Head of Core Enterprise Platforms & Applications

You will drive Saab’s IT transformation agenda forward by ensuring adoption of AI, cloud-native technologies, automation, and modern digital platforms. This requires close alignment between business needs, technology enablement, and operational delivery across Business Areas and Group Functions.

The role includes line management of senior leaders and close collaboration across the organisation to ensure cohesion between strategic direction and operational execution.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and transform Saab’s Core Enterprise Platform & Application capabilities, with focus on cloud, AI and modernisation
• Enable efficient, secure, and scalable business processes through modern digital platforms and core business applications
• Drive the modernisation of core enterprise platforms while ensuring stable and reliable service delivery
• Define and drive the roadmap for Core Enterprise Platforms & Applications, including data and AI governance, platform modernisation, and data-driven operations
• Enable secure, accessible, and trusted data through strong governance and data security by design
• Drive standardisation, interoperability, and integration across enterprise platforms, applications and data domains
• Support the decentralisation of business-specific solutions while ensuring common platforms and capabilities are leveraged effectively across the enterprise
• Represent Group IT in cross-functional forums and engage with senior business and technology stakeholders

This is a highly visible position that involves frequent interaction with executive stakeholders, and you will report directly to the Saab Group CIO. You will play a central role in modernising Saab’s enterprise platforms, enabling data-driven decision-making, and establishing the foundations for future AI-enabled capabilities across the enterprise.

Your profile

We are looking for a senior leader with extensive experience managing complex IT organisations in a global context, combined with deep expertise in enterprise platforms, business applications, data, and AI.

You have a strong track record of driving transformation and operational improvements, with focus on cloud, AI and modern IT infrastructure. Combined with a deep understanding of enterprise applications, data management, analytics, governance, and modern technology landscapes including cloud and AI.

You are a relationship-oriented leader who is comfortable representing IT at senior management level, lead through others and drive change in large organisations.

Key qualifications and experience:

• Academic degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10 years of IT management experience, including several years of leadership of leaders
• Extensive experience in enterprise applications, digital platforms, data management, analytics, governance, and AI-related capabilities
• Proven experience driving transformation with focus on cloud, AI and modern IT infrastructure and large-scale technology initiatives
• Experience modernising enterprise platforms and enabling data-driven operating models
• Strong understanding of data governance, data security, interoperability, and enterprise architecture principles
• Experience from large global organisations; ideally including defence
• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage complex stakeholder landscapes
• Fluency in both Swedish and English, both written and spoken

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.

What you will be part of

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Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring mission: to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its talented employees, 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, with major operations around the world, and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations.