Project Manager

Take Your Career Beyond the Ordinary

Welcome to GO Beyond Ericsson s flagship early-career development program designed to accelerate the careers of professionals with 2-4 years of experience. This permanent role blends deep technical ownership with strategic visibility, including a six-month secondment to another business unit to expand your cross-functional understanding and influence.

About this opportunity

In this role, you ll lead the digital transformation and manage portfolio of complex projects, cross-functional initiatives, and align them with strategic business goals. You ll collaborate with project sponsors, business stakeholders, setup governance structure, lead project teams and ensure that business value is delivered through project execution.

What You ll Do

• Spend dedicated time learning Ericsson s project management processes, tools, and governance models to build a strong foundation.
• Work under the guidance of a senior mentor, who will support their development in core project management skills.
• Participate in project team meetings and status calls, capturing key actions, decisions, and risks.
• Assist with planning activities, including updating timelines, maintaining RAID logs, and tracking deliverables for the assigned project.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to collect updates and ensure alignment on project milestones.
• Support preparation of project reports and dashboards for internal reviews and governance forums.
• Take initiative to propose improvements in workflows, tools, or communication based on observations.

What You ll Bring

• We are looking forward to a highly motivated early-career professional with a strong foundation in project management principles.
• Experienced (2-4 years) in coordinating cross-functional teams, managing tasks using tools like Jira, and supporting enterprise IT initiatives in collaboration with stakeholders and vendor partners.
• Demonstrates high learning agility, strong communication, and a structured approach to planning and execution.

Core Competencies:

• Project Planning & Coordination - Ability to support creation of detailed project plans, define scope, allocate resources, and assist in timeline management.
• Execution Support - Skilled in tracking tasks, managing documentation, maintaining RAID logs, and supporting risk/issue resolution.
• Stakeholder Engagement - Experience (or strong potential) in working with internal teams and external vendors to align on deliverables and timelines.
• Analytical Thinking - Approaches problems logically; supports risk mitigation and change management processes.
• Communication - Clear and professional in verbal/written updates, documentation, and stakeholder reporting.

Key Skills:

• IT Domain knowledge of Cloud and Automation
• Project Tools: Jira, Confluence, PowerBI, MS Project, PowerPoint
• Methodologies: Agile fundamentals (basic), Waterfall (basic understanding)
• Documentation: Comfortable creating project trackers, Chairing Steering group meetings, change logs, and closure reports
• Process Awareness: Exposure to IT governance, change control, and quality assurance practices