Head of TV & Entertainment Telia Sweden

Telia Company is the leading telecom operator in the Nordic and Baltic region. The company focuses on world class service and quality and are now offering you an opportunity to be a part of a multi-national working environment with inspiring leaders. Telia Company serves millions of customers every day and is on a change journey to become the New Generation Telco, with the customer close at heart, bringing the world closer on their terms.
Within Telia Company, each country organization is responsible for running the operations. The group-wide functions are responsible for driving developments within their own areas. The countries and the group functions work in close cooperation, providing advice and guidance to maintain high technical and commercial skills, ensuring good management and regulatory compliance, as well as achieving a business that is sustainable in the long term.
Telia Sweden
Telia Company offers a large range of telecommunication services in Sweden and is the leading supplier in the Swedish telecom market. The Swedish organization’s offerings range from infrastructure business to selling business to consumer services
Is this your next opportunity?
The Head of TV and Entertainment will be responsible for one of the most pivotal and complex roles within Telia's B2C business. Sitting within a unique position in the Nordic TV market following the acquisition of Bonnier broadcasting, this individual will lead a broad TV and Entertainment business. In a highly competitive space, this individual will be able to play an integral role and define the future of this space.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This leader will be accountable for the full TV and Entertainment commercial agenda with P&L of SEK 3.5B+ within Consumer Sweden as a key member of the Consumer Management Team.
It will be necessary to create business and operational strategies and translating direction into commercial strategy.
Drive the concept development, offerings, commercial bets and the customer experience road map for all TV and OTT products (future extension into e-sports and gaming services also a potential area).
Develop the content strategy and investment framework to ensure a cutting-edge TV & OTT service.
Embed the role Media in the context of Convergence and the overall Consumer business.
Be the strategic hub to drive development, marketing, sales and support through the other functions within Telia Sweden and the Group.
Dare to challenge the current, Simplify the complex and Care for our customers, co-workers and our society.

Driving Results:
In an evolving market landscape , this leader will work to surpass goals, cultivating opportunities that allow business development targets to be sustainably exceeded.
This individual will institute concrete processes to ensure that targets are sufficiently challenging, adjusting based on circumstance and organizational objectives.
In meeting results, this role will require planning for contingencies and a demonstrated sense of urgency.

Collaborating and Influencing:
It will be a requirement that this leader collaborate fully across regions. In setting the strategic direction, it will be required to influence others, including outside of reporting lines.
When collaborating, this leader will identify all relevant stakehold ers, engaging with each of them to shape a collective consensus.
When engaging across the organization, this individual will identify opportunities to build relationships broadly - aligning own objectives with those of others.

In our ever-changing environment, we need leaders and teams who dare to challenge the current, simplify the complex and care for our co-workers, customers, and our society. We don’t believe in rigid hierarchies, rather in people who thrive within a self-leadership culture.
We set high goals for our business and ourselves. Through constant feedback and regular coaching, our leaders ensure we are on the right path. That is why we want driven and skilled people like you to join us in continuing to make our goals a reality.
Is this you?
EXPERIENCE:
Relevant commercial background
Proven track record from achieving commercial business targets through commercial positions and solid business understanding of the Media business, especially in conjunction with the telecommunications sector.
TV/media product knowledge
Commercially driven with experience from business and product development, packaging, pricing preferably within the TV or media environment. This will be someone who has developed IT and technology partnerships.
Relevant leadership
Established leadership acumen; i.e. 5+ year record of managing leaders in a similar-sized organization with coaching mindset.

It’s more than just a job!
Regardless of the position you are looking for, we will give you the tools and support you need to grow both as a professional and as a person, with us. We can offer you your next big opportunity in a creative, motivating, and welcoming company where everyone can be themselves, with equal access to opportunities. We respect and value the diversity of people. In addition to an attractive and inclusive work environment, we also enable flexibility and offer a wide variety of employee benefits.
Interested?
If you fancy joining my team, don’t hesitate to apply! If you want to know more about the job you are welcome to contact Gabija Malinauskaitė at gabija.malinauskaite@teliacompany.com.
We look forward to receiving your application and to make sure that your personal data is kept safely, we kindly ask you to apply through our recruitment system. We are not able to handle resumes via e-mail or equivalent. Selection will take place on an ongoing basis and this position might be filled before the application deadline. Application deadline is 2021-04-06.
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