Early Career Program Strategy Analyst

Ericsson • Plano, TX

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About The Position

The Early Career Program Strategy Analyst position at Ericsson offers a unique opportunity for recent graduates to engage in strategic commercial projects within the telecom industry. As part of the Excellerate Global Leadership Program, the role focuses on developing leadership skills while working on key strategic questions and transformation initiatives in the North American market. The position emphasizes collaboration across various technology solutions and provides exposure to a wide range of stakeholders, preparing candidates for future managerial roles.

Requirements

• 2+ years of consulting experience from a globally recognized top-tier management consulting firm
• Excellent problem-solving skills including problem structuring, solutioning, and making recommendations
• Solid analytic ability including structuring and maintaining financial models and performing advanced Excel analysis
• Outstanding communication skills, oral and written (ppt and doc)
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and produce distinctive deliverables
• Excellent academic background with a master's degree, MBA or similar in business and/or engineering
• Preferably, experience serving clients in the telecom/datacom/cloud industries
• Proven experience of delivering impactful advice and presentations to top-executives
• Understanding of current and emerging technologies and concepts, e.g., RAN, RF engineering, AI/ML, self-organizing networks (SON), Network-as-a-Platform (NWaaP), public cloud integration
• Proven track-record delivering on responsibilities in line with this role
• Proven ability to work effectively and collaborate with stakeholders across a large variety of units, other groups and partners to advance key project deliverables

Nice To Haves

• BSc or MSc in Industrial Engineering & Management, Information Technology, MBA degree or equivalent
• Passion about bringing your ideas to the table
• Keen interest to learn and to broaden experience
• Ability to collaborate, engage with and mobilize the organization to secure results
• Ability to dig into the details when needed to resolve critical issues
• Solid communication skills and proficiency in English

Responsibilities

• Formulate actionable problem statements from open-ended business issues and design required analysis
• Contribute to projects as a subject matter expert and driver of project work streams
• Carry out data gathering and interviews, execute analyses and synthesize findings to conclusions and recommendations
• Develop skills for future management roles at Ericsson
• Drive and support Strategic projects of primary importance to Market Area North America (MANA) and/or Ericsson
• Leverage own acquired expertise and experience across strategy and technology topics
• Analyze and articulate the strategic and economic implications of technology trends, events, and scenarios
• Work on strategic projects in support of group KSQ activities, e.g., RAN technologies, Cloudification, AI, Dedicated Networks etc.

Benefits

• Steep learning curve
• Exciting tasks
• Close collaboration as a valued member of a strategically important team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Telecommunications
• Education Level: Master's degree