Head of Services Operation

About this opportunity:

We are now looking for a key member to join our Managed Services team! As a
member of our MS Customer Leadership Team responsible for Service outcomes &
ownership, you will report to MSCOO and be accountable for the financial,
operational, and delivery performance of the operations assurance and
broadcast operations assignments within a managed services deal. In this role,
you will play a valuable role to handle the applicable Working Level
Agreements (WLA) and Operating Level Agreements (OLA) with delivery
organizations, managing the delivery of operations, ensuring that operations
delivery is fulfilling the contracted Service Level Agreement (SLA) and
serving as the primary escalation point for critical incident, Broadcast
Delivery Operations escalations, and performance reporting towards the
customer.

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What you will do:
* Manage end-to-end delivery of operations for a specific customer, including delivery performance based on SLA, providing performance reporting on customer networks and IS/IT.
* Coordinate any operational interface between delivery units and the customer 's retained organization.
* Act as Pre-Sales Customer Fulfillment Responsible (CFR) for MS contracts.
* Be responsible for defining the Network contract execution strategy and associated risk exposure for a specific opportunity.
* Take the lead for the Program accomplishment strategy and possible risk exposure including Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (E+OHS) and Security issues associated with the engagement.
* Manage customer relationships as the main interface and critical issues' point of contact for all service delivery activities towards the customer internally and externally.
* Drive business practices ensuring compliance to; group, legal and financial directives, global and local (E+OHS), information and product security and privacy, using relevant processes and tools.
* Act as the main customer interface in managing major incidents, providing resolution reporting to customers, and escalating the incident as necessary.
* Ensure problem management activities are performed and supported by all delivery organizations.
* Coordinate customer reporting meetings for problem management status.
* Gain customer approval for solutions and/or negotiate penalties in case of customer non-acceptance.
* Developing and driving delivery Strategy.
* Drive Automation of processes and procedures.
* Identify delivery trends in possible Add Sales (AoS).
* Plan for preventative maintenance that covers customer requirements, report on any impacts, and grant customer approval as necessary.
* Continuously drive for efficiency, improvements, and excellence in service delivery.
* Manages customer contacts on executive levels.

You will bring:
* Education: B.SC, M.SC, MBA, or equivalent through experience.
* Min years of experience: ‎8 years.
* Domain experience: RAN, Transport, Core, Cloud, Value-added Services (VAS), Field operation, Automation.
* Experience in leading people is a must.
* Experience in Leading leaders, an advantage.
* Able to work under at times short deadlines.
* Deep understanding of the Service Delivery process, and models.
* Requires business understanding and specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise within own area. Expert on several products, processes, or services.
* Extensive professional experience in roles that require qualified knowledge. Leadership experience as a functional manager.
* Knowledge of the sales process and Customer and market insight.
* Excellent Social and communication skills.

Additional Requirements:
* Possess good knowledge of Managed Services Total Operations Practice (MSTOP), Operation Services, and Shared Solutions Services
* Solid presentation and communication skills and the ability to share your knowledge
* Operations delivery management
* Incident and problem management
* Preventative maintenance
* Service delivery efficiency
* Delivering results and meeting customer expectations

Why joins Ericsson?**

At Ericsson, you ´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your
skills and inspiration 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 happens once you apply?

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looks like.

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.
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: Saudi Arabia (SA) || Saudi Arabia : Riyadh : Riyadh
Req ID: ‎705984