Head of Functional Development - Arexis
Saab
Unknown, Unknown, Sverige
Contract
Competitive
HybridDirector
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We are on an ambitious journey to become the world’s leading supplier of Fighter Electronic Warfare. With a strong installed base and years of focused innovation, we have developed Arexis – one of the most advanced EW suites available today. Already deployed on Gripen, our vision goes far beyond. Now, we are looking for a driven and strategic leader who wants to make a real impact – both on our business and on helping keep people and society safe.
The Product Unit Arexis is a part of the Business Unit Fighter Core Capabilities within Surveillance. The Product Unit is responsible for profitability, strategies, budgets and long- and short term goals for the portfolio within the Arexis Product family. The product unit consists of contract- project- and product management as well as System design, Software development, Integration and Verification.
As Head of Functional Development within Product Unit Arexis, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering the software capabilities of one of the most advanced EW systems in the world. You will be responsible for development, delivery, and maintenance of software functionality across the Arexis product family, ensuring high quality, efficient execution, and continuous improvement.
Operating within an agile framework, you will balance strategic direction with operational excellence, driving both long-term capability development and day-to-day delivery performance.
You will lead an organization of approximately 150 employees, structured into functional teams, and play an important role in developing both the organization and its people. As part of this, you will foster a culture built on collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
Success in this role requires close and effective collaboration across Product Units and within the broader Business Unit, ensuring alignment, transparency, and shared direction.
Your main responsibilities include:
You are a confident and inspiring leader with a strong combination of technical depth and business understanding. You are passionate about building high-performing organizations and enabling teams to deliver complex functionality in an agile environment.
You lead with clarity and trust, creating a culture where people feel engaged, empowered, and accountable. You combine strategic thinking with a strong operational drive and thrive in a collaborative, technology-driven environment.
We believe you bring:
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.
Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.
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