Head of Development Platform Services

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About this opportunity:

We are looking for a Head of Development Platform Services within Networks Engineering Services. You will lead the platforms and services that enable efficient, secure and scalable software development across BNEW R&D, together with the Ericsson Product Public Key Infrastructure (EPPKI).

The role has responsibility for the Internal Development Platform (IDP), Golden Paths and Platform Experience, developer control plane services, CI/CD and release plane services, security plane services & EPPKI. You will drive the Platform Engineering Transformation across BNEW Software, with accountability for its outcomes, moving from fragmented tools and local solutions to shared, supported services and Golden Paths.

This role is central to the next phase of our engineering evolution. By bringing strategy, technology ownership, service ownership, development and operations closer together, Development Platform Services will simplify ways of working, strengthen developer experience, improve service quality and accelerate value creation across the R&D ecosystem.

As Head of Data & AI Platform Services, you will report to the Head of Networks Engineering Services and be part of the NES Leadership Team. You will work closely with R&D units, functional areas, security, architecture, infrastructure and operations teams.

What you will do:

• Own and execute the strategy and roadmap for Development Platform Services, aligned with the overall Network Engineering Service direction.

• Lead the IDP solution, including Golden Paths and GitLab Dedicated.

• Own developer control plane services, CI/CD & release plane services, Security plane services & EPPKI

• Drive platform engineering, automation, standardization and service lifecycle management.

• Improve developer experience, platform adoption, reliability and operational performance.

• Own financial and capacity planning for the area, including Development Environment OPEX.

• Strengthen collaboration across global teams, R&D stakeholders, service owners, engineering environment organizations, suppliers and strategic partners.

• Build a strong culture of innovation, simplification, inclusion, accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement

• Ensure effective technology and service management, including architecture, priorities, roadmaps, quality, security, compliance, performance and cost efficiency.

• Lead and develop a global organization with clear accountability, strong technical leadership and customer focus.

The skills you bring:

• Extensive leadership experience from software engineering, platform engineering, developer infrastructure or R&D services.

• Strong understanding of developer platforms, development environments, software build and CI/CD flows, release engineering, service ownership, infrastructure and engineering security.

• Experience leading portfolios that combine strategy, architecture, technology ownership, product or solution ownership, development and service operations.

• Experience leading secure, reliable and scalable services used by large engineering organizations.

• Proven ability to lead distributed organizations, transformation and simplify fragmented tools, processes and ownership.

• Strong product and service management skills, including roadmap, lifecycle, financial and supplier management.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills in a matrixed organization.

• Authentic, courageous and inclusive leadership, with experience developing leaders and building high-performing international teams.

• A customer-first, service mindset and a clear focus on developer experience, measurable outcomes and continuous improvement.

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: Sweden (SE) || Stockholm

Req ID: 792807