The EOE R&D Investment Manager governs and manages R&D and capex funding related to MSN tools, platforms and innovation initiatives within the SA MSN scope.
The role consolidates, prioritizes and follows up on investments across MSDP, AI/automation assets and related enablers, ensuring alignment with MSN strategy and targeted business outcomes.
Success is measured by maintaining budget compliance, improving forecasting accuracy, timely reporting to leadership and best use of allocated budget.
Role Responsibilities
Main responsibilities:
- Establish and execute a comprehensive oversight framework for the BPD R&D budget ensuring alignment with strategic business priorities
- Coordinate the annual and mid-term planning cycles for MSN tools and innovation investments
- Communicate & secure approval from key MSN stakeholders for prioritization, forecasting and funding of R&D budget and its individual items and activities
- Work with BPD leadership, MSDP Product Director, Cloud Business Architects & SDAP Product Owners to align investment priorities with strategic roadmaps
- Ensure forecasted and actual spend is actively tracked, regularly updated and visible to key MSN stakeholders and Finance management
- Execute monthly governance with project managers and business owners to review progress, spending trends and adjust forecasts accordingly
- Ensure compliance to TG2, TG3 and TG5 tollgates from a financial perspective
- Flag and actively manage deviations to ensure most effective use of R&D budget
- Implement budget review cadence with key MSN stakeholders
- Participate in governance fora and relevant decision bodies responsible for the oversight, evolution and deployment of MSN tools.
- Provide financial and portfolio insights to support decision-making in operating model and tools governance forums
Role Authority
The R&D Investment Manager has authority to:
- Request information and input from MSN units, product/platform teams and finance to build and track investment cases.
- Recommend prioritization, deferral or reallocation of investments within agreed governance frameworks.
- Escalate investment-related risks and issues to MSN leadership.
Required, Skills, Experience and Qualifications
- Education - University degree in engineering, business, economics or equivalent.
- Experience - Typically 5+ years in managed services, R&D or capex portfolio management, or financial planning, preferably in telecom or technology
- Skills - Strong business and financial acumen; understanding of managed services; good stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to interpret technical platform and innovation proposals and translate them into financial and business terms
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Fluency in English
Preferred Skills and Experience
- A good demonstrated working knowledge of the Ericsson Operations Engine
- Knowledge of the Ericsson or BCSS finance management process for services
- Adept at using AI for workplace-based productivity
Behaviors and Competencies
- Strong collaboration and leadership
- Customer and value focused
- Integrity and resilience
- Innovative and entrepreneurial
- Critical thinking, self-driven & curious
Working Arrangements
Office-based for a minimum of 60% of the working week. Travel is expected in the range of 10% on average, but can rise to around 20% based upon business need. If not based in the UK, a minimum of one week in four will be based in the UK.
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Primary country and city: United Kingdom (GB) || Reading
Req ID: 790645
Skills Required
- University degree in engineering, business, economics, or equivalent
- Typically 5+ years of experience in managed services, R&D or capex portfolio management, or financial planning
- Strong business and financial acumen
- Understanding of managed services
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to interpret technical platform and innovation proposals and translate them into financial and business terms
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Fluency in English
- Working knowledge of the Ericsson Operations Engine
- Knowledge of Ericsson or BCSS finance management processes for services
- Ability to use AI for workplace productivity
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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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