Head of Network and BOS consulting

Job Summary

The objective of Ericsson Consulting is to deliver engagements that generate value for our customers and enable greater value to Ericsson. We are looking for a highly experienced Techno-Operational Consulting Leader to lead the NW & BOS Transformation Consulting practice and to be part of the Global Consulting Leadership Team that leads business and offerings across Ericsson.

The Consulting Leader needs to be a:

• Business leader with a strong impact on customers and senior executives
• Sales leader with proven track record of engaging with clients, creating proposals and closing deals
• Strategy leader with strong view on leading telecom trends and Consulting value propositions / offers
• Portfolio leader with capability to identify, craft, sell and deliver Consulting propositions
• Team leader who has a proven track record of growing teams, and managing senior 5G & Enterprise Strategy professionals;
  Additionally, being able to collaborate with peer Consulting leaders worldwide will be needed

You will be working with CxO at Ericsson customers – leading Telcos, and Enterprises – chalking out the technology roadmap. These engagements will require you to be perceived by clients and colleagues as highly dependable and domain credible. You will also be working with senior sales leaders at Ericsson sales units to understand the key pain points of Ericsson Sales Leaders and position Consulting engagements to CSPs and Enterprises in a way that enables a greater value for Ericsson.

To enable differentiated value propositions, you will collaborate with Ericsson colleagues from different business functions – Enterprise, Core, Networks, etc. – to create cross‑functional and differentiated value propositions. The role is Global and you will travel internationally based on customer demand.

• Drive global P&L and define objectives of NW & BOS Transformation Consulting domain
• Identify, develop and manage portfolio of leading NW & BOS Transformation Consulting offerings
• Identify Consulting opportunities by working with tech professionals – Sales and Solution Architects
• Nurture and convert opportunities while contributing actively to consulting proposals
• Guide / Lead delivery of consulting projects / programs across the globe
• Engage as thought leader at CxO level.
• Lead NW & BOS Transformation consulting team comprising senior members
• Manage stakeholders in Consulting communities across geographies
• Actively contribute outside your domain to reach overall business objectives

• AN, Orchestration & Automation transformation
  • Good understanding of the Autonomous networks e2e methodology, and orchestration & automation transformation approaches taken by the industry leaders and global early adopters, in particular from an Operations and systems perspective.
  • Thorough appreciation of the challenges and impacts of Orchestration & Automation transformation, as well as practical experience of transformation delivery programs (e.g., including organizational impacts, process impacts, systems integration and operational transformation)
• 5G Core and 5G Network
  • Good understanding of 5G Core – specifically as related to technology evolution towards 5G, Core deployment options (such as SA)
  • Good understanding end-to-end technology evolution beyond Core – especially RAN (and Transport) to be able to advise clients on 5G technology evolution
  • Very strong understanding of business implications of the 5G Core (and other technologies) Technology options and roadmap, i.e., how to 5G use cases / 5G monetization is enabled by the technology options and technology roadmap
• Telco Cloud transformation – Both Virtualization and Cloud Native
  • Good knowledge of the cloud transformation challenges, impacts and approaches taken by the industry leaders and global early adopters, in particular from technology and deployment perspectives.
  • Practical experience of Telco Cloud Transformation programs and cloud operating models
  • Knowledge of CICD / Dev Ops and related Operational processes / impacts
  • Expertise on the operational implications of moving 5G Core and other network elements to Virtualized or Cloud Native – both in Hybrid and…