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Egypt - Smart Village
Join our Team<br><br>About this opportunity: <br><br>Turn cutting‑edge radio technology into strong commercial outcomes.<br><br>In Africa's most competitive telecom markets, brilliant engineering thrives when paired with strong commercial execution. As Techno Commercial Manager RAN CU East and North Africa (ENA), you will combine technical knowledge with business acumen to shape offer strategy, guide commercial decisions and enable profitable growth across RAN engagements. Reporting to the EMEA Head of Tactical Techno Commercial Management you will be a trusted advisor to CU ENA sales organisation — accelerating deal cycles, protecting value, increasing win rates and driving responsible growth. You will connect RAN with Core, Cloud, Transport and Services to strengthen the end-to-end value story.<br><br>What you will do: <br><br> Lead RAN techno-commercial strategy and tactics support for CU-prioritised engagements, benchmarking, new product/commercial model introductions and complex non-delegated cases. Translate RAN technology advancements into compelling ROI/TCO value narratives with relevant commercial structures and risk-mitigation options. Drive proactive value creation: contribute to Strategy-to-Win (S2W) and country strategies ahead of RFQs, shifting stakeholders to proactive mode and positively influencing customer engagement. Facilitate data-driven, value-based and market-relevant pricing through benchmarks, discount guardrails and margin-smart incentive frameworks jointly with Pricing, Contract Management and Sales. Optimise offer scope with domain teams to maximise customer ROI and probability of success. Shape negotiation strategy with Customer Unit (CU) Commercial Management and Technical Presales; represent techno-commercial logic credibly with customer CTO/CPO/CFO teams, supporting selected direct customer negotiations. Industrialise reusable assets and share best practices: value argumentations, commercial tactics, barebone scoping examples, commercial models and T&Cs frameworks Drive pricing excellence activities to support calibration of prices in various markets; analyse and influence commercial set targets.<br><br>The skills you bring:<br><br> Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering, Business or related field; MBA preferred. Proven experience in commercial, solution or techno-commercial roles within the RAN domain, with hands-on structuring and negotiation of complex telecom/ICT deals. Strong RAN technology knowledge (2G–5G, Massive MIMO, SW licensing, Cloud RAN, Open RAN) and exposure to Core, Cloud, Transport and OSS/BSS. Mastery of commercial modelling, TCO/ROI analysis and value-based pricing. Excellent stakeholder management — credible with Domain/Commercial Management and CTO/CPO/CFO level; clear communicator in English (local African languages a plus). Challenger mindset: fact-based problem solver who thrives under pressure within complex stakeholder dynamics. Financial fluency and negotiation expertise including contract levers. Experience in EMEA and Africa telecom markets preferred.<br><br>The impact you will make: By connecting technical and commercial insights, you will facilitate Customer Unit (CU) East and North Africa win the right deals at the right value—fueling sustainable, profitable growth for Ericsson and our customers.<br><br>The position is aimed at being based at one of main CU East and North Africa locations while other main locations in Africa may be considered.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Primary country and city: Tunisia (TN) || Tunis<br><br>Req ID: 788757
Egypt - Smart Village
<strong>Join Our Team<br><br></strong>As the Company at the forefront of the creation of the Mobile world, and with more than 60,000 patents to our name, we’ve made it our business to make a mark. Being part of Ericsson empowers you to learn, lead and perform at your best, shaping future technology. Ericsson is an inclusive employer where you are recognized for the skills, talent, and perspective you bring to the team.<br><br>Within the Solution Area Cognitive Networks Solutions Software R&D (SA CNS SW R&D), we offer the opportunity to collaborate with highly qualified Global teams and to enable success stories for our customers. You will be exposed to groundbreaking technology (5G, ML/AI, Automation and Cloud computing) and support the delivery of multiple Data-Intensive projects from our customer base and internal requirements. You must have the ability to perform hands-on Cloud and Data engineering tasks independently coupled with the appropriate testing. Are you ready to write the future with us?<br><br>Come, and be where it begins.<br><br><strong>About this opportunity:<br><br></strong>Within Cognitive Software Engineering, we offer the opportunity to collaborate with highly qualified teams all around the world and enable success stories for our customers.<br><br>We are seeking a manager to lead our Software Engineering Development teams. You’ll be spearheading the development of our AI-centric world-class SaaS products. As a line manager, you play a critical role in the operation of the business, supervising and managing development teams and acting as a liaison between employees and higher management. Your expertise in both management & technology will be essential to lead your team to success and to promote our company's values, ethics, and culture to ensure outstanding team performance.