Network Automation R&D Manager - #446655

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced R&D Manager to join our dynamic team. As a R&D Manager on our team, you will be responsible for managing and delivering complex technical epics from inception to completion, ensuring they are executed efficiently, within scope, and meet quality standards. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive the successful delivery of epics, managing timelines, resources, and risks effectively.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

Manage a variety of network automation projects, including custom software development epics and other network management related engagements. You will lead, mentor and help your scrum team(s) to:

• Plan the execution, and delivery of multiple technical epics simultaneously, ensuring alignment with company goals and objectives.
• Develop detailed plans, timelines, and milestones, and track progress against deliverables.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product management, design, quality assurance, and other stakeholders, to define requirements, scope, and priorities.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks proactively, ensuring timely resolution to keep projects on track.
• Communicate status, issues, and updates effectively to stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.
• Evolve the product’s architecture and applications to be cloud-native.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance R&D practices, tools, and methodologies.
  
  

Key Skills And Experience

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• Understanding of Networking and Network Management.
• Proven experience as a R&D Manager or similar role, leading complex technical projects from conception to delivery.
• Understanding of development and testing of cloud-native micro-services.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker, Helm)
• Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, Agile practices, and project management principles.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across diverse teams.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities, attentive to details with a results-driven mindset.
• SAFe Agile and Scrum implementations within an organization is a plus.
  
  

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.