About this Opportunity
We are seeking a highly experienced consulting leader to join Ericsson's Global Consulting organization, within the Network and BSS/OSS Transformation Consulting practice. This role requires a respected industry professional with deep expertise in Autonomous Networking as defined by TM Forum, 3GPP, and core AN foundational capabilities.
You think from the client's perspective, thrive on solving complex problems, and excel at winning and delivering consulting projects. You are confident, insightful, and capable of guiding clients through difficult decisions. Beyond strong technical skills, you can model business value, redesign telecom operational processes, and quantify the impact of automation and autonomy. You lead teams on new, unsolved problems tackling network-scale challenges. You have delivered significant OSS/BSS transformation programs as the delivery lead and are confident in leading complex transformations. Clients trust you, remember you, and rely on your vendor-agnostic guidance.
As a Principal Consultant, you will lead and oversee consulting engagements, mentor experienced consultants, and take a leading role in business development through developing and managing proposals, presentations, and opportunity identification. Ericsson follows an "everyone sells" culture-consultants shape and evolve offerings aligned to market trends, from AN today to topics like 6G tomorrow.
The role is global and highly collaborative, involving close work with Ericsson teams across multiple business units and with clients worldwide. Some assignments may support internal solution development or value-argumentation initiatives. International travel at short notice is expected (typically 50-75% during normal conditions).
What You Will Do
Autonomous Networks Transformation Consulting
- Prior to client investment
- Lead advisory projects to define AN vision and strategy, prioritise operational flows, assess AN capabilities, assess AN maturity, Define target architectural blueprints, define Target operating models and justify investments
- Post client investment
- Realize AN use-cases and solution implementation through Operating model transformation and value realization and assurance
Technology
- Bring deep knowledge of industry standards and architectures for mobile networks.
- Apply hands-on experience with AN foundational capabilities: data, inventory, cloud-native environments, service orchestration, AI/ML models and MLOps, intent-based operations, service management, agentic AI, and telecom operational processes.
- Demonstrate proven experience in AI-driven or transformation consulting, with a strong understanding of Agentic AI.
- Leverage familiarity with TM Forum frameworks (AN, eTOM, SID, TAM), 3GPP standards, and ITIL practices.
- Utilize experience with automation technologies such as SMO, DevOps, Cloud-Native orchestration, Ansible, and RPA.
What You Will Bring
Required Experience - min 10 years
- 5+ years of experience in network automation and transformation, including 7+ years in consulting roles involving sales and delivery of transformation programs.
- Strong industry knowledge with a deep understanding of network autonomy concepts and evolution.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to influence and engage senior-level stakeholders.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; a Master's in Engineering or Business is a strong advantage.
All academic credentials must be from recognized and accredited institutions and are further subject to verification
Skills Required
- Minimum 10 years of required experience
- 5+ years of experience in network automation and transformation
- 7+ years in consulting roles involving sales and delivery of transformation programs
- Deep understanding of network autonomy concepts and evolution
- Strong knowledge of mobile network industry standards and architectures
- Experience with autonomous networking foundational capabilities, including data, inventory, cloud-native environments, service orchestration, AI/ML models, MLOps, intent-based operations, service management, and agentic AI
- Proven experience in AI-driven or transformation consulting
- Familiarity with TM Forum frameworks, 3GPP standards, and ITIL practices
- Experience with SMO, DevOps, cloud-native orchestration, Ansible, and RPA
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to influence and engage senior-level stakeholders
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a recognized and accredited institution
- Master’s degree in Engineering or Business
What the Team is Saying
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Ericsson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and reliable, with multiple medical plan choices, dental/vision, and mental-health/EAP resources. Available descriptions highlight healthcare and disability insurance as consistent strengths.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials point to an automatic company 401(k) contribution plus matching that can add up to a notably high employer contribution, and some regions also offer pension options. This structure is often cited as a meaningful component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs are characterized as generous, with sizable vacation allowances, paid holidays, sick time, volunteer time, and strong parental leave in some locations. PTO is frequently highlighted as a standout element of the package.
Ericsson Insights
What We Do
Ericsson builds the digital connectivity the world relies on. Our technology underpins the mobile networks, platforms, and systems that billions of people, businesses, and societies depend on every day. We are a global leader in communications technology, delivering mobile network infrastructure, cloud software, and wireless connectivity solutions for service providers and enterprises worldwide. Our networks support connectivity across 180+ countries, helping power everyday communication as well as critical digital services at global scale. Connectivity has evolved far beyond consumer mobile use. Today, nearly 80% of the world’s population accesses the internet via mobile networks, and Ericsson is helping shape what comes next. We are advancing 5G and 5G Advanced, developing network APIs that open connectivity to the global developer ecosystem, and applying automation and AI to make networks more intelligent, efficient, and resilient. Ericsson was the first company to launch live 5G networks on five continents, and our 5G platform is now commercially live in 150+ networks across 60+ countries. We also support more than 36,000 enterprise customers, enabling secure, high-performance connectivity for industries such as manufacturing, aviation, logistics, utilities, and public safety, where reliability and performance are mission critical. Innovation is central to how we work. Ericsson has approximately 28,000 employees in research and development, backed by one of the strongest intellectual property portfolios in the industry with 60,000+ granted patents. Our engineers, researchers, and technologists work across 100+ global R&D sites, helping define how networks evolve and how digital infrastructure is built for the long term. As the world moves toward a mobile-first, AI-powered, and cloud-driven future, connectivity becomes the foundation for digital transformation across every industry. Ericsson is building that foundation, shaping the future of digital connectivity through technology that operates at global scale and supports real-world impact, today and for what comes next.
Why Work With Us
Ericsson is a place for people who want to work on technology that powers everyday life. You’ll contribute to large-scale systems used every day, tackle complex challenges in live environments, and keep developing your skills and career in your own vision.
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