Job Description

Are you passionate about driving innovation in the telecommunications industry? As the Director, Strategy & Technology - CSP Segment, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Nokia's go-to-market strategy for network automation solutions, expanding our presence in the global service provider market. You will define automation strategies, develop solutions, collaborate with regional and central teams, lead technical pre-sales efforts, and engage with customers and partners to promote our cutting-edge network automation products. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of network automation and contribute to Nokia's continued success. If you are a strategic thinker with a proven track record in driving automation initiatives, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

As the Director, Strategy & Technology - Routing (Telco Cloud, Data Center Fabric, AI, etc.), you'll reporting to the VP, IP Networks - CSP Segment. You'll play a key role in driving our go-to-market strategy and expanding our presence in the global service provider market. Your responsibilities will include:

• Define go-to-market strategy for global service providers in the telco cloud and data center fabric market in Nokia's IP Networks business group.
• Develop and assist in the development of solutions targeted toward CSPs for Nokia IP Networks.
• Work with regional PLM, central PLM, and the regional business centers to collaborate on and drive successful adoption of network architectures and products across the service provider space and encompassing the entire IP Networks (BG) portfolio as applicable.
• Lead and/or contribute to technical pre-sales/sales strategy and go-to-market plan for these network types within Nokia IP Networks.
• Design and develop solution communication toward business centers and sales organizations globally.
• Meet with customers and business partners frequently to promote data center fabric and telco cloud solutions as defined.
• Other tasks as required to drive and promote the adoption and sale of data center applications for service providers in the global service provider space, including but not limited to executive level engagement, solution documentation, testing, and training, and customer/partner engagement.

Qualifications

You have:

• 10+ years of experience in IP routing and/or data center switching in business development, network engineer, and/or product management domains.
• Experienced in developing business in the DCF, DC interconnect, and/or telco cloud domains, including network automation and management.
• Experience with partner/channel collaboration
• Understanding and knowledge of the telco cloud and data center for service providers market and competitor landscape (e.g. Cisco, Juniper, Arista, others)
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience at the expert level in relevant technologies and protocols, including routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, ISIS), services architecture (EVPN, VPLS, VLL, etc.) and tunneling (MPLS, SR). and switching (L2) to support the data center applications.
• Strong communication skills and a recognized team player and leader in a matrix organization, who understands that we achieve more when we work together.

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together
Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer
Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer
Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia's employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.
Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

Additional Information
US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D - Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program

The above benefits exclude students.

Disclaimer for US/Canada

Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.(Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role)

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

About the Team

The pandemic has highlighted how important telecoms networks are to society. Nokia's Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to bring more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.