IP Professional Services PLM Head

Job Description

The team you'll be part of:

The pandemic has highlighted how important telecoms networks are to society. Nokia’s Network Infrastructure (NI) group is at the heart of a revolution to bring more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.

As Nokia's growth engine, we create value for communication service providers and enterprise customers by leading the transition to cloud-native software and as-a-service delivery models. Our inclusive team of dreamers, doers and disruptors push the limits from impossible to possible.

The IP Professional Services PLM Head is responsible for the overall planning, development, and monitoring of the professional service portfolio over its complete lifecycle. Defines the strategic direction of IP professional service portfolio and segments in view of market conditions and customer requirements. Provides leadership and expertise in formulating and executing strategies for a variety of services / service segments. Lays out the groundwork for investments in influencing the decision-making regarding portfolio decisions. Ensures that portfolio performance meets or exceeds set targets to enable product competitiveness and customer attractiveness.

As the Head of IP Professional Services PLM, you will lead the IP Professional Services strategy and guide a dedicated IP PLM team towards successful portfolio management. Your focus will be on driving innovation and growth within the Professional Services sector, playing a critical role in shaping the future of IP services.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Drives effective alignment among sales team, business groups and customers on IP Technology
• Captures competitive feedback and interface with IP business groups and is accountable/lead for strategic investment decisions in services, features and new portfolio item developments.
• Provides IP services trend insights and-related value argumentation to support sales activities in the market.
• Provides leadership and expertise in planning and implementing product portfolio strategy.
• Drives the process of prioritisation and assessment of key IP Services requirements.
• Anticipates internal and external business challenges and / or regulatory issues and drives process, product or service improvements that create competitive advantage
• Sets guidelines and criteria for definition of processes and standards (EG deciding on supporting tools and methodologies to analyse and prioritise the product portfolio).
• Combines profound IP professional expertise with a holistic sense for the business and commercial environment and understands how the job contributes to achieving the objectives of the business
• Support the RBC and the CBT Teams in growing Professional Services
• Significantly influences strategic decisions in the professional area through expertise, in turn impacting the performance of the sub-function to create competitive advantage (EG responsible for the strategic direction of his / her portfolio of products & services).
• Solves highly complex problems and develops original and innovative solutions with broad impact on the business (EG formulating totally novel and innovative strategies for a variety of product lines).
• Monitors and guides professional developments and the strategy for a business-relevant organizational unit.
• Is an acknowledged and externally visible authority and strategic IP expert,
• Accountable for the effective execution of key financial KPI (P&L) IP Professional Services (Services Growth & margin, Portfolio Development, etc)
  
  

Key Skills And Experience

• Management experience across IP Product and Services Portfolio.
• Mastery of a deep IP knowledge of theory and practice or expertise across IP Product and Services Portfolio
• Deep knowledge of IP Business Unit organization, RBCs and major CBTs with significant of IP Portfolio sales. Recognized thought leader.
• 5-10 years extensive relevant experience in IP in Services, IP Product Unit or RBC, and ideally
• Master's or PhD degree in Telecommunications.
  
  

What We Offer

Nokia offers flexible and hybrid working schemes, continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs, and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer:

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
  
  

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people.

Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
  
  

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

Additional Information

US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
  
  

The above benefits exclude students. Disclaimer for US/Canada

Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.(Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role)

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

About The Team

The pandemic has highlighted how important telecoms networks are to society. Nokia’s Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to bring more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.