Head of Talent Growth & Performance

Ericsson GmbH; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ericsson seeks a strategic talent leader to redefine how we identify, develop, accelerate, and retain leaders who will shape our future. This highly visible enterprise role has direct influence on leadership capability, succession strength, talent mobility, performance culture, and long-term workforce readiness across a global organization.

You will lead Ericsson's global talent growth and performance agenda, building strong leadership pipelines, accelerating top talent, increasing internal

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise talent, leadership development, performance, or succession strategies in global organizations.
• Track record of driving measurable business outcomes through talent transformation and leadership capability building.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and shape organizational decisions.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen leadership succession and readiness for global critical roles.
• Accelerate progression and mobility of high-potential talent across the organization.
• Enhance performance and development practices for a high-performing, growth-oriented culture.
• Increase impact and visibility of early-career talent pipelines.
• Provide executive leadership with data-driven insights on capability risks, succession health, and talent outcomes.

Skills

Leadership development

Talent strategy

Succession planning

Data-driven decision making

Executive presence

Job description

Grow with us

About this opportunity:

At Ericsson, we connect billions of people every day through technology that powers the world's communication networks. As we continue to transform our business and industry, we are looking for a strategic talent leader to redefine how we identify, develop, accelerate, and retain the leaders who will shape our future.

This is a highly visible enterprise role with direct influence on leadership capability, succession strength, talent mobility, performance culture, and long‑term workforce readiness across a global organization.

You will lead Ericsson's global talent growth and performance agenda, ensuring we build strong leadership pipelines, accelerate top talent, increase internal mobility, and strengthen organizational capability for the future.

What you will do:

• Strengthen leadership succession and increase readiness for critical roles globally.
• Accelerate the progression and mobility of high‑potential talent across the organization.
• Enhance performance and development practices that enable a high‑performing, growth‑oriented culture.
• Increase the impact and visibility of early‑career talent pipelines.
• Provide executive leadership with data‑driven insights on capability risks, succession health, and talent outcomes.

The skills you bring:

• Extensive experience leading enterprise talent, leadership development, performance, or succession strategies in complex global organizations.
• A track record of driving measurable business outcomes through talent transformation and leadership capability building.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and shape organizational decisions.
• Data‑driven decision‑making and the ability to translate insight into action.

Leadership Requirements

1. Create Clarity

• Strategic talent leader who shapes and delivers a clear talent, growth, and performance agenda aligned with business priorities.
• Builds alignment and accountability across leaders, HR, and the business to drive consistent talent outcomes.

2. Develop People

• Authentic and inspiring leader who fosters an inclusive, high‑performance culture and develops future leaders.
• Champions leadership, talent, and capability development through coaching, succession planning, and targeted growth initiatives.

3. Deliver Results

• Data‑driven decision maker who translates talent insights into measurable business impact.
• Strong executive communicator with the ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Drives a performance‑focused culture that balances people growth, engagement, and business results.

Last date to apply

7th August 2026

Why join Ericsson?

You’ll have an outstanding opportunity to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what’s possible, building solutions never seen before to tackle some of the world’s toughest problems. You’ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone, joining a team of diverse innovators all driven to go beyond the status quo and craft what comes next.

Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Location: Sweden (SE) – Stockholm