Sr. Product Manager AI Private 5G

Ericsson • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

The Opportunity: We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Product Manager to define and execute the product strategy for AI-driven solutions within our cloud management platform (NetCloud), with a focus on Private 5G and enterprise wireless use cases. This role is part of a team responsible for introducing and accelerating new technology adoption and delivering high-value capabilities that solve operational challenges for customers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience, with a minimum of 3+ years in a Product Management role defining and launching enterprise software or cloud services.
• Communication & Influence: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate strategic vision cross-functionally, clarify technical nuance and implementation requirements with R&D, and translate technical concepts to a non-technical audience (executives, sales, customers). This is the single most important skill for this job. Please acknowledge this emphasis. Very strong communication skills are essential.
• Deep Expertise in Enterprise Networking/Wireless: Solid understanding of enterprise networking concepts, including experience with mobile wireless network infrastructure, RAN, Core, User Equipment (UE), routers, and switches.
• Experience with AI/ML Products: Proven track record of defining and launching products or features that rely on machine learning, predictive analytics, or large-scale data processing (e.g., AIOps, predictive maintenance, resource optimization).
• Cloud Platform Experience: Familiarity with major public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) or experience with large-scale cloud management or orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenStack, cloud-native infrastructure).
• Technical Acumen: Ability to engage in detailed technical discussions with data scientists and engineers regarding model performance, data requirements, and deployment architectures.
• Education: Bachelor's degree, preferably in an area of technical competence (Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, etc).

Nice To Haves

• Specific experience with Private 5G or enterprise LTE is a significant plus.
• An Advanced degree or MBA is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Vision: Define the strategic roadmap and product vision for leveraging AI/ML to enhance the management, orchestration, monitoring, and optimization of private 5G networks and other enterprise wireless/networking infrastructure within the cloud platform.
• Customer & Market Insight: Deeply understand the challenges faced by network operators, IT teams, and developers managing private 5G and enterprise edge infrastructure. Conduct competitive analysis and market research to identify opportunities for differentiation through AI.
• Feature Definition & Execution: Translate market needs and technical possibilities into detailed product requirements and acceptance criteria. Prioritize the backlog to maximize customer value and business impact.
• Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy: Collaborate closely with Marketing, Sales, and Solutions Engineering to develop compelling messaging, sales enablement materials, and GTM plans for new AI-powered features.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Serve as the product owner, working with Engineering, Data Science, UX/UI, Architecture, Compliance/Legal, and other teams to guide the entire product lifecycle from ideation to launch and iteration.
• Technical Translator: Act as the bridge between cutting-edge AI research/engineering and customer-facing product value, ensuring AI models and data pipelines are integrated into the product in a meaningful, scalable, cost-effective, and secure way.
• Business Performance: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to AI feature adoption, customer value, and overall product success.

Benefits

• Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions offers excellent, competitive employee benefits, such as: subsidized, nationwide PPO medical benefit options including a low-deductible Point of Service Plan and a qualifying High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), with a generous company-provided HSA contribution. For California employees, we offer a subsidized HMO option through Kaiser. Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions also offers subsidized dental and vision coverage.
• We invest in both your short and long-term financial wellbeing. Our 401(k) plan has a 4% company match and immediate vesting. Employees will also receive company-paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance and company-paid disability benefits.
• Your work-life balance is important to us. New employees are provided a minimum of 15 days of accrued vacation, up to 3 personal days per year, 11 annual holidays, 8 hours of volunteer time, and 80 hours of sick time annually. Please note paid time off is pro-rated based on the employee’s start date. Furthermore, Ericsson provides up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of parental or adoption leave at 100% of pay.
• Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions offers other company-paid benefits such as a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program, mobile therapy, and volunteer paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees