Job Description
You will be leading end-to-end product development projects within a dynamic R&D environment. In this role, you will manage the full project lifecycle—from initiation through delivery—ensuring milestones are achieved on time, within budget, and to quality standards. You will coordinate cross-functional R&D teams, collaborate with stakeholders such as PLM, supply chain, procurement, and quality, and oversee vendor relationships including ODM/JDM and SoC partners.
How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn
- Lead end-to-end product development projects aligned with BBD roadmap, ensuring on-time delivery, quality, and cost targets.
- Manage the full project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, progress tracking, and milestone closure in accordance with Nokia PLC processes.
- Coordinate and lead cross-functional R&D teams (across multiple DUs) for technical analysis, feature development, testing, and final delivery.
- Collaborate closely with PLM, supply chain, procurement, and quality teams to manage project scope, schedule, and deliverables.
- Oversee and manage external partners, including ODM/JDM vendors, across product development, manufacturing, and delivery phases.
- Manage SoC vendors to ensure timely delivery of SoC/SDK, issue resolution, and proper documentation.
- Drive risk management and change control in complex and high-dependency project environments.
- Take ownership of project timelines and customer commitments, ensuring expectations are met.
- Handle customer-reported issues and defects in collaboration with TEC/CE teams and Maintenance PLM.
Key Skills And Experience
Must haves:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Science, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.
- Strong knowledge of networking technologies, including TCP/IP and VoIP.
- Technical background in hardware design, software development, or product testing.
- Proven project management experience in end-to-end product development.
- Strong communication skills in English and Mandarin (both written and verbal).
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex projects.
- Experience in vendor and stakeholder management.
Nice to have:
- PMP certification.
- Experience in fixed access network R&D.
- Proven experience leading projects with teams of 10+ members.
- Global project management exposure.
- Experience managing third-party vendors.
- Exposure to AI tools, data/metric analysis
