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** About this opportunity
** Ericsson Ventures (EV) is seeking a Vice President to join its investment team in the USA. In this role, you will play a central part in identifying, evaluating, executing, and supporting venture investments. This is not a purely analytical position — we are looking for a credible, externally oriented investor who can develop proprietary deal flow, build trusted relationships with founders and ecosystem participants, and help portfolio companies create value.

EV operates as a flat organization guided by a mission to deliver strong returns through investments that provide strategic insight and/or support Ericsson's operations.## What you will do
* Originate and develop investment opportunities aligned with EV's thesis, stage, ownership targets, and check size.
* Build and maintain relationships with founders, entrepreneurs, co-investors, executives, and university and research communities.
* Develop sector theses and market maps, identifying emerging companies, technical shifts, and competitive dynamics.
* Lead founder meetings and assess team quality, market attractiveness, product differentiation, and return profile.
* Drive end-to-end due diligence across customer, product, technical, financial, legal, and cap-table dimensions.
* Prepare high-quality investment memos and present recommendations and risks to the investment committee.
* Lead term sheet analysis, deal structuring, legal documentation review, and manage the closing process.
* Serve as a liaison between portfolio companies and relevant Ericsson operating units.
* Collaborate with founders and management teams on go-to-market strategy, recruiting, partnerships, and fundraising.
* Monitor portfolio performance and evaluate follow-on investments, secondary opportunities, and exit considerations.
* Support the growth of junior investment professionals and contribute to fund strategy and process improvement.## The skills you will bring
* 8–10+ years of relevant experience in venture investing, growth equity, and/or operating roles at high-growth technology companies.
* Demonstrated track record of sourcing opportunities, building founder and executive relationships, and exercising sound investment judgment.
* Strong financial, analytical, market research, and business writing skills, with the ability to create concise, decision-useful investment materials.
* Direct investing experience at a venture capital, growth equity, corporate venture, or crossover fund is preferred.
* Experience in EV's target domains: AI infrastructure, communications, enterprise software, cloud, data, cybersecurity, semiconductors, or industrial technology.
* Technical fluency sufficient to evaluate products, architectures, and engineering teams in EV's areas of focus.
* Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work constructively with founders, boards, co-investors, and internal colleagues.
* An MBA, advanced technical degree, or equivalent experience is welcome but not required.
* AI is becoming core to how we build and deliver 're seeking talent who are ready to learn, adapt, and develop the skills needed to thrive in an AI-enabled future.
** 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 solutions never seen…