The SWPS Operations Lead oversees governance, financials, and operational predictability, driving DevSecOps transformation and fostering continuous improvement.
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About this opportunity:
The Product Development Leader plays a critical role in maintaining Ericsson's competitive edge through technology management. The position focuses on governance, operational excellence, and developing capabilities at individual, team, and organizational levels.
What you will do:
The NexOps Operation Transformation Lead will enable governance, financial oversight, and operational predictability for NexOps, driving transformation toward a unified DevSecOps pipeline and accelerated release cycles.
Governance and Operations• Ensure consistency in tools, processes, and reporting.• Uphold security, compliance, and organizational standards.• Maintain audit-ready governance documentation with traceability.• Establish seamless governance structures with BOS PDUs and systems.
Collaboration and Alignment• Work with SWPS Common Automation Programs like CI&R and CD&T to unify Ways of Working (triage processes, competence ramp-up, onboarding readiness, and ownership transfers).• Define and track NexOps Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) in collaboration with the leadership team.
Leadership Governance• Facilitate governance focusing on strategy, financials, and innovation.• Use tooling and dashboards with predictive analytics to address capacity planning, DevSecOps, and transformation goals.• Drive automation and streamline roadmaps for governance tools such as JIRA and Power BI.
Continuous Improvement• Provide actionable insights for decision-making.• Leverage data to propose enhancements, benchmark performance, and resolve stability risks.• Implement frameworks to mitigate risks and address escalations.
Financial Governance• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization for NexOps Unit• Monitor financial performance relative to transformation objectives.
Advocacy and Culture• Champion DevSecOps and Platform Engineering culture with unified Ways of Working.• Serve as a SPOC for GenAI initiatives and implementation.
This leadership role is pivotal to achieving NexOps' goals, including governance, operational predictability, and unification of DevSecOps pipelines. The Product Development Leader drives innovation, oversees financial transformation objectives, and promotes a lean, agile culture.
The skills you bring:
• 15+ years of experience in management roles in software development, preferably in telecom or software product environments.• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, Software Development in Cloud native eco-system and related tools.• Proven experience in OSS/BSS and associated development and release processes.• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across organizational boundaries.• Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence, PowerBI, Kanban boards, and other agile project management tools.• Ability to manage global teams and work across multiple time zones• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset.• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.• Experience in telecom product lifecycle management and commercial release processes. • Certification in Agile, SAFe, or PMP is a value-add.
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: India (IN) || Chennai
Req ID: 779721
About this opportunity:
The Product Development Leader plays a critical role in maintaining Ericsson's competitive edge through technology management. The position focuses on governance, operational excellence, and developing capabilities at individual, team, and organizational levels.
What you will do:
The NexOps Operation Transformation Lead will enable governance, financial oversight, and operational predictability for NexOps, driving transformation toward a unified DevSecOps pipeline and accelerated release cycles.
Governance and Operations• Ensure consistency in tools, processes, and reporting.• Uphold security, compliance, and organizational standards.• Maintain audit-ready governance documentation with traceability.• Establish seamless governance structures with BOS PDUs and systems.
Collaboration and Alignment• Work with SWPS Common Automation Programs like CI&R and CD&T to unify Ways of Working (triage processes, competence ramp-up, onboarding readiness, and ownership transfers).• Define and track NexOps Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) in collaboration with the leadership team.
Leadership Governance• Facilitate governance focusing on strategy, financials, and innovation.• Use tooling and dashboards with predictive analytics to address capacity planning, DevSecOps, and transformation goals.• Drive automation and streamline roadmaps for governance tools such as JIRA and Power BI.
Continuous Improvement• Provide actionable insights for decision-making.• Leverage data to propose enhancements, benchmark performance, and resolve stability risks.• Implement frameworks to mitigate risks and address escalations.
Financial Governance• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization for NexOps Unit• Monitor financial performance relative to transformation objectives.
Advocacy and Culture• Champion DevSecOps and Platform Engineering culture with unified Ways of Working.• Serve as a SPOC for GenAI initiatives and implementation.
This leadership role is pivotal to achieving NexOps' goals, including governance, operational predictability, and unification of DevSecOps pipelines. The Product Development Leader drives innovation, oversees financial transformation objectives, and promotes a lean, agile culture.
The skills you bring:
• 15+ years of experience in management roles in software development, preferably in telecom or software product environments.• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, Software Development in Cloud native eco-system and related tools.• Proven experience in OSS/BSS and associated development and release processes.• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across organizational boundaries.• Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence, PowerBI, Kanban boards, and other agile project management tools.• Ability to manage global teams and work across multiple time zones• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset.• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.• Experience in telecom product lifecycle management and commercial release processes. • Certification in Agile, SAFe, or PMP is a value-add.
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: India (IN) || Chennai
Req ID: 779721
Top Skills
Agile Project Management
Ci/Cd Pipelines
Cloud Native
Confluence
Devsecops
JIRA
Power BI
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