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VP Head of Ericsson Research

This is a role for a visionary leader who can bridge the gap between breakthrough scientific exploration and global industrial leadership, ensuring Ericsson remains at the absolute forefront of technology.

The Mandate

• Strategic Stewardship: Direct a global workforce of over 800 professionals across 14 countries, fostering a culture of excellence, intellectual curiosity, and high-performance delivery.
• Innovation Ecosystems: Work in close cooperation with all Business Areas, Development Units, Market Areas and key Customer Units, as well as partners, leading customers, top-tier universities and research institutes.
• Technological Leadership: Secure Ericsson’s leadership in the global market by balancing long-term exploration with tangible technology transfers that fuel our product and service roadmaps.
• Global Advocacy: Represent Ericsson within the scientific community and at major international fora, shaping the global discourse on future technologies.

Executive Profile & Competencies

Visionary & Strategic Agility

• A proven ability to translate macro-industry trends and customer insights into a robust research agenda.
• Deep mastery of the interplay between innovation complexity and evolving business models.

Technical & Domain Mastery

• Extensive expertise across the full stack: Radio, AI, Network Architecture, Security, and Hardware/Software co-design.
• A specific focus on distributed, realtime AI, including AI-native networks, compute paradigms, and the integration of AI into the very fabric of research methodology.

Operational Excellence

• Significant experience leading large-scale, global R&D organizations with a track record of successfully managing "leaders of leaders."
• A sophisticated understanding of standardization strategies and open source dynamics as levers for market influence.

Ecosystem & Influence

• An established global network spanning academia (top-tier professors/universities) and industry (C-suite technology executives).
• Exceptional communication skills, with the presence and gravitas to distil complex technical concepts for diverse, global stakeholders.

Requirements

• Academic Background: PhD or MSc in a relevant field; a distinguished career in senior line management within a global context.

• Direct a global workforce of over 800 professionals across 14 countries, fostering a culture of excellence, intellectual curiosity, and high-performance delivery.
• Work in close cooperation with all Business Areas, Development Units, Market Areas and key Customer Units, as well as partners, leading customers, top-tier universities and research institutes.
• Secure Ericsson’s leadership in the global market by balancing long-term exploration with tangible technology transfers that fuel our product and service roadmaps.
• Represent Ericsson within the scientific community and at major international fora, shaping the global discourse on future technologies.

• Visionary & Strategic Agility
• Deep mastery of the interplay between innovation complexity and evolving business models.
• Extensive expertise across the full stack: Radio, AI, Network Architecture, Security, and Hardware/Software co-design.
• Specific focus on distributed, realtime AI, including AI-native networks, compute paradigms, and the integration of AI into the very fabric of research methodology.
• Operational Excellence
• Sophisticated understanding of standardization strategies and open source dynamics as levers for market influence.
• Ecosystem & Influence
• Established global network spanning academia and industry.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the presence and gravitas to distil complex technical concepts for diverse, global stakeholders.

• PhD or MSc in a relevant field.
• A distinguished career in senior line management within a global context.