Product Development Group Activation Line Manager (710532)

About this opportunity
You will work in Karlskrona within the product development organization for Dynamic Activation, part of business Area Cloud Software and Services and Core Network Engineering Unit. Our responsibility in Karlskrona is the development of products and components within the Provisioning and Activation area, i.e. activation of Subscribers, Services and Resources through the product Ericsson Dynamic Activation, EDA. Currently, we have ~400 installations worldwide and our products serve over 2 billion users.
You will be at the forefront of Ericsson’s 5G core development enabled by a Cloud Native architecture. We use technologies like Java, Scala, AKKA, Cassandra, OpenStack, Docker and Kubernetes, and development is done according to Agile principles in multi-functional self-organized teams with typically 5-7 Developers. The cornerstones in our development include a very high level of test automation, continuous integration and daily deliveries in a DevOps approach.

Development Group Activation, based in Karlskrona and Shanghai, is responsible for the E2E flow from requirements from the customer, through studies, development, verification and also support for Ericsson Dynamic Activation, EDA and as well parts of CCDM product. EDA product and technical components are used in several solutions and context, 5GC, Private Networks, Ericsson Orchestrator, UDC, together with BSS etc, making collaboration key and our journey exiting!

The organization today has five units in Karlskrona, and three based in Shanghai, reporting to Head of Development Group based in Karlskrona. In addition to the line managers, the leadership team also includes the program roles and leaders for support flow. Now we have an opening as Line Manager in Karlskrona, and are searching for a new colleague to join our leadership team!

Your responsibility as line manager will be to support a unit of 20-25 individuals, organized in teams. The teams are a mix of feature development teams and teams with more focus on Upgrade/Migration/Integration.

At Ericsson, we work in a flexible hybrid work model, aiming to combine working from the office and as well allowing work from home.

What you will do
Drive and foster technical leadership in the provisioning and activation domain
Drive, change and optimize ways of working
Coach agile teams
Drive quality mindset
Report to Development Group for Activation/EDA and be part of the Activation leadership team


You will bring
Genuine interest in development and support of products
Genuine interest of driving change and improving processes and ways of working
A strong interest in being a part of developing your team members well-being, skills and abilities
Automation and continuous integration experience
Experience of leading roles and driving process change
BSc or MSc or similar in telco relevant areas
Strong business acumen
Working experience in the area > 5 years
Good collaboration skills as we want great teammates
Knowledge and experience in Agile work methods


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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Location for this role: Karlskrona, Sweden
This position reports to: Head of PDU OSS OSS DG Activation
Please send in your application in English as soon as possible since the process is ongoing.
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Primary country and city: Sweden (SE) || Sweden : Blekinge : Karlskrona
Req ID: 710532