Product Manager Gripen

Passionate about making ideas a reality? Join our welcoming world of tech and let your ideas soar. Your role The Gripen that flies in 2035 is being decided right now. Not in a hangar, but through strategic planning, capability studies, requirement setting and customer dialogue. As Product Manager for the Gripen Weapon System, you will help shape the long-term direction of the product and define the capabilities needed to meet future operational and customer needs. You will own part of the Gripen product across its full lifecycle, from early concept to eventual retirement. Your focus will be on understanding where the product needs to go, why, and what is required to get there. In practice, this means: Developing the long-term product strategy and direction, based on operational needs, customer requirements, technology, market trends and Saab's business strategy. Defining and maintaining product plans, capability roadmaps and priorities, including what capabilities should be developed and when. Leading capability studies and strategic assessments to identify future needs, opportunities and gaps. Translating operational and customer needs into requirements and defining the conditions needed for future development. Balancing the needs of the Swedish Air Force with those of international customers and considering how these should influence the product direction. Working with Marketing & Sales on market opportunities, customer dialogues, campaigns and contract discussions, providing the product perspective. Making strategic trade-offs between customer needs, technical possibilities, business opportunities and long-term product development. Following the product's development at a strategic level to ensure that investments and development remain aligned with the product direction and intended capabilities. You will work closely with FMV, the Swedish Armed Forces, international customers, local industry partners and internal stakeholders across Saab. You will lead mainl