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About this opportunity

We provide the SW platform for radio products also known as the auxiliary control system (XCS) and is a Linux based control system.

We offer a wide range of opportunities in a fast-moving, collaborative, and genuinely fun environment. The position is based in RU Software in Ottawa, and you’ll work closely with XCS teams across Sweden, Croatia, and China—learning every day while helping shape what we build next.

Role

We are now looking for an Operative Product Owner (OPO) to join the global XCS OPO function. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role: you will partner closely with an experienced, cross-site network of OPOs, product management, project management, HW design, and SW teams to keep your team’s backlog clear, current, and value-driven. You’ll articulate the “why” behind priorities, collaborate with the team to refine needs into well-shaped user stories, and help remove obstacles so the team can move fast and deliver with confidence. You’re expected to step forward, take ownership, and actively drive solutions—while being curious, collaborative, and ready to learn.

What you will do

- Manage and respond to requirement requests globally within XCS, ensuring clarity, traceability, and timely follow-up.
- Maintain, prioritize, and visualize the Requirement Area backlog—covering development phases, dependencies, and what’s coming next.
- Be the interface for adding and prioritizing all types of backlog items.
- Be a key point of contact in the global XCS OPO network, collaborating across sites to align priorities and dependencies.




- Visualize XCS future plans and capabilities.
- Contribute to XCS strategic plans.

The skills you bring

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Wireless Communication, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of product development experience, including 2+ years in technical leadership, with understanding of systemization, design, and verification.
- Good understanding of Lean and Agile ways of working.
- Robust communication and collaboration skills—sharing information, aligning stakeholders, and helping others succeed.
- Ability to work across organizational boundaries and with highly competent colleagues.
- Business focus and accountability to deliver results.
- Product development and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) knowledge.
- A genuine interest in people, with solid presentation skills.
- Flexibility and willingness to take on different tasks as priorities evolve.

What Sets you apart

- Radio competence (e.g., radio products, RAN concepts, RF fundamentals, or telecom domain knowledge).
- Linux and software close to hardware experience.
- AI fluency—comfortable using (and where helpful, tailoring) modern AI tools to accelerate day-to-day ways of working.
- Demonstrated ability to technically lead and drive SPs (solution packages) end to end.
- Leadership skills aligned with Ericsson’s core values.

Equal Opportunity and accommodations

Ericsson is an Equal Opportunity employer. If you need assistance or to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact

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📌 Operative Product Owner for XCS (Ottawa)
🏢 Ericsson
📍 Ottawa