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Your role
We are looking for a passionate and driven First-Line Manager to lead our Enablement section within GBAD C2. This is a key leadership role in an organization focused on delivering advanced command and control capabilities.
The Enablement section plays a critical role in supporting the entire department. The team brings together expertise within AI, UX, Configuration Management (CM), CI/CD, and Test Automation, and acts as a force multiplier—ensuring that teams across the department have the tools, methods, and capabilities required to successfully deliver products and projects.
As a manager, you will lead a diverse and highly skilled group of specialists and ensure that their competencies are effectively aligned with the needs of the organization.
Your responsibilities:
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Lead, coach, and develop a cross-functional team of experts within AI, UX, CM, CI/CD, and test automation
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Enable the department to succeed by ensuring strong collaboration, support structures, and capability development
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Act as a bridge between technical domains, fostering integration across disciplines
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Drive continuous improvement in ways of working, tools, and processes
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Build a culture of trust, transparency, and engagement
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Contribute to strategic planning and operational execution within GBAD C2
Your profile
We are looking for a leader who combines technical understanding with strong people leadership skills.
You have:
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Experience working at the intersection of several of the following areas: AI, UX, software engineering, CI/CD, test automation, or configuration management
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A solid understanding of modern development environments and enabling functions
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Previous leadership experience, or a strong readiness to take on a formal leadership role
Leadership profile
You lead with both head and heart. You are:
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People-centric – you genuinely care about your team members’ growth, well-being, and success
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Communicative – you create clarity, actively listen, and foster open dialogue
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Driven – you take initiative and create momentum
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Transparent – you build trust through openness and honesty
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Collaborative – you naturally connect people and competencies across organizational boundaries
Merits:
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Experience from defense or other safety-critical industries, systems engineering, international work
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.
Why join us?
We offer an exciting and dynamic work environment where you will work with cutting-edge technology and contribute to solutions that truly make a difference. As a leader with us, you will have the opportunity to influence and grow within an organization that values innovation, collaboration, and personal development.
What you will be 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 28,000 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
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