Senior Learning & Development Specialist
Want to influence the bigger picture? At Saab, you can realise amazing innovations that keep people and societies safe. Together, we can truly make an impact - and your part matters.
Your role
Are you passionate about shaping the future of learning in an organization where competence development is a strategic priority? We are looking for a proactive and collaborative individual who thrives on taking full ownership - from analysis to execution - and who knows when to act independently and when to bring key stakeholders into the process.
As part of our Learning & Development team within Group Human Resources, you will play a key role in developing Saab's Learning Landscape. You will work closely with Group Strategy, internal competence owners in critical technology areas, and learning stakeholders across our Business Areas and Operational Companies.
In this role, you will:
- Lead and drive learning initiatives in critical competence areas in close collaboration with competence owners and drivers to support Saab's business needs
- Consult with key stakeholders to develop and design strategic Learning Journeys including senior business leaders, Technical Competence Owners, Subject Matter Experts and external partners.
- Explore innovative approaches to designing comprehensive learning journeys. Curate content for the target audience, manage suppliers, develop learning pathways, programs, and campaigns to enhance the overall learning experience.
- Leverage data for strategic decision-making, ensuring that our learning initiatives deliver measurable impact and effectiveness.
Learning & Development serves as a key interface towards competence owners, Business Areas and Operational Countries ensuring that our Learning Strategy is aligned with the Strategic Business Plan. We develop learning offerings to bridge common short- and long-term competence gaps across the organization.
Your profile
We are looking for someone with a strong drive, a holistic mindset, and the ability to take ownership of complex initiatives from start to finish. You know when to take action independently and when to involve key stakeholders. You are a good communicator, a natural networker, a teamplayer and a strategic problem solver who creates business value through learning.
Required skills:
- A relevant academic degree.
- Extensive experience from Learning & Development
- Excellent communication skills in both Swedish and English, written and spoken.
- Strong collaboration and networking skills
- Project-, stakeholder- and change management skills.
- Strong self-leadership with the ability to drive initiatives independently
- Holistic approach with a growth mindset.
- Experienced in Learning Performance consulting
Desired skills:
- Experience from supplier management and procurement of learning services.
- Experience leading learning initiatives in technology-intensive companies, preferably from Manufacturing, Production and / or Logistics.
- Knowledge and interest in Learning Technology and Learning Experience.
- Experience and interest from People Analytics and Metrics within L&D or other HR perspectives
- Experience in learning transformations
- Experience from industry and academy collaboration with a focus on learning.
- Leadership experience.
The position can be located either in Stockholm at Saab HQ, Linköping. Gothenburg or Malmö.
Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement. You can send us your application in either Swedish or 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 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 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