The last mile of connectivity isn't just a cable; it's the critical link to our customer's world. It's where our network promise becomes reality. Are you a leader who thrives at the intersection of technology, commercial strategy, and financial precision? We're looking for a manager to take ownership of our Last Mile Optimization, shaping a smarter, more efficient, and cost-effective fixed network for Tele2. If you're ready to make a tangible impact on both our customer experience and our bottom line, this is your challenge.
DCT
This role is within Digital Capabilities & Technology (DCT), Tele2’s technology organization and the foundation behind our products and services. DCT enables our commercial ambitions by building reliable, scalable and secure digital solutions that simplify and modernize the telecom industry. Within DCT, you’ll work across a broad technology landscape – from core infrastructure and IT platforms to analytics, AI and frontend development. We support both Consumer and Enterprise businesses, as well as our colleagues across Tele2, by delivering high-quality technology and stable services that create real value for our customers.
ABOUT THE JOB
- Strategic Network Optimization: Lead your team in identifying and executing optimization opportunities. This includes implementing forward-thinking technology like wavelength multiplexing in early lifecycle stages and using data analysis to streamline network assets and customer moves.
- Commercial Leadership & Supplier Management: Own our crucial relationships with leased line vendors and other network suppliers. This involves supporting your supplier managers in price and contract negotiations, drive supplier performance, and you will serve as the ultimate escalation point for the organization, ensuring our partnerships deliver maximum value.
- Financial Guardianship: Master the financial heartbeat of your domain. You will be responsible for our cost analysts who perform the review and validation of complex invoices to ensure every krona is accounted for. You will also be accountable and responsible for budget and forecasting.
- Team Leadership & Development: Inspire, coach, and develop your team of experts. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, proactive problem-solving, and commercial awareness.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a central point of contact, working closely with network planning, operations, finance, procurement and other business units to align on strategy and execute flawlessly.
- Support the AI and Automation adaptation, use analytics to become data driven in strategy, design and planning
Who are you?
To thrive and succeed in this role we believe that you are/you have:
- A strong sense of accountability and responsibility
- Self-driven and process oriented
- Delivery oriented and thriving in working with several projects in parallel
- Business acumen and a commercial mindset
- A sharp analytical and strategic mindset; you see patterns in data and can translate them into actionable business initiatives.
- A collaborative and influential communication style, able to build strong relationships with both internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Excellent Swedish language skills (spoken and written)
Meriting Qualifications
- Experience in a leadership or management role, with a passion for developing people and teams
- Experience in negotiation and vendor management
- A background in the telecommunications industry, with solid knowledge of fixed access networks (fiber, copper, leased lines)
A few words from the manager
At Tele2, our mission is to enable a society of unlimited possibilities. As a challenger, we are relentless in our pursuit of smarter solutions and better experiences for our customers. The Fixed Customer Access department is the bedrock of this mission, responsible for the physical network that connects millions to their digital lives.
We are now seeking an exceptional manager to lead our Last Mile Optimization team —a group at the financial and technical heart of our fixed network operations.
Nikolaos Parpoutsis, Head of Fixed Customer Access
Tele2 takes great pride in our fantastic leaders!
As a leader at Tele2 you embrace our culture and live by our values. You also need to be equipped with the desired set of capabilities connected to our leadership profiles, such as showing direction, driving change and engaging and developing our brilliant people.
We offer our leaders continuous development and empowering them to help their team members to reach their full potential, as well as reaching their own. Our leadership is defined as supportive, engaged and inclusive.
Why Tele2
- A culture of natural born challengers – At Tele2 we don’t just do things the traditional way. We challenge the status quo and push boundaries to create smarter and more valuable solutions for our customers. You will be part of a culture that values curiosity, initiative and collaboration, where new ideas are welcomed and everyone’s contribution matters.
- Inclusive and supportive environment – We believe in fostering a creative and flexible workplace where people can bring their whole selves to work. Diversity and inclusion are important to us, and we strive to create an environment where people feel welcome, respected and supported in growing both personally and professionally.
- A sustainability challenger – We are proud that Tele2 has been recognised as Europe’s Climate Leader by the Financial Times and named as Sweden’s most sustainable company by Time Magazine and Statista, reflecting our strong commitment to reduce emissions, transparency and long-term climate goals. Our efforts focus on three areas where we can make the biggest difference: advancing a circular economy, combating climate change, and protecting children online. By embedding these focus areas into how we operate and innovate, we aim to create positive impact for people, planet and profit.
Interest and application
Would you like to be a part of the Tele2s value-driven and including culture? Then hit the “apply now” button and let’s find out if we’re a match!
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