We are looking for a person with high business acumen to lead a unit responsible for a great team of 35 co-workers in Sweden divided in 4 subunits. Group Property manage a portfolio of almost 1,500 000 sqm for + 23.000 staff located at around 80 sites world wide with the main part in Sweden. Join us on our mission to keep people and societies safe!
Your role
In the position as Vice President, Head of Group Property you will be responsible for Saab’s growing real estate portfolio and capital projects, developing strategies and policies to ensure long term cost effectiveness and financial output. You will lead a stakeholder driven organization that manage and develop Saab’s property portfolio.
In this role you are accountable for creating a culture that enhances and promotes performance, innovation and motivation. The Head of Group Property reports to Senior Vice President & Head of Operational Excellence and is part of the Operational Excellence Management team.
Our operations and your teams are geographically spread on our major sites throughout Sweden so frequent travelling is required.
You will be accountable for:

• Manage and develop Saabs global real estate portfolio

• Manage investments, acquisitions and sales of property and land
• Manage major infrastructure and construction projects
• Manage proactively internal stakeholders
• Manage large partner contracts within facility management, security, food & beverage and IT
• Analyze new opportunities in line with business needs and the Saab Group strategy
• Define and develop property policies and strategies aligned with the overall strategy
• Drive digitalization, operational excellence and efficiency
  

Your profile
You are trusting, inspiring and coach your team to high level of performance. You have excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, developing strategic directions based on the business need and Saab’s strategy.
You possess a strong business acumen and are forward-thinking within Real Estate and Facility Management. When collaborating with stakeholders, you are confident with the ability to build relationships, influence and provide advice to key decision makers. You have a successful track record in your leadership skills as well as your cooperation skills with different suppliers.
Required background:

• Broad professional experience from heading real estate, facility management, capital projects and transactions within large international organizations
• Experience from managing a large investment portfolio
• Experience from negotiating and sourcing, especially leasing and letting
• Experienced Senior Leader with extensive knowledge in development and empowerment of direct reports and staff
• Experience in navigation and efficient work in a matrix organization
• Experience in stakeholder management to connect with business
• Relevant academic degree
• Fluent in English and Swedish, both verbally and in writing

Required personality:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and solution oriented
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels in the organization, verbally and in writing
• Displays honesty, integrity, fairness
• “Walks the talk” in terms of the company values and leadership expectations
• Inspires, motivates and develops others
• Builds relationships
• Collaborates and fosters teamwork

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 22,000 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 defence capability of several nations. Read more about us here
Last application date: 2024-09-30?
If you aspire to help create and innovate whilst developing yourself in a challenging team setting, Saab may well have the perfect conditions for you to grow. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment, where everyone is different yet we share the same goal – to help protect people.