**About the Opportunity**:
Ericsson is looking for a results-driven leader to architect and execute our People strategy. This role owns the design, delivery, and measurement of people initiatives that accelerate business performance. The mandate: ensure Human Resources is a true business driver by translating strategy into priorities, disciplined execution, and measurable results—powered by robust people analytics.
Reporting to Ericsson’s Chief People Officer Charlotte Levert, this executive will serve as a key member of the Integral People Leadership Team to ensure alignment and drive operational excellence across the function.
**What you will do**:
**Set and Operationalize People Strategy**:
- Define a focused, actionable People strategy that aligns with Ericsson’s business objectives.
- Translate strategy into clear priorities and ensure disciplined execution through robust project management and governance.
**Lead People Analytics**:
- Own the people analytics agenda. Build and lead a high-impact analytics capability that delivers actionable, business-relevant insights. Use data to identify workforce trends, inform decisions, and measure the impact of people initiatives.
**Lead the People PMO**:
- Build and lead a high-performing People Project Management Office (PMO) to drive execution of strategic initiatives.
- Establish clear governance, accountability, and metrics for all major projects.
**Deliver Business Intelligence**:
- Gather and synthesize internal and external data—competitor, customer, and technology trends—into concise, actionable insights that inform People priorities and decisions.
**Enable Executive Action**:
- Create clear, data-driven content for C-level leaders.
- Ensure insights are translated into specific actions that drive business and talent outcomes.
**Drive Change and Transformation**:
- Lead and support people-related change initiatives and transformation projects, ensuring alignment with strategy and effective execution across the organization.
**Foster Culture and Engagement**:
- Partner with People leaders to embed a high-performance, inclusive, and engaged culture.
- Support the design and execution of engagement initiatives that reinforce Ericsson’s values and strategic direction.
**Ensure Governance and Risk Management**:
- Establish and maintain governance standards for people initiatives.
- Identify and mitigate people-related risks, ensuring all projects are executed within a robust compliance and risk management framework.
**Champion Cross-Functional Collaboration**:
- Build strong relationships across People sub-functions and with business leaders.
- Ensure alignment, clarity, and effective execution of the People strategy through proactive stakeholder management.
**What You Will Bring**:
- Management consulting or design thinking background, with a demonstrated ability to solve complex problems, drive innovation, and deliver structured, high-impact solutions.
- Advanced people analytics skills, with expertise in business intelligence, market analysis, and translating data into actionable insights.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategies that drive business results in large, complex, or global organizations.
- Proven success operating in a global, matrixed environment, with strong cross-cultural competence and stakeholder alignment across regions.
- Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with a track record of advising and partnering with C-level executives.
- Deep understanding of corporate governance, risk, and compliance, with experience managing people-related risks across multiple jurisdictions.
- Proven ability to lead project or program management offices and deliver large-scale, cross-functional initiatives with measurable outcomes.
Minimum Requirements:
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional projects or programs. Project management qualifications or previous experience leading a project management office is advantageous.
- Strong track record of leading large teams of experts located in different countries in alignment with Ericsson’s leadership principles to create clarity, develop people & drive results
- Deep experience in strategy, strategic analysis, or related disciplines within large or global organizations.
- Strong background in business intelligence and data-driven decision making.
What success will look like in this role:
- The People strategy is clear, measurable, and directly linked to business outcomes.
- Strategic initiatives are executed on time, within scope, and deliver tangible results.
- C-level leaders are equipped with actionable insights that drive better talent decisions.
- The Human Resources team is recognized as a strategic, high-performing business partner.
- Culture and engagement initiatives are aligned and embedded across the organization.
- People-related risks are proactively managed and mitigated.
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