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ICT Program Director at Ericsson, Kampala, Uganda

Ericsson

ICT Program Director at Ericsson, Kampala, Uganda

Ericsson

Full time Job

Date Posted: June 14, 2025

Application deadline:

June 24, 2025 5:00pm

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Job description

We are now looking for a well-rounded and experienced Customer Program Director to drive the delivery of 5G and 4G Core and Cloud solutions! You will be delivering the latest technology in a highly dynamic, fast-paced, competitive, and challenging multi-vendor environment.

What you will do

•    Drive sophisticated 5G and 4G Core and Cloud engagements from initial scoping through delivery for Ericsson’s Customers in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry
•    Lead and empower local and global teams to deliver on-time, enhance profitability, and improve continuously, through strong governance and project controls
•    Identify all milestones, obstacles, recommend and implement workable solutions, identify and mitigate risk, raise and resolve issues
•    Lead change management including the definition of impacts to scope, budget, timeline, and quality with stakeholder agreement
•    Build strong internal and external relationships
•    Harvest and optimize best practices, create and share knowledge assets to industrialize delivery processes
•    Promote a “one team” atmosphere and coach project team members to support their professional growth

You will bring

•    Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
•    Minimum 10+ years of experience as Customer Project Manager, Solution Architect, or   Program Manager, including Core and Cloud delivery
•    Experience delivering physical, virtualized, and containerized Network Function projects
•    Expertise in automating test and deployment processes
•    Experience to Support sales teams to drive new business opportunities.
•    Strong project control skills, with the ability to manage projects to meet targets and deadlines.
•    Solid financial background and experience with business case development
•    Highly developed risk-management skills
•    Demonstrated accountability, customer-focused mindset, positive outlook, willingness to help others outside your assigned activities
•    Strong relationship management experience with leadership, engineers, developers, support, and sales teams
•    Innovative and creative problem-solving abilities.
•    Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent project management certification is preferred.
•    Experience with solutions in the Packet Core and communication services platforms (e.g., Dual Mode Core, PCC/PCG, MME, EPG, SAPC, UDM, IMS VoLTE, IoT)
•    Experience using automation and software management tools such as JIRA, Confluence or SharePoint.

Application deadline:

June 24, 2025

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