Strategic Product Manager, Autonomous Network / Cloud RAN | Early Career Program

About this opportunity

Ericsson’s Early Career Program is an 18-month journey for you who are recently graduated or have up to five years of relevant experience. Through three rotations, including one international and market exposure, you will tackle challenges that matter, work alongside people who expect you to contribute, question, and move things forward.

The accelerated track is designed to develop future leaders who are motivated by performance, pace, and commercial impact. You’ll rotate across a range of functions such as Sales, Commercial Management, Sourcing, Strategy, Supply, Finance and more. Working on priorities that directly influence results and learning how different parts of the business connect to create value.

This isn’t a program where you sit on the sideline. From day one, you’re hired permanently into a role, trusted to contribute, supported to grow, and expected to make an impact. Find out more about the Early Career program here.

Your journey within the Early Career Program will start as a Strategic Product Manager

About the team

Join Ericsson's Strategic Product Management team focusing on Architecture, Automation and Operations, within Product Line RAN Software. Our team consists of around 10 people, primarily based in Stockholm, working on how AI, automation, and next-generation RAN technologies will shape the future of mobile networks.

This Strategic Product Manager role offers two possible focus areas, depending on your background and the needs of the business:

• Autonomous Networks: shaping product strategy for AI-enabled network operations, automation, and autonomous network capabilities.
• Cloud RAN Infrastructure: shaping product strategy for the cloud-native infrastructure, RAN compute, and technologies underpinning next-generation RAN.

In either area, you will contribute to portfolio strategy, influence product direction, and identify business opportunities. You will work closely with Product Units, Engineering Units, sales and market teams, customers, and industry partners to connect emerging technologies with customer needs and business value.

You will be part of a team that encourages curiosity, challenges existing thinking, and works across organizations to turn new technologies into meaningful business opportunities.

Why Join Us?

• Shape the Future of Networks - Contribute to Ericsson’s vision of building intelligent, resilient, and future-ready networks.
• Turn Innovation into Business Value - Leverage AI, automation, and cloud infrastructure to deliver meaningful business outcomes for customers worldwide.
• Influence the Future of Network Innovation - Contribute to portfolio strategy and product evolution at one of the world’s leading telecommunications companies.
• Collaborate with Industry Leaders - Engage with leading operators, strategic partners, and technology thought leaders across the global ecosystem.
• Drive Impact and Growth - Take ownership of meaningful strategic initiatives with significant business impact while growing professionally within a diverse, highly skilled Stockholm-based team with global reach.

What you will do

As a Strategic Product Manager, you will connect technology, customer needs, and commercial strategy. Drawing on hands-on product or solution experience, you will help shape Ericsson’s offering, portfolio positioning, and product direction to create customer and business value.

Your work will reflect your assigned focus area. You will have the opportunity to:

• Contribute to and drive strategic initiatives, translating technology developments, market trends, and customer needs into business opportunities for next-generation RAN.
• Contribute to portfolio strategy and roadmaps by developing differentiated product offerings, clear value propositions, customer stories, and recommendations on product direction and investments.
• Support strategic planning and execution through IPP and SPP processes, developing business cases, commercial recommendations, actionable plans, and following initiatives through implementation.
• Identify growth opportunities through customer engagement, market intelligence, competitive analysis, technology insights, and translate findings into compelling customer stories.
• Work across Product Units, Engineering Units, Market Areas, customers, and industry partners to align product strategies with customer needs and business priorities.
• Contribute to industry discussions, presentations, and relevant standardization forums, helping connect strategic priorities with customer and business outcomes.

What you will bring

Shared experience and capabilities

• 2-5 years of relevant experience in telecommunications, product development, data science, commercial strategy, or related technology fields.
• Experience understanding products or offerings and connecting customer needs, technology trends, and market insights to business value and commercial opportunities.
• Hands-on experience with products, solutions, or their implementation.
• Experience working across teams and driving initiatives forward with different stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to adapt messages to different audiences.
• Curiosity, ownership, and confidence to challenge existing ways of working

Focus 1 - Autonomous Networks

• Hands-on experience in network operations, implementing automation solutions, or developing data-driven and AI-enabled solutions.
• Understanding of network operations from an operator or user perspective, with exposure to areas such as network assurance, orchestration, or automation.
• Understanding of how automation and AI can improve network performance and operational efficiency.

Focus 2 - Cloud RAN Infrastructure

• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, compute platforms, or real-time applications.
• Understanding of cloud technologies and infrastructure, with exposure to platforms or technologies such as Intel, NVIDIA, Red Hat OpenShift, CNIS, or Kubernetes.
• Understanding of infrastructure performance and how cloud technologies support next-generation network solutions.

You are expected to bring relevant experience in one of these focus areas, not both. We also welcome candidates with backgrounds in data science or commercial strategy who can demonstrate relevant product or technical understanding.

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.

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.

Primary country and city: Sweden (SE) || Stockholm

Req ID: 791592