Saab is a place where teamwork makes things fly. Literally. Join us and experience our supportive and friendly workplace.
Your role
As People Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion Lead, you will operate at the heart of Saab’s most important asset – our people. You will lead Saab’s work enabling engaged employees and drive our diversity and inclusion strategy. You will connect our business and people strategy to execution in your areas and work closely with all of our businesses and countries to accelerate change. You will focus on futureproofing our people and help them stay engaged. You will lead our work in ensuring a workplace characterized by diversity and an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed.
Key responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and execute Saab’s employee engagement and diversity & inclusion strategies and processes
- Work in close collaboration with senior leaders, HR teams, and employee networks to embed inclusive practices and deliver on the engagement and D&I agenda
- Provide advice and support to teams on inclusion and engagement matters
- Lead key employee engagement activities, including the use and development of our engagement tool
- Use data and insights to guide decisions, monitor progress, and accelerate change
- Facilitate dialogue and learning around inclusive culture and workplace wellbeing
- Enable frontlines to strengthen engagement and inclusive leadership
- Ensure our work in engagement and D&I aligns with and contributes to Saab’s sustainability goals
You profile
We’re looking for someone with a strong business acumen who thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You are results-driven and enjoy balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You bring proven experience in employee engagement and diversity & inclusion, and have a natural ability to turn insights into action, driving both cultural and organisational progress.
You’re energetic, self-motivated, and eager to grow, with a passion for innovation and creating new solutions that make a difference. You thrive on working independently but also enjoy collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders to achieve impactful results.
Requirements:
- A relevant academic background, preferably in Business or a related field
- Previous experience in roles focused on Employee Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, or Talent Management
- Experience driving employee engagement through the use of digital tools and targeted strategies
- A minimum of five years’ proven experience within the HR field
- Experience working in a global and matrixed organisational structure
- Strong communication skills in both spoken and written Swedish and English
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 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 25,500 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
Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.