Ericsson s recruits 01  Head of Strategy and Solutions – Mobile Financial Services

As the tech firm that created the mobile world, and with more than 54,000 patents to our name, we’ve made it our business to make a mark. When joining our team at Ericsson you are empowered to learn, lead and perform at your best, shaping the future of technology. This is a place where you’re welcomed as your own perfectly unique self, and celebrated for the skills, talent, and perspective you bring to the team. Are you in?

Come, and be where it begins.

Our Exciting Opportunity!

Head of Strategy and Solutions. Mobile Financial Services role is responsible to deliver Ericsson Wallet Platform solutions with a focus on continuous revenue growth, Operational stability, and Security. The role is part of the DS CU MFS Leadership Team.

You will

• Understand customer vision and MFS/Mobile Money Strategy
• Evaluate Ericsson EWP strategy Vis a Vis customer strategic plans
• Secure Ericsson involvement in crafting MFS visions, requirements and translate into Ericsson capabilities
• Secure sales delivery readiness and build EWP solutions to meet customer requirements
• Understanding of FinTech market space along with competitors’ landscape.
• Provides feedback to EWP R&D
• Identifies and translated MFS business opportunities into sales
• Build and be accountable for Mobile Money solution in coordination with customer and Business Area
• Consult customers in the Mobile Money technology area
• Support Business Analysts in countries across MMEA
• Provide input towards the Business Area strategic product manager to support the EWP roadmap.
• Perform regular analysis based on business performance of markets
• Participate in technical escalations
• Own technical management governance with customer
• Close cooperation with Design Unit
• Work closely with customers to build a solution based on the received demands and requirements documentation
• Organize Requirement gathering workshop to ensure all business requirements are captured as input towards Quick study execution by respective R&D organizations.

To be successful in the role you must have

• Minimum Experience in Fintech/Mobile Money or EWP 10+ years
• Wallet or payment solutions Architecture and design 5+ years
• Previous BSS or adjacent areas’ experience required
• Change Management and Transformation skills
• Strong leadership skills with a focus on team performance
• Result oriented with customer first attitude
• Formulating Strategies & Concepts
• Entrepreneurial & Commercial Thinking
• Persuading & Influencing
• Delivering Results & Meeting Customer Expectations
• Can handle stressful and ambiguous situations
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English.
• Communication skills in written and spoken French will be
• Self-motivated with strong drive and initiative, collaborative, relating, and networking
• Track record as a leader and the ability to work independently preferably with a well-established contact network
• Outgoing personality that finds it easy to cooperate and establish relationships across organizational boundaries and in a global environment
• Good at handling resource planning and competence development
• University degree in Technology or Economics, preferably MSC, MBA, or equivalent

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What´s in it for you?

Here at Ericsson, our culture is built on over a century of courageous decisions. With us, you will no longer be dreaming of what the future holds – you will be redefining it. You won’t develop for the status quo but will build what replaces it. Joining us is a way to move your career in any direction you want; with hundreds of career opportunities in locations all over the world, in a place where co-creation and collaboration are embedded into the walls. You will find yourself in a speak-up environment where empathy and humanness serve as cornerstones for how we work, and where work-life balance is a priority. Welcome to an inclusive, global company where your opportunity to make an impact is endless.

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If interested ? Please apply by sending your resume.

Closing date : 13 November 2021.