About Organisation:

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of the world’s mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people & society to help shape a more sustainable world.

Job Summary: We are now looking for a well-rounded and Senior Program Director to drive the delivery of 5G and 4G Core and Cloud solutions! You will be delivering the latest technology in a highly dynamic, fast-paced, competitive, and challenging multi-vendor environment.

This advertisement is published for multiple countries, including Algeria, Uganda, Egypt, Madagascar, and Kenya. Candidates based in any of the listed countries are welcome to apply.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive sophisticated 5G and 4G Core and Cloud engagements from initial scoping through delivery for Ericsson’s Customers in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry
• Lead and empower local and global teams to deliver on-time, enhance profitability, and improve continuously, through strong governance and project controls
• Identify all milestones, obstacles, recommend and implement workable solutions, identify and mitigate risk, raise and resolve issues
• Lead change management including the definition of impacts to scope, budget, timeline, and quality with stakeholder agreement
• Build strong internal and external relationships
• Harvest and optimize best practices, create and share knowledge assets to industrialize delivery processes
• Promote a “one team” atmosphere and coach project team members to support their professional growth

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience as Program Manager, including Core and Cloud delivery
• Experience delivering physical, virtualized, and containerized Network Function projects
• Expertise in automating test and deployment processes
• Experience to Support sales teams to drive new business opportunities.
• Strong project control skills, with the ability to manage projects to meet targets and deadlines.
• Solid financial background and experience with business case development
• Highly developed risk-management skills
• Demonstrated accountability, customer-focused mindset, positive outlook, willingness to help others outside your assigned activities
• Strong relationship management experience with leadership, engineers, developers, support, and sales teams
• Innovative and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent project management certification is preferred.
• Experience with solutions in the Packet Core and communication services platforms (e.g., Dual Mode Core, PCC/PCG, MME, EPG, SAPC, UDM, IMS VoLTE, IoT)
• Experience using automation and software management tools such as JIRA, Confluence or SharePoint.

All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.