Ericsson

Lead Product Manager

Ericsson$212K — $265K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in product management with a focus on commercial strategy and SaaS products
  • Strong communication skills to articulate ideas and strategies clearly
  • Proactive leadership in identifying needs and driving alignment
  • Sensitive to organizational dynamics and strong people skills
  • Deep understanding of cloud subscription models and entitlement management
  • Proven ownership of end-to-end customer journeys
  • Strong analytical skills for pricing models and funnel analysis

Responsibilities

  • Drive commercial strategy for public and private cloud networking solutions
  • Define and refine product packaging and pricing models
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration for product commercialization
  • Own the roadmap for cloud features on the NetCloud platform
  • Identify and improve customer purchasing lifecycle to enhance experience
  • Reduce friction in the buying and onboarding process
  • Provide cross-functional leadership to align product and strategy initiatives

Benefits

  • Subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with 4% company match and immediate vesting
  • Generous time off including vacation, personal days, and holidays
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Program and mobile therapy options
Full Job Description
Ericsson Inc. does not sponsor US work authorizations for this job position including H-1B, O-1, and TN. Ericsson also does not hire F-1's working on EAD for this position. Locations are Boise, ID, Santa Clara, CA or Plano, TX.

Ericsson is looking for a strategic and execution-oriented Product Manager to help drive the commercial strategy, product packaging, and end-to-end customer experience for our public and private cloud networking solutions. This is a high-impact, cross-functional role sitting at the intersection of product, go-to-market, and customer success - responsible not just for defining what we build, but for how we price, package, deliver, and sell it.

What you will do

You'll play a significant role in shaping the customer lifecycle experience from initial purchase through renewal, driving decisions that directly affect revenue, retention, and competitive positioning across our NetCloud platform and product lines.

Commercial Strategy & Product Packaging
• Define and evolve packaging and pricing models for products, balancing simplicity for partners and customers along with revenue optimization for the business.
• Lead packaging decisions across product tiers, bundles, and licensing structures - including subscription, perpetual, and hybrid models.
• Partner with Sales, Finance, and Marketing to build and validate commercial constructs that resonate with each of our routes to market, partner and customer personas, and industry segments.
• Conduct competitive analysis and market research to inform pricing strategy and identify packaging gaps or opportunities.

Cloud Feature Management
• Own the roadmap and lifecycle for cloud-delivered features within the NetCloud platform, from ideation through GA and beyond.
• Define requirements and work closely with engineering to deliver reliable, scalable cloud capabilities that differentiate Ericsson's offerings.
• Manage feature entitlements and how capabilities map across product tiers and subscription levels.
• Track adoption, usage, and health metrics for cloud features; use data to drive iteration and prioritization.

End-to-End Purchasing & Customer Lifecycle Experience
• Own the product elements that influence customer purchasing and lifecycle experiences - from discovery and trial to quote, purchase, provisioning, renewal, and expansion.
• Identify and reduce friction in the buying and onboarding experience, working with Operations, Sales, Engineering, IT, and Commerce teams.
• Define and improve self-service and partner-assisted purchasing flows.
• Partner with Customer Success to ensure post-sale experience (license management, upgrades, renewals) is seamless and drives retention.
• Collaborate with Operations and IT on systems that support the order-to-deploy workflow.

Cross-Functional Leadership
• Serve as the connective tissue between Product, GTM, Sales, Finance, Legal, and Operations on all commercial and packaging initiatives.
• Represent the voice of the customer and the business in roadmap tradeoffs.
• Present strategy and recommendations to senior leadership and key stakeholders.

The skills you bring
• 7+ years of product management experience, with meaningful time spent on commercial strategy, packaging, pricing, or platform/SaaS products.
• Strong communication, including the ability to clearly articulate ideas, cast vision, reduce complexity, and unambiguously communicate our goals and strategy as well as development priorities and key outcomes
• Ability to be proactive and take the lead in identifying needs, recommending ideas, defining requirements, prototyping concepts, securing buy-in, and driving alignment
• Must be people smart, sensitive to relational nuances, perceptive of organizational and cultural dynamics, and socially engaging
• Deep understanding of cloud subscription business models, including SaaS licensing, entitlement management, and usage-based pricing.
• Experience managing the intersection of on-premises and cloud products in an enterprise or networking/infrastructure context is a strong plus.
• Demonstrated ability to own end-to-end customer journeys - not just feature delivery, but how customers discover, purchase, onboard, and renew.
• Strong analytical skills; comfortable with pricing modeling, funnel analysis, and usage data.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills; able to influence without authority across Sales, Finance, Engineering, and Operations.
• Experience in networking, wireless, or enterprise infrastructure is a plus.
• Familiarity with SFDC, D365, or other CRM or ERP commerce platforms is a bonus.

What happens once you apply?
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DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for this position, and you may be required to perform additional job tasks as assigned.

Primary country and city: United States (US) || Santa Clara (Country/ City)

Job details: Technical Product & Portfolio Management

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



Short-Term Variable Compensation Plan: 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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