**The Opportunity**
- As the Head of Ericsson Research, you will serve as the thought leader and driver for our long-term technological vision.
- Reporting directly to the Group CTO, you will lead a world-renowned global organization dedicated to exploring and developing new break-through connectivity and AI technology.
- 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.
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- Executive Profile & Competencies**
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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, integral stakeholders.
**Requirements**:
- Academic Background: PhD or MSc in a relevant field; a distinguished career in senior line management within a global context.
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden (Global HQ).
- Reporting Line: Member of the Group Function Technology Leadership Team, reporting to the CTO and Head of Group Function Technology.
**- Contact**:
- 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.
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**Primary country and city**: Sweden (SE) || Stockholm
**Req ID**: 783964