Applied R&D Manager

Job Description

United States (Hybrid)Join Nokia as an Applied R&D Manager to lead our US NTAS development team, overseeing product development and support, and ensuring timely, high-quality feature delivery through Mode of Operation (MOO) processes. This role involves close collaboration with global teams, external stakeholders like product managers, quality, and PST, and supporting the Architecture team and customer organizations. You will manage team members at our Naperville site, with an expectation of on-site presence, and play a crucial role in developing training plans for new hires.

If you are a visionary leader ready to drive innovation and foster growth in a dynamic, multi-site R&D environment, we invite you to apply. Your responsibilitiesFollows MOO (mode of Operation) processes which includes following the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) process to deliver features. A large part of the responsibility is working closely with the R&D Leader and Release Train Engineer to slot features into a release. Uses knowledge on how the job contributes to the corporate goals and higher level organization goals to increase own effectiveness.

Able to prioritize work so the team is able to make commitmentsDevelop concepts to set the direction of own organizational unit. Ensure the team is able to deliver on their R&D commitments and provide regularly updates to the Project Management Team.

This means helping serve as the Scrum Master for a portion of the team. Often leads functional teams or projects with considerable resource requirements, risk, and complexity, handles day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work. Your skills and experienceB.

Sc. or M. Sc.

in Computer Science, Mathematics, or an equivalent qualification, with at least 8–10 years of relevant work experience. Strong knowledge of software development, testing, and engineering principles.

Leading R&D teams experience. Good command of English More informationSome of our benefits in US:Corporate Retirement Savings PlanHealth and dental benefitsShort-term disability, and long-term disabilityLife insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base payOptional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)Paid time off for holidays and VacationEmployee Stock Purchase PlanTuition Assistance PlanAdoption assistanceEmployee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource ProgramThe above benefits exclude students. Disclaimer for US/CanadaNokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.

Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role. All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified. About UsAbout NokiaJoin us in creating the technology that helps the world act together.

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