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About this role
Take on a leadership role at the heart of Saab’s digital transformation. As Head of IT Governance, Risk & Compliance within the CIO Office, you will lead a strategically important area with a Saab-wide mandate for IT governance, risk and compliance. You will set clear requirements and oversee compliance with the legal, regulatory, contractual and internal requirements applicable to IT across Saab.
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This role is about ensuring that Saab’s digital growth and technology transformation are built on effective governance, managed risk and demonstrable compliance. Through clear policies, controls and decision frameworks, you will enable organisations to move quickly while ensuring that mandatory requirements are met and accountability remains clear.
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 Head of IT Governance, Risk & Compliance, you lead the organisation, people and capabilities within the area, while driving the governance agenda and ensuring alignment with Saab’s business and technology priorities.
Your mission is to ensure that applicable requirements are translated into clear IT policies, effective controls and accountable ways of working across Saab. You will oversee how compliance is demonstrated, assess whether controls are effective and require corrective action where gaps are identified. You will enable business agility and technology transformation while ensuring that mandatory security and regulatory requirements are met and operational resilience is maintained. You will also drive the governance capabilities needed to support Saab's future technology landscape, including digitalisation, AI adoption and new platform capabilities.
Your mandate includes setting common IT governance and control requirements, requiring evidence of compliance and escalating risks and unresolved non-compliance to the appropriate decision-making bodies.
You will be part of the CIO Office management team. You will work closely with business leaders, technology leaders and key stakeholders across Saab to strengthen governance, transparency and accountability. The role requires travel to meet with your teams and stakeholders.
In this role, you will
Lead, develop and engage employees within the area
Define and evolve Saab’s IT governance, risk and compliance framework, with clear requirements, decision rights and accountability across Group IT, Business Areas and Group Functions
Ensure applicable legal, regulatory, contractual and internal requirements are translated into IT policies and controls, with clearly assigned ownership
Ensure effective compliance monitoring and control assessments across Saab IT, requiring evidence that mandatory requirements are met and driving continuous improvement
Provide senior management with a consolidated view of IT risk, compliance status and significant weaknesses in internal controls, escalating issues that require decisions or intervention
Govern IT risk assessment and exception processes
Drive transparency, accountability and risk awareness across Saab IT
Embed governance, risk and compliance requirements into technology investments, transformation initiatives and ongoing IT delivery
Advise senior leaders on governance, risk and compliance matters
While the preferred locations are listed above, alternative locations may be possible
Your profile
You have experience leading teams and driving change in complex organisations. You are comfortable working across organisational boundaries and influencing decision-making at multiple levels.
You combine a collaborative leadership style with the integrity and judgement to challenge decisions, uphold mandatory requirements and escalate concerns when needed. You can distinguish between non-negotiable obligations and areas where risk-based choices are appropriate, making complex requirements clear and actionable.
You are an experienced leader with a passion for governance, risk management and organisational effectiveness. You understand how governance can accelerate transformation, enable innovation and support long-term business value while maintaining appropriate control.
You are a people-oriented leader who creates engagement, develops others and fosters high-performing teams. At the same time, you combine strategic thinking with sound judgement and a strong ability to build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
Key qualifications and experience
Academic degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
Strong people leadership and talent development skills
Extensive experience in IT governance, risk management, compliance or internal control
Experience establishing governance frameworks, policies and decision models in large global organisations
Strong understanding of risk management, internal controls and regulatory requirements
Experience advising and influencing senior leaders in complex organisations
Experience driving governance, risk or compliance transformation initiatives
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Experience in the defence industry or other highly regulated and security-sensitive industries is considered an advantage
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.
What you will be a part of
Explore a wealth of possibilities. Take on challenges, create smart inventions, and grow beyond. This is a place for curious minds, brave pioneers, and everyone in between. Together, we achieve the extraordinary, each bringing our unique perspectives. Your part matters.
Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 30,000 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 defense capability of several nations. Read more about us [here](https://www.saab.com/about)
At Saab, you'll be empowered to make a real difference. Join colleagues worldwide who share one purpose – keeping people and society safe through innovative defence and security solutions. What makes that difference possible? You.
We're a global leader in air, land and naval defence, civil security and commercial aeronautics, with operations around the world. Empowered by our talented people, we combine deep expertise with continuous innovation – investing one-fifth of our earnings in research and development to solve tomorrow's challenges today. But technology alone doesn't create safety. Your perspective, your skills, your contribution – that's what transforms possibility into reality.
Here, diversity strengthens everything we do. You'll find unlimited opportunities to advance your career whilst maintaining balance in your life beyond work. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where every person can fully focus on what matters. Saab is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer – all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran or disability status.
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