Head of 5GC Control Plane Development (485823)

As the tech firm that created the mobile world, and with more than 54,000 patents to our name, we’ve made it our business to make a mark. When joining our team at Ericsson you are empowered to learn, lead and perform at your best, shaping the future of technology. This is a place where you're welcomed as your own perfectly unique self, and celebrated for the skills, talent, and perspective you bring to the team. Are you in?
Come, and be where it begins.

Our Exciting Opportunity
Do you love helping others perform at their best? We believe that when we all work together, magic will happen. At Ericsson in Gothenburg, we are a unit of 900 hard working software engineers, crafting the world’s best Evolved Packet Core and 5G Core network functions. For more than 20 years we have provided operators around the world with mobile broadband. Today, almost half of the planet's population uses our product. We provide terabits speed and focus now on forming a better tomorrow, by improving the connected society and bringing 5G to the world.
For every day, we strive to make our products and way of working better than yesterday, collaborating efficiently, integrating continuously and delivering to our customers as often as possible, by applying continuous integration, verification and delivery philosophies. Within the Gateway organization, we focus on the development of Evolved Packet Gateway (EPG) as well as our new Packet Core Gateway (PCG), part of Ericsson’s cloud-native offering for 5G Core.
We are now looking for a passionate leader to join us in the Gateway leadership team, within Product Development Unit Packet Core!
You will be heading the Gateway 5GC Control Plane development department, a unit consisting of 190 persons. The team is located at our office in Lindholmen, Gothenburg, but the department will also coordinate and drive the global Gateway Control Plane development for SMF and LI, via Area Teams across several Packet Core sites around the globe.

You will
Be responsible for 5GC Control Plane development within Gateway
Be responsible for and secure efficient and effective SMF Development and area leadership via the SMF Area Team, Session & Mobility, Policy & Charging and High Availability & Cloud Native Development
Be responsible for and secure efficient and effective LI Development and area leadership vie the LI Area Team
Execute and drive part of the Evolved Packet Gateway Control Plane development in alignment with the Gateway-C Area and other sites and departments within Packet Core
Assign and be the main interface towards suppliers in Sweden and India, working with 5GC Control Plane Development
Coach the managers and leaders in your organization to enable good quality software, high efficiency and good predictability
Create an environment that empowers and motivates people and teams through mentoring, generating energy, providing clear expectations and support
Encourage collaboration between your team and others within the global Gateway and Packet Core Operations
Supervise and drive recruitment and staffing for your Department


To be successful in the role you must have
Solid experience in software development Agile, Lean and DevOps ways of working
Extensive experience in leading large and multi-site product development operations
Successful experience in inspiring change throughout organizations
Senior Leadership experience
Adequate competence in Mobile Networks and Packet Core
Excellent collaboration and communication skills
Track record of showing result orientation and interest to work with organizational as well as process change
Proficiency in English, both verbal and written


What´s in it for you?
Here at Ericsson, our culture is built on over a century of courageous decisions. With us, you will no longer be dreaming of what the future holds – you will be redefining it. You won’t develop for the status quo, but will build what replaces it. Joining us is a way to move your career in any direction you want; with hundreds of career opportunities in locations all over the world, in a place where co-creation and collaboration are embedded into the walls. You will find yourself in a speak-up environment where empathy and humanness serve as cornerstones for how we work, and where work-life balance is a priority. Welcome to an inclusive, global company where your opportunity to make an impact is endless.

What happens once you apply?
If you would like to prepare yourself for the next steps, please explore this link: https://www.ericsson.com/en/careers/job-opportunities/hiring-process
Location for this role: Göteborg, Sweden
This role will report to Head of PDG Gateway
If you have any specific questions about this role, please contact recruiter Johanna Kristensen at (johanna.kristensen@ericsson.com)
Selection is ongoing please apply as soon as possible
Last day to apply: 2020-12-28
Please note that we cannot process applications via email due to GDPR regulations.
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Do you believe that an organization fostering an environment of cooperation and collaboration to execute with speed creates better business value? Do you value a culture of humanness, where fact based decisions are important and our people are encouraged to speak up? Do you believe that diverse, inclusive teams drive performance and innovation? At Ericsson, we do.
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