Career Opportunities at Ericsson

Job description
Req ID: 181901

Job Summary

We are now looking for a Solution Architect, who will be responsible for analyzing, designing and developing commercially viable end-to-end technical solutions for the customers. In this role, you will also be accountable for providing profitable business for Ericsson by translating customer needs, and technology opportunities into detailed technical offering, solutions and proposals.

Responsibilities

• Scope, define and design solution offerings; driving end-to-end technical solutions
• Analyze customer technology, define business requirements and participate in risk analysis
• Work with core team on list of potential activities and solutions
• Develop technical presentations and proposals, and perform customer presentations
• Support deployment of solution
• Provide feedback to R&D
• Participate in knowledge transfer, documentation and information sharing
• Stay abreast of on new technology/technical areas and share information about solution to enable customer competence build

Key Qualifications

• Education: Degree in ICT/Telecommunications
• Minimum years of experience: 7-10
• Domain experience: BSS - Revenue Management (CS/RM)
• Experience from technical job roles is required, e.g. experience from work as an Integration Engineer
• Experienced Solution Architect

Why is Ericsson a great place to work?

Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society where every person and every industry is empowered to reach their full potential. Mobility, broadband and the cloud are transforming the world, enabling industries and society to provide better services, capture new opportunities, improve businesses, increase efficiency, and create new user experiences.

Our services, software and infrastructure support every major telecom operator in the world. The transformation that this brings allows people, business and society to fulfill their potential and build a more sustainable future.

With some 115,000 employees and customers in 180 countries, we combine global scale with technology and services leadership. We support networks that connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. 40 percent of the world’s mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. And our SEK 100 billion investment in research and development over the last three years ensure that our solutions - and our customers - are at the forefront of innovation.

At Ericsson, we give our employees the freedom to think big. Your ideas and innovations can turn into achievements that impact society and change the world. Are you ready to be a change-maker? Learn what makes YOU + Ericsson a powerful combination. Join us today.

Founded in 1876, Ericsson has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Net sales in 2014 were SEK 228.0 billion (USD 33.1 billion). Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX stock exchange in Stockholm and the NASDAQ in New York.

Ericsson provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, national origin, ethnic background, age, disability, political opinion, social status, veteran status, union membership or genetics.

Ericsson complies with applicable country, state and all local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location across the world in which the company has facilities. In addition, Ericsson supports the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and the United Nations Global Compact.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, training and development.

Ericsson expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, national origin, ethnic background, age, disability, political opinion, social status, veteran status, union membership or genetic information.

Primary country and city: South Africa (ZA) || || Johannesburg || Consulting&SysInt; IT; ProdMgt; R&D; SalesStratMkt&ComMgt; ServEng; SharedServ; Stud&YP; Supply&Log

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Job description

Req ID: 184454

Job Summary

The Job Role purpose is to manage assigned customer projects to secure that project goals are met, customer’s expectations are fulfilled & that the customer relation is handled in the best possible way within the scope of the contract.

Responsibilities & Tasks

• Establish project plan baseline: define project scope, secure the necessary resources & plans & monitor all activities
• Drive project execution: track project activities , monitor & handle changes, conflicts & escalations
• Handle customer & stakeholder engagement: manage customer relationship building confidence & trust , ensure project progress arranging meetings & customer events
• Manage project finance: ensure financial system monitoring
• Develop the business: participate to contract preparation & to pre-sales meeting
• Develop the CPM discipline: simplify processes, methods & tools with innovative ideas

Core Competences

Position Requirements

• Leadership skills
• Consultative skills
• Stakeholder management skills
• Financial understanding
• Business understanding
• Sales & business development skills
• Customer insight
• Negotiation & argumentation skills
• Project management skills
• Problem solving
• Presentation & communication skills
• Entrepreneurial & Commercial Thinking
• Persuading & Influencing
• Analyzing
• Leading & Supervising
• Relating & Networking
• Delivering Results & Meeting Customer Expectations
• Planning & Organizing

Minimum Qualifications & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, preferably in telecommunication, science, engineering or business discipline
• 5+ years’ experience as a Project Manager - leading and managing complex projects
• Several years experience in delivering IT/Telecommunications projects, in particular, Systems Integration (IP, Core & Cloud) projects
• Have excellent planning and scheduling skills
• Have excellent financial understanding and the ability to manage cost efficient service deliveries
• Proven experience in effectively managing subcontractors and stakeholders across large projects
• Knowledge in root cause analysis/problem solving and the ability implement/drive corrective actions and efficiencies

Preferred Qualifications & Experience Requirements

• PMI certification (or PRINCE II)
• Experience in scoping and selling projects
• Contract management
• 3rd pp suppliers management experience
• Project sales process

Ericsson provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, national origin, ethnic background, age, disability, political opinion, social status, veteran status, union membership or genetics.

Ericsson complies with applicable country, state and all local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location across the world in which the company has facilities. In addition, Ericsson supports the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and the United Nations Global Compact.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, training and development.

Ericsson expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, national origin, ethnic background, age, disability, political opinion, social status, veteran status, union membership or genetic information.

Primary country and city: South Africa (ZA) || || Johannesburg || Consulting&SysInt; IT; ProdMgt; R&D; SalesStratMkt&ComMgt; ServEng; SharedServ; Stud&YP; Supply&Log