Job Description

Join our Team

Must live in Bellevue or be willing to relocate. 

About this Opportunity
We are looking for a talented Strategy Director (position must be based in Bellevue) who wants to be part of a team to grow our North American Business and be responsible for Key strategic questions within the Strategy and Technology team in the new Market Area North America (MANA) Strategy and Technology Unit.

Ericsson’s North American Strategy and Technology Team is now adding top talent with distinctive track records in strategic problem-solving and executive-level project management. We are developing new strategies, working on complex strategic tasks and leading some of our key strategic questions. The everchanging environment and competitive landscape makes this a dynamic and challenging environment that spans transformative technology trends, emergence of Network APIs, new competitors, and complex business problems

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of equipment & services to mobile network operators, with over 1,000 networks in 180+ countries using Ericsson equipment. In the US, Ericsson is the #1 player with 50%+ market share in wireless networks (RAN). Global headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, North American headquarters in Dallas, TX. We are committed to your professional growth and offer a stimulating work experience, continuous learning and coaching, and local as well as global growth and leadership opportunities for high performers. We welcome the opportunity to meet you!

What you will do:

• Drive Strategic projects of primary importance to Market Area North America (MANA) and/or Ericsson
• Effectively manage senior executive project sponsors, and engage key stakeholders & subject matter experts, to deliver on project objectives & deliverables
• Leverage own broad & deep expertise and experience across strategy and technology topics
• Analyze and articulate, with distinction and authority, the strategic and economic implications of technology trends, events, and scenarios
• Develop and anchor holistic recommendations for Ericsson’s senior executives to achieve long-term strategic objectives
• Drive strategic projects in support of group KSQ activities, e.g., RAN technologies, Cloudification, AI, Dedicated Networks etc.

What you will bring:

• 8+ years of experience in Strategy and/or technology roles in high-tech/Telecom 
• Bachelors/Master's degree in a technology field
• Strong consultative competence across both Strategy and transformation 
• Excellent executive level communication, presentations and listening skills, with ability to communicate complex technical subjects in a non-technical way to influence at an Executive/Senior Level
• Proven experience of delivering impactful advice and presentations to top-executives
• Deep understanding of current and emerging technologies and concepts, e.g., RAN, RF engineering, AI/ML, self-organizing networks (SON), Network-as-a-Platform (NWaaP), public cloud integration 
• Proven track-record delivering on responsibilities listed in this role
• Outstanding problem-solving skills and strong oral & written communication capability (ppt/doc)
• Experience leading standardization, ecosystem, or partnership ventures is a strong plus
• Excellent academic background with a master’s degree or similar in business and/or engineering
• Proven ability to work effectively and collaborate with Junior talent, key accounts, stakeholders across a large variety of units, other groups and partners to advance key project deliverables

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