<br><br><strong>What You Will Do<br><br></strong>Translate Cognitive Software Engineering strategies into unit strategy and actions:<br><br><ul><li>- Oversee and provide technical leadership for the software development lifecycle</li><li>- Translate and communicate strategic plans into local plans for the unit, setting priorities and targets</li><li>- Manage targets and objectives for the unit and follow up on performance</li><li>- Connect strategies with day-to-day operations, communicating how unit tasks contribute to the overarching strategies and visions<br><br></li></ul>Workforce planning, Recruitment:<br><br><ul><li>- Manage and forecast the resource/competence planning in the unit</li><li>- Recruit talent ensuring diversity, and manage onboarding of new employees</li><li>- Participate in annual budget setting and quarterly cost forecasting</li><li>- Follow-up on cost targets, implementing corrective actions as required<br><br></li></ul>Drive performance management of the unit:<br><br><ul><li>- Ensure adherence to global processes methods and tools</li><li>- Identify and mitigate risks and secure execution of the internal controls applicable to our unit</li><li>- Continuous monitoring of achievement toward targets & change management when required</li><li>- Review deliverables & support testing, proof of concepts or first-time implementation when required</li><li>- Unit Performance shall be reported in regular Performance Reviews in Leadership Team</li><li>- Managers are accountable for other elements of unit performance management, such as Voice for collecting feedback from employees and developing associated plans</li><li>- Support maintaining records of the performance, relevant training courses, and other records documents of the team member, as appliable<br><br></li></ul>Individual Performance Management:<br><br><ul><li>- Set individual goals and targets for the team and team members</li><li>- Discuss the importance of integrity and integrity goals, ensuring that individual performance is achieved in an ethical and compliant manner </li><li>- Follow-up on performance of individuals, fostering honest and transparent feedback, and conducting annual appraisal and impact assessment</li><li>- Provide coaching support to team members and support improvement action plans</li><li>- Include health, safety, and well-being into everyday conversations<br><br></li></ul>Drive Competence and Career Management:<br><br><ul><li>- Develop plans for individual/team development connected to business needs</li><li>- Perform competence inventory in the team & participate in individual assessments as assessor</li><li>- Support team members with competence and career development</li><li>- Drive everyday learning</li><li>- Develop leadership skills in others, and instill our culture of integrity</li><li>- Plan job rotations<br><br></li></ul>Drive Innovation & Improvements:<br><br><ul><li>- Foster new ideas for product & process improvements and automation</li><li>- Identify and implement best practices, and improvement programs to boost unit performance in our hybrid work context</li><li>- Identify and address barriers to performance</li><li>- Drive relevant issues for the team</li><li>- Share knowledge and use collaboration tools</li><li>- Drives quality & excellence within the team, as well as a speak-up environment.<br><br></li></ul>Manage Pay, Rewards & Recognition:<br><br><ul><li>- Perform salary review and drive its communication </li><li>- Recognize and award individuals for achievements and for behaviors consistent with our values </li><li>- Manage time reporting and approvals (expenses, etc.), with full adherence to related company policies<br><br></li></ul><strong>The Skills You Bring<br><br></strong><ul><li>- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field. A Master's degree is a plus.</li><li>- 5 years (+) of proven experience as a Software Manager in the software development industry, with a focus on cloud solutions and artificial intelligence</li><li>- 7 years (+) of proven experience in Agile methodologies and best practices</li><li>- Demonstrated success in managing complex, large-scale software development projects, including experience with Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).</li><li>- Proficient in management tools and software, such as SAP, JIRA, Confluence, PowerBI, MS Suite, Microsoft Project, etc…</li><li>- Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to raise the bar, motivate and inspire cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives.</li><li>- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate and create an impact.</li><li>- Fluent English is a must, written and spoken</li><li>- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail and a results-driven mindset.</li><li>- Experience in the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment.</li><li>- Understanding of cloud technologies and platforms (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure,Google Cloud Platform) and their application in software development projects<br><br></li></ul><strong>Why join Ericsson?</strong>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.<br><br><strong>What happens once you apply?</strong>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.<br><br><strong>Primary country and city:</strong> Egypt (EG) || Cairo<br><br><strong>Req ID:</strong> 792222