fidelity training solutions for Live Simulation in the land domain. To continue driving innovation and growth, we're seeking a passionate and experienced Line Manager to lead our Programs department.

As a Line Manager, you will lead and provide strategic direction and guidance to two Managers, each overseeing dedicated teams. You will help cultivate a collaborative environment that supports continuous growth, ensuring your team has the tools, trust, and support needed to reach their full potential. As Head of Programs you will also act as Project Owner for major customer projects.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Ensure alignment between departments objectives and overall organizational strategy and objectives.
• Take the lead to further develop and implement best practices, optimizing the quality and efficiency while ensuring consistency and alignment across all departments.
• Responsible for building collaboration and buy-in from all stakeholder.
• Report to the Head of Operations Training Systems and actively contribute as a member of the Operations Training Systems Management Team, working collaboratively to achieve company objectives.

The Program department plays an essential role in managing and controlling programs and projects. We are focused on meeting both organizational targets and customer obligations, driving success and satisfaction.

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

Your Profile

We're looking for a line manager with strong analytical skills and a data-driven approach to solving complex problems. Your value-driven leadership should inspire and guide teams through change, with a people-centered focus on improving workflows and driving efficiency. You must communicate effectively across teams, cultures, and countries, building strong relationships and encouraging collaboration. Solid business acumen and financial understanding are essential to keep both operational and strategic goals in focus.

To succeed in this role, you have:

• A university degree in Business Administration or Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Proven leadership and line management experience.
• Extensive experience in program and project management.
• Strong internal and external customer liaison skills.
• Understanding of systems engineering work, product development lifecycles, and project management best practices.
• Solid business acumen and financial understanding.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English and Swedish.

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 26,100 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