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Saab Global
strategic planning

Senior Business Developer – Air Defence Solutions

Karlskoga, Halmstad, Linköping, Solna or Växjö,
Sweden
Closing date: 16 June 2026

Saab is a place where teamwork makes things fly. Literally. Join us and experience our supportive and friendly workplace.

Do you want to play a key role in shaping the future of air defence solutions? We are now looking for a strategically driven professional who can bridge customer needs with advanced system capabilities, transforming complex requirements into integrated, high-impact solutions.

Your Role

In this role, you will act as a key link between customer needs and our overall capabilities. You will engage closely with customers to understand their operational challenges and translate these into tailored, integrated system-level solutions that address complex requirements.

You will contribute to shaping our long-term business strategy by identifying market opportunities and developing strong value propositions that support growth. By applying your broad understanding of complex system environments, you will design cohesive solutions that combine multiple capabilities into effective, customer-focused offerings.

The role also involves monitoring market trends and the competitive landscape, and working cross-functionally to ensure that customer needs are reflected in our overall offering. While you will not be directly involved in technical development, you will play a key role in guiding and influencing internal stakeholders through clear insights and strategic direction.

Your Profile

We believe you have a solid background in business development, solution selling, or systems integration within the defence, aerospace, or high-tech sector. You bring strong domain knowledge in air defence systems, including an understanding of how different system components interact within complex environments.

You have a solution-oriented mindset and a strong ability to analyze customer needs and translate them into viable, high-level system solutions. With your strategic thinking and business insight, you are comfortable identifying market trends and shaping future offerings.

You are also a strong communicator, able to confidently engage with both technical experts and senior decision-makers, and to present complex ideas in a clear and compelling way. A university degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field is required.

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

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.

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 usĀ here