Strategy Analyst - Excellerate

Ericsson - Plano, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Plano, TX

Telecommunications

About the position

The Strategy Analyst position at Ericsson's Excellerate program in Plano, TX, is designed for recent graduates or early-career professionals. This role offers a robust learning experience through international job rotations and expert-led training, focusing on strategic projects and transformation within the North American market. The analyst will engage with various stakeholders to address key strategic questions and contribute to the growth of Ericsson's business in a dynamic and competitive environment.

Responsibilities

• Formulate actionable problem statements from open-ended business issues and design required analysis
• Contribute to projects as a subject matter expert and driver of project work streams
• Carry out data gathering and interviews, execute analyses and synthesize findings to conclusions and recommendations
• Develop skills for future management roles at Ericsson
• Drive and support Strategic projects of primary importance to Market Area North America (MANA) and/or Ericsson
• Leverage own acquired expertise and experience across strategy and technology topics
• Analyze and articulate the strategic and economic implications of technology trends, events, and scenarios
• Work on strategic projects in support of group KSQ activities, e.g., RAN technologies, Cloudification, AI, Dedicated Networks etc.

Requirements

• 2+ years of consulting experience from a globally recognized top-tier management consulting firm
• Excellent problem-solving skills including problem structuring, solutioning, and making recommendations
• Solid analytic ability including structuring and maintaining financial models and performing advanced Excel analysis
• Outstanding communication skills, oral and written (ppt and doc)
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and produce distinctive deliverables
• Excellent academic background with a master's degree, MBA or similar in business and/or engineering
• Preferably, experience serving clients in the telecom/datacom/cloud industries
• Proven experience of delivering impactful advice and presentations to top-executives
• Understanding of current and emerging technologies and concepts, e.g., RAN, RF engineering, AI/ML, self-organizing networks (SON), Network-as-a-Platform (NWaaP), public cloud integration
• Proven track-record delivering on responsibilities in line with this role
• Proven ability to work effectively and collaborate with stakeholders across a large variety of units, other groups and partners to advance key project deliverables

Benefits

• Opportunity for international job rotations
• Face-to-face and virtual learning led by industry experts
• Exposure to a wide range of stakeholders
• Long-term managerial career opportunities for high performers
• Diverse and inclusive work environment