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The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
FMV had long faced challenges in attracting and recruiting specialists in IT security – a field with fierce competition for top talent. Through an initial targeted talent program in collaboration with Nexer Tech Talent, the agency strengthened its organization with newly graduated engineers and computer scientists. Since the launch of the program in 2021, approximately 35 talents have been recruited to FMV through the partnership, and the talent programs have become a permanent and effective part of the agency’s long-term strategy for securing critical competencies.
MISSION: TO MAKE SWEDEN SAFER
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, procures and develops equipment and services for the Swedish Armed Forces. The agency runs around 700 projects, and orders include a new submarine, a series of warships, air defence systems, improvements to the Gripen fighter aircraft and much more. The Swedish armed forces are being upgraded, and that places greater demands on FMV.
CHALLENGE
By 2026, FMV will need to recruit nearly 700 people, many of them engineers with various specialist skills. One bottleneck has long been specialists in IT security, where there is strong competition for skills.
– For many years, we have had major problems recruiting enough people with cybersecurity skills. Competition in this area is fierce,” says Sherlot Jonsson, HR strategist and head of the competence supply area at FMV.
SOLUTION
Recognising that a new approach was needed to address the challenge, FMV launched the first cybersecurity talent program in 2021 in partnership with Nexer Tech Talent. Nexter Tech Talent handpicked more than 20 candidates for the program’s 12 slots. In the final stage, candidates were interviewed by hiring managers at FMV. The selected tech talents then completed the 12-month program, which included onboarding, coaching, mentoring and a tailored IT security training package.
RESULT
The first completed talent program resulted in all 12 participants being offered employment at FMV, where they now contribute key competencies within IT security. The program was established as a successful strategy for attracting and building specialist expertise in an area with high competition for talent.
Since then, FMV and Nexer Tech Talent have continued their collaboration through three additional programs. Together, we have strengthened FMV’s internal team of specialists with approximately 35 new employees within IT security and related fields.
– Nexer Tech Talent is a very professional counterpart – responsive, flexible and agile. One example of this is that we were very short of time in the start-up phase, and they helped us shorten many of our processes. We also had a situation during the program where we felt the candidates had not been given enough expertise in certain areas. Nexer Tech Talent tested their skills and put together a refresher course very quickly. We are very pleased with the outcome, and all candidates are now employed with us, says Sherlot Jonsson, HR strategist and head of the competence supply area at FMV.