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Role Description

The Cloud Business Architect is an enterprise strategist who aligns MSN’s business goals and offering strategy with cloud computing capabilities, for MSN.

The role bridges the gap between business needs and technical execution by designing high-level cloud adoption roadmaps, optimising operating models for cloud-based delivery, and ensuring that cloud investments drive clear financial and strategic value.

Role Responsibilities

Acts as enterprise strategist and architect bridging MSN business goals with cloud computing capabilities and cost/benefit models

Interacts closely with SDAP Platform and Integration teams to define and evolve solutions to meet our customer and delivery needs

Designs high-level cloud adoption and modernization roadmaps for MSN including:

Landing-zone patterns, connectivity and data residency for network intelligence platforms.

Migration and coexistence strategies for legacy tools and platforms.

Standard platform capabilities (data pipelines, AI/ML, automation, observability, security)

Architectural principles and target architecture for MSN tools and platforms

Optimizes MSN operating models for cloud-based delivery, ensuring cloud investments drive clear financial and strategic value

Works with sales and solution teams to incorporate cloud and intelligence architecture into customer proposals and solutions

Provides guidance on cost optimization, scalability and resilience for MSN deployments

Collaborate with Business Development Team and AI Innovation to ensure portfolio offerings are aligned with EOE operating model, MSDP capabilities and ANO roadmap.

Collaborate with Business Development Team to monetize EOE, MSDP and ANO capabilities through development of new Value Packs, while ensuring Value Packs are technically feasible and aligned with platform strategies

Research activities for future evolution of the systems & tools within the MSDP eco-system

Coordinates with delivery and regions to ensure the platform roadmap addresses real operational & commercial needs and supports reuse of AI/automation patterns across deals

Role Authority

Recommend cloud architecture patterns and best practices for MSN deployments

Request necessary information from platform, delivery and finance teams to perform analyses and develop recommendations

Raise risks and opportunities related to cloud usage to MSN leadership and relevant governance forums

Propose platform standards and investment priorities for MSN, for decision in appropriate forums

Recommend adoption or retirement of specific tools and platforms within the MSN scope

Recommend acceptance or deferral of proposed deviations from tool / platforms standards

Required, Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Education – University degree in engineering, business, economics or equivalent.

Experience – Typically 10+ years in managed services, portfolio management, product management or commercial management; proven leadership experience.

Skills – Strong business and financial acumen; deep understanding of managed services operations; portfolio and product management capabilities; stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred Skills and Experience

A good demonstrated working knowledge of the Ericsson Operations Engine

Industry event experience and public speaking

Knowledge of the BCSS business development process for Product Management

Adept at using AI for workplace-based productivity

Behaviors and Competencies

Strategic thinking and ability to drive change

Strong collaboration and leadership

Customer and value focused

Integrity and resilience

Innovative and entrepreneurial

Self-driven, critical thinking, enquiring mind

Working Arrangements

Office-based for a minimum of 60% of the working week. Travel is expected in the range of 25% on average, but can rise to around 50% based upon business need. If not based in the UK, a minimum of one week in four will be based in the UK.

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: United Kingdom (GB) || Reading

Req ID: 790644