Head of Software Pipelines & Support BO (705502)

About this opportunity
We are now looking for a Head of Software Pipelines & Support to secure Ericsson technology leadership. As Head of Software pipelines and support you will teach, coach, challenge and develop individuals, teams and organizations. You will foster a creative and learning culture. . This role will be a direct report to the Head of Solution Area Business & Operations Support Systems.
What you will do
Main Responsibilities:
Effectively build, lead, and develop a best-in-class Software Pipelines and Support organization, that transforms SA BOS and Ericsson current capabilities into a Dev Ops type model to effectively deliver Cloud Native based products over CI/CD pipelines with associated fully automated test suites, such that we can deliver software updates at zero SI cost to customers, and have major cost reductions in our initial SW deployments and SW upgrades.
Manage the day-to-day running of the SW pipeline infrastructure, ensuring effective support to PDUs and that relevant push notifcations sent to customers to handle LCM SW Updates.
Manage the day-to-day running of the automated test case libraries to ensure maximum efficiencies and savings from automated test suites.
Ensure that SA BOS can deliver an efficient as possible product support service in order to ensure ACoS budget is reduced as much as possible and margins are as high as possible.
Continuously build diverse talent to secure competitive competence

Key Attributes:
Understanding of key industry, technology and market trends, eg 5G, IoT, NFV, SDN, Open Source, Pipelines, DevOps, CI/CD etc
Knowledge of customer requirements and competitor offerings.
Experience in leading large R&D organizations through transformational change
Ability to create a ONE team approach through a strong collaboration within SA BOS and Market Areas.
Ability to build and retain competitive competence & diverse talent

Leadership:
Excels in execution: fix roadmap and deliver on commitments, makes prompt, clear decisions which may involve tough choices or considered risks
Courageous Leadership – ability to provide a clear direction, set appropriate standards of behaviour, motivate, and empower
Agile leadership – ability to effectively change direction and focus of the organization based on business & customer requirements
Enable people - Experience in running large R&D organizations and managing large global diverse matrix organizations.
Drive Innovation and Customer Excellence
Positive, committed to and able to drive change
Strong organizational and communication skills.

You will bring
University degree in Engineering / ICT
Extensive track record of successfully achieving results in a complex cross functional organization.
Experienced in leading large R&D organizations
High integrity

Why join Ericsson?
At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build never seen before solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply?
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Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we nurture it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team.
Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, learn more.

Contact: Stephen Rafferty stephen.rafferty@ericsson.com

Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we nurture it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team.
Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, learn more.
Primary country and city: Sweden (SE) || Sweden : Stockholm : Stockholm
Req ID: 705502