Telefónica

Mobile packet core group lead

Telefónica  •  Comunidad de Madrid, ES (Onsite)  •  6 days ago
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Job Description

At GCTIO, we lead network technology strategy across the Telefónica group. Our mission is to ensure that the right technologies are identified, selected, and deployed in the most efficient and effective way to support Telefónica’s strategic vision and business objectives.

In this role based in Madrid (Spain), you will lead Mobile Packet Core Technology and Planning across the Telefónica Group within the GCTIO organization. Your primary responsibility will be to drive the definition, selection, implementation, and evolution of mobile packet core technologies in close coordination with Telefónica’s operating businesses and key stakeholders.

The role requires strong leadership, strategic vision, and deep technical expertise to steer the evolution of the mobile core towards 6G.

You will be responsible for maximizing the value of core network capabilities to support Telefónica’s automation and monetization objectives, leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI), intent-based operations, and advanced network programmability.

You will play a key role in shaping the future network architecture and ensuring a consistent technology strategy across the Group, fostering innovation, operational efficiency, and new business opportunities

How will you contribute to this role? 🎯

  • Define the Packet Core strategic vision to support current and future product requirements, deliver operational efficiencies and automation objectives
  • Drive the evolution towards 6G architectures and standards.
  • Lead technology selection and packet core implementation in the group in line with our multi vendor strategy. To achieve this objective you will be require to coordinate our vision with our operating businesses, finance, procurement and other departments such as Access, IT, Security, procurement and finance
  • Drive vendor roadmaps and capabilities
  • Introduce AI in packet core architecture to enhance automation and open new monetization opportunities
  • Collaborate with cloud and automation team to ensure life cycle management based on intents
  • Collaborate with product teams to ensure that packet core can deliver service and monetization roadmap
  • Drive industry and standards to ensure that Telefonica vision is endorsed in line with defined strategy
  • Build efficiencies projects to meet budget targets and telefonica staretgic plan

What skills and key capabilities we are looking for? 🔎

  • 5 years + of experience in a similar role
  • Strong experience and knowledge in mobile packet core technology and architecture
  • Leadership capabilities to drive projects and teams towards objectives
  • Team work in multi cultural environment
  • Experience in AI and Agentic AI in order to build and execute projects to meet AI for network and network for AI capabilities within packet core domain
  • Experience in participating and contributing in the telco standards and industry ecosystem
  • Knowledge and experience in cloud native infrastructures
  • Fluent in Spanish and English

Which other aspect will be considered? 📚

  • Master in computer science or telecom engineering.
  • Experience in team management
  • Automation driven in improving day to day way of working
  • Experience in multi cultural environment

Whats advantage would you get working for us? 💙

Tansformational Projects. At Telefónica, you will be part of high-impact initiatives that shape industry trends and address the connectivity and digital transformation challenges of our society.

Professional Development. You will enjoy a long-term career path and continuous learning opportunities on a global scale, supported by our presence across multiple geographies. We will provide development opportunities, training programs, and international mobility options. We want to grow and build the future together with you.

Flexibility. We are committed to maintaining a healthy work-life balance. At Telefónica, we promote flexible working arrangements and position ourselves as a benchmark for new ways of working and work-life integration initiatives.

27 working days of annual leave to enjoy and recharge.

Employee Benefits. You will have access to a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Life and accident insurance

Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (spouse/partner and children)

Meal voucher card

Flexible compensation plan with a wide range of options to choose from

Pension plan

Telefónica

About Telefónica

Telefónica is today one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world in terms of market capitalisation and number of customers. We have the best infrastructure, as well as an innovative range of digital and data services; therefore, we are favorably positioned to meet the needs of our customers and capture growth in new businesses.

We are sensitive to the new challenges demanded by society today and, therefore, we provide the means to facilitate communication between people, providing them with the most secure and cutting-edge technology.

Our vision is focused on technology making people's lives easier and our aim is to promote progress in that direction, so that technology can make a positive impact on the world both socially and environmentally, and, ultimately, so as to provide value and trust in an ever-changing and accelerating world. Digital life is life itself, and technology is an essential part of being human. We want to create, protect and boost connections in life so people can choose a world of unlimited possibilities.

We want to be a company in which our clients, employees, suppliers, shareholders, and society in general can trust. In order to achieve this, we communicate our strategy, business model and most relevant data to our stakeholders in a clear and transparent manner, so as to show the company's ability to create value.

Industry
Telecommunications
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Madrid, ES
Year Founded
Unknown
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