Senior Service Designer - Global Journey Transformation

About this opportunity

Are you looking for the fast-paced, innovative environment of a start-up backed by the resources and capabilities of a global technology leader like Ericsson?

Are you a passionate Senior Service Designer with a proven record of phenomenal designs and service strategies that meet end-user needs and business objectives? Can you lead and build positive relationships across subject areas with designers, developers, product teams, and cross-functional partners? This is the position for you!

What you will do

You will work in some of the most important initiatives within Ericsson’s Global Journey transformation and your work will gain executive attention! You will collaborate in multi-functional teams using design methods in combination with agile working methodologies. In the initiatives you will:

• Lead design work with the teams and our customers, business partners, and staff to develop customer and employee-centric concepts
• Drive the development of innovative new journeys and services from initial brief to delivery
• Work with Product Owners to define both long and short-term vision and roadmap for digital solutions
• Design sophisticated and fabulous customer journeys and product experiences in collaboration with end-users and product teams
• Produce a range of service design artifacts for different touchpoints
• Perform user research, map user experiences and customer journeys through blueprints, roadmaps, workflows, personas, and scenarios
• Lead and facilitate a variety of design thinking workshops
• Use visual design to tell stories and bring a narrative to life
• Prototype and test to validate designs based on customer needs, requirements, and behaviors

You will directly report to the Service Design Chapter Lead in the Global Journey Transformation.

You will bring

• About 3-6 years of solid experience or more in service and digital product design, preferably as a consultant or in an equivalent position
• Deep expertise in taking a broad view of design thinking/human-centered design
• Willingness to learn and understand sophisticated processes and technologies
• Ability to acclimate to working in new multi-disciplinary teams
• You can share proven designs and experience of launched services that have been implemented in the real world
• Experience in planning and conducting quant and qualitative user research at various stages of the design process
• Experience from working as a researcher and designer in an agile product development setting
• University degree in either Service Design, Design Research, Strategy Design or equivalent

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 never seen before solutions 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 we offer you:

• A meaningful leadership role in writing our company's next chapter within customer experience, sustainability, and operational efficiency
• Work in transformation projects with executive attention
• A collaborative cross-functional global environment
• A company-wide community of designers with shared assets, tools, and methods
• Rotating opportunities across various programs
• Clearly defined career paths
• Learning and talent development opportunities
• A competitive compensation package with benefits + visa support (if applicable) and work flexibility- hybrid mode (50% from the office).

As the focus is to recruit best-of-class experts for the role, we also value customer and business acumen and Ericsson context understanding. Typically:
 

-    From a customer and commercial perspective: Knowledge and insights about our customers and what's important to them, as well as commercial knowledge about our existing and future business models
-    From a process perspective, insights into how our market areas and CUs operate when they market, sell and deliver hardware, software and services.
-    From a product portfolio perspective, knowledge about RAN (focus on 5G) and Cloud Native solutions (focus on 5G Core)
-    From an Ericsson organization perspective, knowledge, and network in any Market Area, BNEW and BCSS
From a customer and commercial perspective: Knowledge and insights about our customers and what's important to them. As well as commercial knowledge of how our market areas and CUs sell and deliver.
 

What happens once you apply?

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Come join our #TeamEricsson. Feel free to apply and include a resume in English, outlining how you meet the specific requirements of the position.

The selection and interview process is ongoing. Therefore, send in your application in English as soon as possible. We encourage you to apply!

If you have any further questions, you are welcome to contact us:

Hiring Manager: Head of Service Design

Recruiter: Dorota Baran, dorota.baran@ericsson.com

*Location: Sweden, Stockolm

Kindly note, we do not accept CVs via email.

Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we nurture 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 and Affirmative Action employer, learn more.

Primary country and city:  Sweden (SE)   ||  Sweden : Stockholm : Stockholm  
Req ID: 700218