Strategic Business Insights Director

Ericsson • Plano, TX

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About The Position

Ericsson’s Strategic Business Advisory (SBA) turns technology choices into executive-grade business outcomes. We guide decisions for Ericsson and our customers by quantifying the value of network investments, accelerating time-to-impact, and defending premium differentiation in a market moving faster with AI. As Director, Strategic Business Advisory, you will shape high-stakes decisions across the Americas—helping communications service providers (CSPs) and Ericsson’s leadership invest where it creates the most value.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in engineering in Telecom or similar; Master's/MBA preferred.
• 5+ years strategy consulting experience leading complex engagements; 3+ years in telecom, cloud, or adjacent tech industry roles (operator, vendor, PE/VC, corporate strategy).
• Recognized problem-solving leadership: ability to dissect ambiguous questions, frame options, and land the answer that moves decisions.
• Executive communication and influence: crisp narratives, defensible logic, and confident presence with senior internal and customer stakeholders.
• Telecom depth and breadth: strong grasp of CSP economics and the network stack (RAN, transport, core, cloud), spectrum and coverage/capacity trade-offs, modernization levers, and monetization pathways for new use cases.
• Financial and analytical fluency: business case design, scenario modeling, TCO/ROI analysis; comfort with large, messy datasets; proficiency in Excel/Slides; familiarity with SQL/Python and BI tools a plus.
• AI-enabled delivery: practical experience using AI to accelerate research, analysis, synthesis, and content creation—paired with high standards for fact-base integrity.
• Leadership and coaching: proven track record developing established and early-career talent; builds trust, sets pace, and raises the bar.

Responsibilities

• Lead C-level advisory engagements that connect network performance, cost, and risk to revenue, ROI, and strategic positioning—delivering clear recommendations that drive action.
• Own the end-to-end problem-solving journey: scope, structure, analytics, synthesis, and executive storytelling; set the standard for quality, speed, and rigor.
• Quantify business cases that: Increase CSP CapEx toward wireless modernization and high-return use cases.
• Shift spend toward Ericsson by demonstrating superior ROI and time-to-impact. Defend and extend Ericsson footprint, improve win rates, and sustain premium pricing.
• Expand TAM and validate strategic bets for new offerings and market entry.
• Partner with Customer Units (sales and business development) to prioritize and deliver time-boxed, sprint-based engagements; coordinate contributors across Strategy & Technology.
• Apply judicious AI to scale capacity and shorten cycle times without compromising quality; institutionalize reusable assets, models, and methods.
• Coach and grow a high-caliber team (JS4–JS7), cultivating an apprenticeship culture that accelerates learning and impact.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders inside and outside Ericsson; represent SBA with authority and credibility in executive forums.

Benefits

• Ericsson offers excellent health benefits including the choice of three medical plan options and a dental plan option that allow an employee to select the level of coverage that suits their needs. Employees will receive company credits in an amount equal to the cost that Ericsson pays toward the cost of their medical and dental premiums for themselves and eligible covered dependents.
• The Ericsson US 401(k) Plan offers an automatic 3% company contribution and Ericsson match $1 for every $1 you put into the 401(k) Plan on the first 3% of your eligible pay, plus 50 cents on every $1 on the next 2% of eligible pay. When you contribute at least 5% of eligible pay, you are receiving Ericsson’s full matching contributions of 4%. Matching and company automatic contributions stop when your total eligible pay for the year reaches the IRS limits. Employees will also receive company credits in an amount equal to the cost of basic life insurance and basic accidental death and dismemberment coverage, as well as short-term and long-term disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in Ericsson’s Stock Purchase Plan.
• 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 offers many other company-paid benefits such as financial wellness programs, educational assistance, matching gifts, and recognition programs.

What This Job Offers

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