Head of BOS Enterprise Architecture at Ericsson Nigeria

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of the world's mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people & society to help shape a more sustainable world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of BOS Enterprise Architecture

Job ID: 776663
Location: Abuja

Job Description

• We are looking for a Head of Enterprise Architecture within Service Line (SL) Business and Operations Systems (BOS) as a key leadership role part of BOS Delivery Excellence, responsible for leading enterprise architecture practice and End-to-End solution presales and delivery in MEMA.
• This role reports to the Head of SL BOS Delivery Excellence for MEMA and will be part of BOS Delivery Excellence Leadership team.

What You Will Do

• Lead BOS End-to-End portfolio presales and solution delivery, managing end-to-end Solution & Enterprise Architects, and cross portfolio practicians.
• Establish and lead enterprise architecture and design authority practices.
• Senior People Manager of own unit and a senior Leader across matrixed organization extending to solution line professionals in other CU BOS, BOS solution lines and SD/SDU units.
• Set Individual Performance and Development goals for members with regular check-ins.
• Responsible for team dimensioning; and Cost Center Responsible to deliver over-Absorption target and required Utilization/Billability.
• Accountable for the pre-sales and delivery of BOS solutions in the context of complex offerings and transformations including 3rd party products & solutions.
• Plan lead and industrialize initiatives to augment Ericsson BOS offerings to create higher fit to customer needs and improve competitiveness.
• Responsible for competence management and upskilling of their community to serve business needs.
• Responsible to review and align delivery models; and secure the skillsets required to fulfill the delivery.
• Drive a Knowledge Sharing and Asset building culture across their community.
• Instill a culture of add-on sales and customer value maximization.
• Drive the full onboarding of automation in collaboration with BOS automation champions and Product Management.
• Lead product and integrated solutions escalations related to project issues and portfolio roadmap issues in collaboration with Business Development & Portfolio.
• Single Point of Accountability/Escalation for End-to-End and multi-component OSS and BSS solutions and delivery readiness perspectives.

What You Will Bring

• University Degree in ICT / Engineering. A graduate degree such as an MBA is a plus.
• 12+ years of experience in telecom industry with leadership track record in OSS & BSS transformations with focus on both pre-sales and program delivery.
• Strong People Manager track record leading Senior Team members and leading Leaders.
• Enterprise Architecture & Framework Mastery (TOGAF, TMForum: eTOM, ODA, OpenAI, SID, TAM)
• Advanced experience with
• Cloud-Native & Platform Architecture.
• Security, Privacy & Compliance Architecture. /
• AI and automation strategy
• Data Management & Analytics
• Integration & API Ecosystem
• Agile, DevOps & Continuous Delivery
• Expert level in overall BOS portfolio including full stack BSS and OSS with surrounding Domains.
• Experience in leading complex transformation engagements in BSS and OSS domain.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional highly matrixed and globally distributed teams.
• Mandatory certifications: Principal Solution Architect GIAP certification.
• Strong consultative, presentation, and communication skills
• Proven track record to deliver results within a time sensitive and high-pressure environment.
• Highly proficient collaboration skills
• Solid ability to communicate effectively at executive levels.
• In-depth knowledge of running Organizational and Solution Level Governance.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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