Lead the team expanding missile production expertise across KONGSBERG's global network

Do you want to build and lead the team that will develop and transfer missile production expertise across KONGSBERG's global manufacturing network? 

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Team Manager to establish and lead our new Global Missile Production Training department within Strategic Production, Division Missiles & Aerostructures (DMA). 

As our global production footprint expands, developing people and transferring critical production expertise across sites will be essential to our continued growth. 

You will build the team and establish a scalable approach to production training for Naval Strike Missile (NSM) and Joint Strike Missile (JSM) in Norway and internationally. You will lead a multidisciplinary team with expertise in missile assembly, painting, inspection, testing, and technical support. 

Your Mission 

Your primary mission is to establish Global Missile Production Training as a high-performing team and a trusted partner to our production organization. You will lead by example, creating an environment where people take ownership, share expertise, collaborate effectively, and continuously improve. 

You will: 

• Build, lead, and develop a multidisciplinary production training team. 
• Recruit and develop skilled employees and create a strong culture of trust, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. 
• Plan and coordinate training activities in Norway and across international production sites. 
• Translate production needs and growth ambitions into competence requirements, training priorities, and resource plans. 
• Work closely with production management and subject-matter experts to develop and continuously improve training programs, materials, methods, and processes. 
• Drive standardization and effective knowledge transfer across locations while maintaining production and quality requirements. 
• Manage staffing, capacity, competence, and resources. 
• Build strong relationships with production leaders and stakeholders across disciplines and international sites. 
• Monitor progress, risks, and capability gaps and communicate priorities and challenges to management. 
• Ensure compliance with relevant requirements and regulations, in Norway and internationally. 

International travel will be an important part of the role. During periods of lower training demand, the team will support missile production in Norway, maintaining a strong connection between training expertise and hands-on production experience. 

Who We Are Looking For 

We are looking for a leader who combines strong people leadership, operational understanding, and the ambition to build something new. 

You understand that competence is a critical production capability and that successful industrial growth depends on our ability to develop people and transfer knowledge effectively across teams, cultures, and locations. You are comfortable setting direction and leading through others while staying close enough to operations to understand what makes production succeed. 

We believe you bring: 

• Solid experience in people leadership and team development. 
• Experience from production, manufacturing, or another complex operational environment. 
• The ability to translate strategic and operational needs into clear priorities and executable plans. 
• A strong understanding of the relationship between competence, training, quality, and production performance. 
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills across disciplines, locations, and cultures. 
• A structured and proactive leadership style, combined with sound judgement and a strong drive for results. 
• Strong communication skills in both Norwegian and English, written and spoken. 
• Good digital skills and confidence using relevant IT tools. 

Experience from KONGSBERG production environments is an advantage. 

Why Join Us? 

This is more than an opportunity to lead an established operation. You will have the opportunity to build a new capability that will contribute directly to the future growth of our missile production organization. 

You will help shape how production expertise is developed and shared, how new personnel build the competence required to produce NSM and JSM, and how we scale production internationally while maintaining high standards of quality and performance. 

You will join a high-tech, international organization experiencing significant growth, with excellent opportunities to develop your leadership capabilities, professional expertise, and international network. 

We offer competitive salary and benefits, including pension and insurance schemes, employee share programs, and bonus arrangements. 

Employees also have access to training facilities and an innovation center featuring drones, laser cutters, 3D printers, and VR technology, as well as cabin rentals and other employee welfare benefits. 

Please note that the recruitment process will continue in January.