Head of Talent Growth & Performance

Company description:

Ericsson AB

Job description: Grow with us

About this opportunity:

Shape how talent grows, moves and thrives at Ericsson 

As Global Head of Talent Growth & Performance, you will shape a connected talent ecosystem spanning performance, executive succession, careers, mobility and early-career talent – strengthening leadership pipelines and building the capabilities Ericsson needs for the future. 

Working across a global, matrixed organization, you will partner with senior business leaders and People colleagues to solve critical talent challenges and turn enterprise strategy into practical solutions that deliver business impact. 

Leading a small, high-performing team, you will balance enterprise thinking with hands-on delivery – setting direction, building momentum and making things happen. 

What you will do:

• Shape and evolve Ericsson’s enterprise approach to performance, talent growth, careers, mobility and succession, connecting them to strengthen talent and leadership pipelines. 
• Partner with business and People leaders to turn talent challenges into solutions that strengthen organizational capability. 
• Strengthen executive readiness and succession building a stronger and more diverse leadership pipeline. 
• Drive targeted internal mobility and career flow, accelerating top talent and building future capability. 
• Increase the impact of early-career talent by strengthening visibility of potential and leadership commitment to early talent pipelines. 
• Use data and insight to identify talent risks, capability gaps and growth opportunities, turning insight into action. 
• Bring together the best thinking from within Ericsson and beyond, creating alignment and momentum around key talent priorities. 

The skills you bring:

• We’re looking for a talent leader who sees the bigger picture. Someone who understands how performance, succession, careers, mobility and early-career talent work together to build organizational capability and leadership strength. Someone who brings ideas, influences at senior levels, builds alignment and turns vision into action. 
• Proven experience leading enterprise talent agendas in large, global and matrixed organizations, including shaping talent strategies and influencing senior leaders. 
• Broad experience across the talent ecosystem, including performance, executive succession, careers, mobility and talent development, combined with the ability to connect the dots and translate complexity into practical solutions. 
• Strong influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment across diverse stakeholders and create momentum around key priorities. 
• A track record of balancing enterprise strategy with hands-on execution, turning ideas into tangible business impact.