Head of Network Realization

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About this opportunity
We are seeking a people-first delivery leader to head the Network Realization team in Japan. You will own end-to-end delivery of radio and transport network deployment and modernization-from planning through integration and acceptance-across complex, multi-vendor, multi-stakeholder environments. The mandate is clear: ensure flawless execution, strengthen delivery governance, accelerate time-to-market, and secure profitability while elevating customer satisfaction.
As a Service Delivery Line Manager, you will act in line with the Ericsson Leadership Framework and drive adherence to our global Service Delivery processes, methods, and tools. You will ensure compliance with group, legal, financial, data security/privacy, and E+OHS directives, fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performing environment. The role provides high executive visibility, broad commercial impact, and a strong platform for growth into market area or global program leadership.
What you will do
• People & Performance

• Lead, develop, and motivate a geographically distributed team of project managers, engineers, and rollout leads; build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive performance management with clear metrics (KPI/OKR/SLA), regular reviews, and constructive feedback to sustain consistent productivity and top-quartile results.

• Delivery & Governance

• Own E2E delivery for RAN and transport rollout/modernization, from site readiness and logistics to integration, optimization, and handover; ensure first-time-right quality and schedule adherence.
• Strengthen delivery governance, risk management, and cross-functional alignment (with sales, solution, supply, and finance) to remove bottlenecks and improve predictability.
• Ensure rigorous application of BA/BD global service delivery processes, methods, and tools; standardize ways of working and drive adoption at pace.

• Financial & Commercial

• Manage unit P&L and budget; drive cost control, productivity, and gross-margin improvement through efficient resource allocation, scope control, and change management.
• Partner with sales to support services growth, contribute to bid strategies, and secure smooth conversion from order to launch with healthy margins.

• Customer & Stakeholder

• Build trusted relationships with executive-level customer stakeholders; communicate delivery status, risks, and recovery actions with transparency and influence.
• Elevate customer satisfaction through execution excellence, proactive issue resolution, and continuous improvement.

• Compliance, Security & E+OHS

• Ensure compliance with group directives, legal/financial directives, data security and privacy, and E+OHS.
• Promote health, safety, and well-being practices that support our Target Zero ambition.

The skills you bring
• Must-have expertise

• Proven leadership of large, cross-functional field deployment programs (RAN and transport), delivering on time and within budget.
• P&L ownership with demonstrable gross-margin improvement and cost/productivity outcomes.
• Executive-level stakeholder management, strong negotiation and influence skills.
• Deep understanding of rollout lifecycle (site acquisition/readiness, build, integration, acceptance) and integration workflows/tools.
• Financial acumen and risk management across schedule, cost, quality, subcontractors, and change.

• Leadership & behaviors

• Strategic thinking, business acumen, and decisiveness; resilient, adaptable leader who builds high-performing teams.
• Ethics and values, collaboration, relationship-building, and accountability; excellent communication and coaching.
• Drives competence management, performance management, and continuous improvement.

• Core job-role capabilities

• Service resource planning & allocation; performance review; employee motivation & coaching; constructive feedback; delegation; decision making.
• Working/Service Level Agreements (WLA/SLA); Ericsson business process knowledge; sales process support; impact & influence.
• Security and data protection awareness; familiarity with AI-enabled productivity and analytics.

• Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering (IT/Telecom) or equivalent experience; MSc/MBA valued.
• Familiarity with local E+OHS requirements (e.g., hazard identification, risk assessment, incident reporting).
• Comfort with Ericsson delivery processes, internal tools, and customer-specific workflows.

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: Japan (JP) || Yokohama
Req ID: 781942