Head of Strategy-Business Area Digital Services

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 want to take a leading role in defining the Strategy for Business Area Digital services? Do you want to work together with an engaged team and be part of envisioning possible? This is an opportunity to learn new areas, accelerate your own skills and make a considerable impact for our business! What will make a difference for us is your personality, your competence and your ability to collaborate, facilitate the strategy development, influence, and lead. Does this sound like a next endeavor for you?
We are looking for a mature and hardworking leader, capable of making an impact influencing, supporting, and driving strategy development and initiatives, operating in an environment of new and fast paced technologies and business shifts.

About Us
The future will look very different, and the future starts today! In Digital Services we are re-inventing the Communication Service Provider experience and accelerate the latest innovations, delivering an outstanding set of products with leading technologies, built and delivered by skilled and hardworking people.
Digital Services provides leading solutions and platforms in OSS, BSS, Packet Core, Communication Services and Cloud Infrastructure. We are the partner of choice for leading Communication Service Providers across the Globe, combining 5G, Automation, ML/AI, Exposure, CI/CD, Distributed Cloud and Web scale with an iconic user experience.


You will
Be responsible for the Business Area Digital Services overall strategy definition and execution, ensuring long term competitiveness and profitability in the markets we decide to address
Outlining Strategic priorities for the Business Area
Communication and anchoring of strategy and strategy execution across the BA
Support Business Development including driving M&A and divestments
Drive business and competitor intelligence, securing an outside-in view and insights to decide strategy definition and execution
Support Solution Areas within Digital Services in their strategy creation and execution
You will lead a team of five and report to the head of R&D, Portfolio, and Strategy (RDPS) at BA Digital Services. Operationally you will have significant engagement with the Head of the BA and the complete BA LT


To be successful in the role you must have
Deep domain expertise in the areas of Strategy creation, Strategy execution, Business development and Business intelligence
Broad expertise and ability to take a wide view of the Telco and IT market, identify ground-breaking trends & opportunities, bring knowledge of market dynamics and market changes to the Business Area Leadership team
Solid track record in Analysis of market, industry, financial and competition, trends analysis and insight creation
Ability to coordinate with a multifaceted stakeholder map, inside the Business Areas, across Business Areas and corporate functions and with the Market Areas
Seniority to drive strategic discussions with executive leaders across the Business Area and the company
Strength in communication with clarity and impact
Leadership traits of emotional intelligence and humanness, confident and fact-based decisions, cooperation and collaboration, executing speedily and to build a genuine speak-up environment
Education: MBA or MSc, otherwise similar set of theoretical skills


Additional Requirements:
Extensive contact network inside and/or outside of the company
Good technology and portfolio understanding in the Telco and IT market
Good analytics skills with structured thinking
Previous line manager experience will be considered as advantage
Consulting experience or approach is a definite attraction


What´s in it for you?
Here at Ericsson, our culture is built on over a century of fearless 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 chance to create an impact is endless.

What happens once you apply?
To prepare yourself for next steps, please explore here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/careers/job-opportunities/hiring-process

Location for this role: Stockholm, Sweden
Hiring Manager: Head R&D, Portfolio and Strategy, Business Area Digital Services
Recruiter: Asmita Kumari (asmita.a.kumari@ericsson.com)

Please send in your application in English as soon as possible since the process is ongoing.


Kindly note that we cannot process applications sent via email.


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Primary country and city: Sweden (SE) || || Stockholm || [[mfield2]]
Req ID: 593624