Senior Technology SME (Innovation & AI)

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
We are looking for a Senior level professional with 10+ years of demonstrated ability in diverse environments across levels of management and personnel through extensive change and services for our Kista location. The scope is to ensure leadership,innovation, and execute industry-standard methodologies across various teams, incubate new impactful business and technology initiatives.
The key aspect of this is to champion and maximize AI ecosystem (Start-ups, Academia, Technology Leaders, Customers/Industries and Open-Source/De-facto Standards/Initiatives such as LF AI) in Sweden to help generate and drive incubation of new products/services and creation of AI capabilities that can span units in GAIA.
This position will report to the Head of GAIA Technology & Innovation in Santa Clara, and part the unit’s leadership team, supporting, driving and leading initiatives towards achieving the goals of the Tech & Innovation. This affords you a unique opportunity to work on some of the most highly visible initiatives inside one of the world’s most valuable brands. The role will allow you to be creative, strategic and impactful. It will also test you to thrive under pressure with driven expectations and a multitude of critical partners. This individual will also serve as a key member of the Think Tank and driving day-to-day activities to realize them.
As a Leader, you will work with cross-geographical teams with multi-functional responsibilities within Ericsson. You will also chip in to secure Ericsson’s technology and business leadership in the AI domain, incorporating Lean and Agile ways of working.

You will
Contribute to Team Technology & Innovation’s strategy, plans and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
Support and Interact with the local ecosystem and internal GAIA and other Ericsson teams to define and execute on incubations and cross-unit capabilities projects/initiatives
Participate in building and cultivating relevant external ecosystem and communities
Improve internal and external evangelism of Ericsson capability in AI/ML area; blog posts, training, documentation
Manage technology evolution such as customer engagement towards a distributed cloud


To be successful in the role you must have
Education: M.SC. in computer science or equivalent
Demonstrated ability: Deep knowledge about AI/ML, System solution & integration, Automation and configuration management tooling
Proficient SW technology knowledge, such as Kubernetes, OpenStack, Open-Daylight, as well as general Host OS techniques and programming languages
Innovating, adapting and responding to change skills
Delivering results and meeting expectations abilities
Proficient English, spoken and written


What´s in it for you?
Here at Ericsson, our culture is built on over a century of adventurous 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 emotional intelligence 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?
To prepare yourself for next steps, please explore here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/careers/job-opportunities/hiring-process
If you have any specific questions about this role, please contact recruiter Suma Haregoppa Venkatagiri at suma.haregoppa.venkatagiri@ericsson.com.
Kindly note that we cannot process applications sent via email.
Location for this role: Stockholm, Sweden
Last day to apply: 27th November 2020
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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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