Ericsson

Business Controller Global Ops Org

Ericsson$220K — $270K *
Boise, ID 83709In-Person
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related field; MBA, CFA, or advanced degree preferred
  • 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including experience leading or managing people
  • Experience in operations, customer support, or service delivery environments
  • Strong understanding of operational finance, cost management, and service economics
  • Experience in Wireless WAN, networking, telecom, or adjacent enterprise technology sectors preferred

Responsibilities

  • Act as trusted finance advisor, influencing operating model and resource allocation decisions
  • Lead FP&A for global operations, delivering performance insights across expenses and revenues
  • Build dashboards for increased transparency into global cost and operational performance
  • Analyze profitability and cost-to-serve for support and service offerings
  • Drive cost management and productivity improvements through financial analysis
  • Provide governance and risk oversight for operations, ensuring investments align with business outcomes

Benefits

  • Subsidized medical benefit options including low-deductible PPO and HDHP with company HSA contribution
  • Subsidized dental and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with 4% company match and immediate vesting
  • Minimum of 15 days of accrued vacation, plus personal and sick days
  • Up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of parental leave
  • Company-paid life and AD&D insurance, as well as disability benefits
  • Additional benefits include Employee Assistance Program and mobile therapy services
Full Job Description
The Business Controller - Global Operations Organization is the senior finance partner to Global Operations leadership, providing financial leadership across a highly complex operational environment that includes the global customer support unit and service delivery. This role requires an operational mindset, strong business judgment, and the ability to translate complex cost structures, productivity drivers, workforce investments, service economics, and delivery performance into actionable decisions. The successful candidate will help BEWS scale with financial discipline while strengthening customer experience, service quality, and profitability.

Role differentiators

  • Embedded finance partner to Global Operations leadership, with a strong operational and cost-transparency mindset. Primary focus on value creation via service economics, cost complexity, productivity, workforce planning, support operations, delivery revenue, and operational scalability.


  • Requires enterprise experience, senior executive support, and the ability to manage through ambiguity in a complex global operating model. Substantial use of AI tools to support meaningful insights and personal productivity.


  • Ideal background includes Wireless WAN, networking, telecom, customer support, service delivery, managed services, or adjacent enterprise technology operations.


What you will do

  • Act as the trusted finance advisor to Global Operations, influencing decisions on operating model design, capacity planning, service delivery, customer support investments, and resource allocation to align strategy with financial targets and BEWS growth objectives.
  • Lead FP&A for global operations-covering operating expenses, workforce costs, support functions, service delivery, and recurring services revenue-and delivers performance insights across cost, productivity, revenue, margin, and service KPIs.
  • Build dashboards and decision frameworks that increase transparency into global cost dynamics and operational performance, enabling faster, data-driven management actions.
  • Analyse profitability, delivery efficiency, and cost-to-serve for support and service offerings, creating models for resource allocation, capacity planning, workforce optimization, and scalable service growth while protecting margins and customer experience.
  • Drive cost management and productivity by improving visibility into complex global cost structures and leading financial analysis for headcount planning, org changes, sourcing decisions, automation, and process simplification.
  • Provide governance and risk oversight for operations-monitoring capacity constraints, cost pressures, delivery challenges, and margin erosion-ensuring investments have clear business cases, measurable outcomes, and compliant accounting in partnership with Financial Control and Financial Business Services.


Desired outcomes

  • Improved transparency and decision quality across complex global operations cost and revenue dynamics.


  • Stronger linkage between operational plans, service performance, productivity, and financial outcomes.


  • Scalable operating decisions that support BEWS growth while protecting profitability and customer experience.


  • Finance recognized as a practical, trusted, and proactive partner to Global Operations leadership.


What skills you will bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related field; MBA, CFA, or advanced degree preferred. 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including experience leading or managing people.


  • Significant experience supporting operations, customer support, service delivery, managed services, supply chain, or similarly complex operating environments. Strong understanding of operational finance, cost management, productivity measurement, resource planning, and service economics.


  • Experience in Wireless WAN, networking, telecom, cybersecurity, or adjacent enterprise technology sectors strongly preferred. Passion and growth mindset, with the ability to help BEWS scale toward $1B+ revenue while maintaining operational discipline.


Compensation and Benefits at Ericsson
At Ericsson, we know that our people are the key to our success. We offer a competitive package to help with your individual needs and goals.

Your Pay
The salary range for this position is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, and the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.

The salary range for this position is $220,000 to $270,000

Short-Term Variable Compensation Plan (select if STV): Your pay also includes the opportunity for an annual bonus. Actual bonus payouts are based on performance of the business against the unit's objectives, individual performance, and the individual bonus target. Certain eligibility and pro-ration rules apply.

Your Health
Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions offers excellent, competitive employee benefits, such as: subsidized, nationwide PPO medical benefit options including a low-deductible Point of Service Plan and a qualifying High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), with a generous company-provided HSA contribution. For California employees, we offer a subsidized HMO option through Kaiser. Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions also offers subsidized dental and vision coverage.

Your Financial Security
We invest in both your short and long-term financial wellbeing. Our 401(k) plan has a 4% company match and immediate vesting. Employees will also receive company-paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance and company-paid disability benefits.

Your Time
Your work-life balance is important to us. New employees are provided a minimum of 15 days of accrued vacation, up to 3 personal days per year, 11 annual holidays, 8 hours of volunteer time, and 80 hours of sick time annually. Please note paid time off is pro-rated based on the employee's start date. Furthermore, Ericsson provides up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of parental or adoption leave at 100% of pay.

Additional Benefits
Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions offers other company-paid benefits such as a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program, mobile therapy, and volunteer paid time off.

About Ericsson

Ericsson is a multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The company was founded in 1876 by Lars Magnus Ericsson and has since grown to become one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. Ericsson provides a range of products and services including network equipment, software, and services for telecommunications operators. The company operates in over 180 countries and has over 100,000 employees. Ericsson is known for its innovation in the telecommunications industry and has been awarded numerous patents for its inventions. The company is also committed to sustainability and has set ambitious goals to reduce its environmental impact.
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101,067 employees
Market Cap
$19.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$17.4 billion
Founded
1876
5 Year Trend
+1.1%
Revenue
$232.3 billion
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