Senior Product Manager; RAN Controller

Position: Senior Product Manager (RAN Intelligent Controller)
Location: Bengaluru

Senior Product Manager
(Telecom RIC and rApp)

Why should you choose us?

Rakuten Symphony is reimagining telecom, changing supply chain norms and disrupting outmoded thinking that threatens the industry’s pursuit of rapid innovation and growth. Based on proven modern infrastructure practices, its open interface platforms make it possible to launch and operate advanced mobile services in a fraction of the time and cost of conventional approaches, with no compromise to network quality or security.

Rakuten Symphony has operations in Japan, the United States, Singapore, India, South Korea, Europe, and the Middle East Africa region. For more information, visit:
Building on the technology Rakuten used to launch Japan’s newest mobile network, we are taking our mobile offering global.

To support our ambitions to provide an innovative cloud-native telco platform for our customers, Rakuten Symphony is looking to recruit and develop top talent from around the globe. We are looking for individuals to join our team across all functional areas of our business – from sales to engineering, support functions to product development.

Let’s build the future of mobile telecommunications together!
About Rakuten Group, Inc. (TSE: 4755) is a global leader in internet services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Founded in Tokyo in 1997 as an online marketplace, Rakuten has expanded to offer services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content and communications to approximately 2 billion members around the world. The Rakuten Group has over 30,000 employees, and operations in 30 countries and regions.

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About the Role:

Looking for an experienced Product Owner/Manager to drive the vision, strategy, and delivery of  RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) platform and rApp.  You will own the product backlog , roadmap, define use cases , solution with cross product owner and work closely with engineering, pre-sales, and customer teams to deliver measurable outcomes for Tier-1 and Tier-2 operators globally.

Mandatory

Skills:

Telecom, Observability, 4G/5G, RAN , Core,
Cloud Infra
4 years in product management (Minimum)
ORAN / RAN
RIC / Rapps / xapps

Key Responsibilities :

Product Strategy & Vision
Own and communicate the product roadmap for RIC platform and rApp
Define quarterly and annual product goals aligned with operator needs and market trends ]
Conduct market analysis and competitive benchmarking across vendors

Backlog & Delivery
Own, prioritize, and groom the product backlog; translate operator requirements into detailed, sprint-ready user stories and acceptance criteria
Define and maintain requirement documentation, use case specifications, and technical annexes for customer requirements
Drive NPI (New Product Introduction) process end-to-end

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
Work directly with telecom customers (MNOs/MVNOs) to gather requirements, run workshops, and validate solution designs
Support to Respond to RFPs/RFIs with technical solution proposals and use case documentation
Present product demos, quarterly reviews, and roadmap sessions to CTO/CIO-level stakeholders
Represent the product in partner and alliance discussions

Cross-functional Leadership
Act as the bridge between business stakeholders, customers, and engineering teams
Run sprint ceremonies — planning, review, retrospective — in an Agile/SAFe environment
Manage dependencies across platform teams (Fault Monitor , Performance Monitor, Configuration Manager, Network Topology ,Network Inventory )

Required

Skills & Experience:

Domain Knowledge
10+ years of experience in Telecom, Packet Core , Access , with at least 2 years in a Product Owner or Product Manager role
Domain Knowledge of Telecom , 4G/5G, RAN , Core, Cloud & Infra
Deep understanding of Telecom, ORAN , RIC , rApp , Fault Management, Performance Management (PM counters, KPIs), SLA monitoring
Hands-on knowledge of 5G RAN, Core, and Cloud-native network architectures
Familiarity with ORAN Standards , 3

GPP standards. Knowledge of TMF API Standards Add on
Contribution to ORAN standard body Add on

Experience with operator environments — NOC, zero-touch operations, AIOps

Technical Proficiency
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