**About this opportunity**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 Operational Consulting Leader to lead the Orchestration & Automation Consulting Practice and to be part of the Global Consulting Leadership Team.For this position, we need a highly regarded leader with strong expertise in Telco Orchestration, Analytics & Automation. This includes a strong understanding of Orchestration and Automation from Operational Perspective well supported by understanding of underlying technologies (such as Cloud, SDN and NFV etc.). In this role,you are expected to bring in solid expertise and experience in the Operating Models - process, organizational, metrics and systems - as it relates to various aspects of:- 5G Business Opportunities - e.G., operational impacts of Private Networks, Network Slicing, etc.- 5G Operations - e.G., NOC/SOC processes, Assurance, etc.- 5G Technologies - e.G., Orchestration technology evolution / roadmap.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 Orchestration & Automation professionals; Additionally, being able to collaborate with peer Consulting leaders worldwide will be neededYou will be working with CxO at Ericsson customers - leading Telcos,and Enterprises - chalking out the Operating Models and operational impact roadmaps. 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.You will develop innovative consulting value propositions to customers, develop consulting opportunities, craft solutions for customers and contribute to the delivery of consulting workstreams.This means that you will drive customer engagements from lead generation to project delivery, while leading an experienced team of global consultants in the Orchestration & Automation Transformation domain.The role is Global and you will travel internationally based on customer demand.**What you will do**- Drive the global P&L; and key objectives of the Orchestration & Automation Consulting domain- Strong capability to work with technology professionals - Sales and Solution Architects - and identify Consulting opportunities- Identify leading consulting value propositions / offerings in the Orchestration & Automation Consulting domain, develop innovative consulting offerings and manage the global portfolio of offerings- Develop Operational consulting related opportunities,contribute to consulting proposals and Guide / Lead delivery of consulting projects / programs across the globe- Engage as thought leader at CxO level.- Lead, develop and grow the Orchestration & Automation consulting team comprising senior members- Manage stakeholders in Consulting communities across geographies- As a Leader within Global Consulting Team, actively think and contribute outside your domain to reach overall Consulting objectives, and business success.- Provide high-value industry insights to Ericsson's strategy process, using delivered projects and developed assets**You will bring****Domain Expertise Areas**:- Operational transformation, and Operating models to support 5G Evolution- Strong competence in defining operational transformation approaches for evolution to 5G and various 5G opportunities- Strong capability to define various aspects of operating model for 5G Evolution - such as processes (Performance Management,Fault management, Assurance, Automation, Field services, etc.), Metrics / KPIs, and high-level OSS systems knowledge (Inventory, Assurance, and Activation, etc.)- Orchestration & Automation transformation- Good understanding of the 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., inclu #J-18808-Ljbffr
