About this opportunity:
Shape how talent grows, moves and thrives at Ericsson
As Global Head of Talent Growth & Performance, you will shape a connected talent ecosystem spanning performance, executive succession, careers, mobility and early-career talent - strengthening leadership pipelines and building the capabilities Ericsson needs for the future.
Working across a global, matrixed organization, you will partner with senior business leaders and People colleagues to solve critical talent challenges and turn enterprise strategy into practical solutions that deliver business impact.
Leading a small, high-performing team, you will balance enterprise thinking with hands-on delivery - setting direction, building momentum and making things happen.
What you will do:
- Shape and evolve Ericsson's enterprise approach to performance, talent growth, careers, mobility and succession, connecting them to strengthen talent and leadership pipelines.
- Partner with business and People leaders to turn talent challenges into solutions that strengthen organizational capability.
- Strengthen executive readiness and succession building a stronger and more diverse leadership pipeline.
- Drive targeted internal mobility and career flow, accelerating top talent and building future capability.
- Increase the impact of early-career talent by strengthening visibility of potential and leadership commitment to early talent pipelines.
- Use data and insight to identify talent risks, capability gaps and growth opportunities, turning insight into action.
- Bring together the best thinking from within Ericsson and beyond, creating alignment and momentum around key talent priorities.
The skills you bring:
- We're looking for a talent leader who sees the bigger picture. Someone who understands how performance, succession, careers, mobility and early-career talent work together to build organizational capability and leadership strength. Someone who brings ideas, influences at senior levels, builds alignment and turns vision into action.
- Proven experience leading enterprise talent agendas in large, global and matrixed organizations, including shaping talent strategies and influencing senior leaders.
- Broad experience across the talent ecosystem, including performance, executive succession, careers, mobility and talent development, combined with the ability to connect the dots and translate complexity into practical solutions.
- Strong influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment across diverse stakeholders and create momentum around key priorities.
- A track record of balancing enterprise strategy with hands-on execution, turning ideas into tangible business impact.
Leadership Requirements:
1. Create Clarity
- Strategic talent leader who shapes and delivers a clear talent, growth, and performance agenda aligned with business priorities.
- Builds alignment and accountability across leaders, HR, and the business to drive consistent talent outcomes.
2. Develop People
- Authentic and inspiring leader who fosters an inclusive, high-performance culture and develops future leaders.
- Champions leadership, talent, and capability development through coaching, succession planning, and targeted growth initiatives.
3. Deliver Results
- Data-driven decision maker who translates talent insights into measurable business impact.
- Strong executive communicator with the ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders.
- Drives a performance-focused culture that balances people growth, engagement, and business results.
Note: Security clearance including references and relevant background screening will be conducted for final candidates.
Last date to apply: 21st September 2026
Why join Ericsson?
At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply?
Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: Sweden (SE) || Stockholm
Req ID: 787640
Primary Recruiter: Versha Sharma
Skills Required
- Proven experience leading enterprise talent agendas in large, global, matrixed organizations
- Experience shaping talent strategies and influencing senior leaders
- Broad experience across performance, executive succession, careers, mobility, and talent development
- Ability to connect talent disciplines and translate complexity into practical solutions
- Strong influencing skills and ability to build stakeholder alignment
- Track record balancing enterprise strategy with hands-on execution
- Strategic talent leadership aligned with business priorities
- Ability to develop future leaders through coaching, succession planning, and growth initiatives
- Data-driven decision-making and ability to translate talent insights into measurable business impact
- Strong executive communication skills
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Ericsson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. job postings describe multiple medical plan options (including PPO and HSA‑eligible HDHP) plus dental and vision, aligning with a comprehensive medical suite. Corporate materials also emphasize wellbeing resources and EAP support.
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Retirement Support — Company communications and U.S. materials reference market‑competitive retirement benefits, including a 401(k) with automatic employer contributions and additional matching. Investor and benefits materials signal a structured approach to total rewards that includes long‑term savings programs.
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Parental & Family Support — U.S. and EWS guides and postings highlight paid maternity and parental/adoption leave at full pay, alongside structured short‑term disability at full pay for defined weeks by tenure. These programs are positioned as part of a family‑friendly, work‑life‑balance offering.
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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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