Family Description

Customer Services (CS) covers customer service in different areas such as technical support, account support, operations, maintenance, network design / deployment / integration / transformation, and education. Generates revenue and the increase of customer satisfaction through planning, designing, deploying, integrating, optimising, operating, and maintaining phases.

Subfamily Description

Managed Services (MSE) is responsible for keeping the network running and proposing / conducting network upgrades based on business requirements. Covers technical managing and operating of agreed components of IT and telecommunications services provided to end users of Nokia customers, within contracts agreed with those customers.

 

Impact

Impact is short-term and departmental/project in scope. Accountable for quality, accuracy and efficiency. Actions and errors can have functional area impact. 

Scope & Contribution

Individual Contributor: Variety of complex tasks within area of responsibility, Demonstrates initiative & contributes to problem solving. Acts with independence and discretion in routine matters. Makes decisions that affect own work. Managerial/Supervisory: May act as Team Leader or Project Leader with some direct supervisory responsibilities in addition to own work assignments. Variety of complex tasks within area of responsibility. Acts with independence and discretion in routine matters. Makes decisions that affect own work.

Innovation

Performs routine activites to meet departmental/project objectives. Requires moderate supervision. Applies commonly recognised concepts within their field of expertise. Shares knowledge with less experienced peers or have high collegial interaction. Raises innovative ideas. Demonstrates adaptability to changing business environments. Is willing to take on new roles or jobs appropriate to skill set in different environments and/or locations. 

Communication

Works to influence others to accept job functions view/practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices, and approaches. May conduct briefings with senior leaders within the job function. May at times be required to negotiate regarding operational issues. Has cross-cultural knowledge and global mindset

Knowledge & Experience

Established skills and knowledge of theory and principles within a professional discipline. Uses functionally specific knowledge.Typically 3-5 years directly related experience and a graduate equivalent degree.

 

• For one of the key functions of Managed Services (MS) delivery (Fault Management, Configuration Management, Performance Management, Security Management, OSS Management):

• Independently works within broad guidelines and uses best practices and knowledge of the Managed Services function, within an overall MS context.

• Works with substantial discretion and uses specialist knowledge, analytical skills, judgment and broad conceptual and practical experience to solve complex problems, both one-off and recurring, and to contribute to MS process and practice improvements.

• Takes responsibility for planning and executing (including through others) a complex problem resolution, configuration, or other change request. Develops Methods of Procedure (MoPs) to be followed for performing specific, medium- to high-risk operations activities.

• Liaises, and takes leadership from an MS real-time and day-to-day, end-to-end delivery perspective, with counterparts in other MS functions, in other Nokia services groups (EG Field Force, Care), in 3rd party organisations, and / or in the customer's organisation, on high impact individual or multiple recurrent incidents, or risks.

• Translates to the next level of detail global standardised procedures / checklists to specifics for an MS customer.

• Takes responsibility for planning and executing (including through others) a complex problem resolution, configuration, or other change request. Develops Methods of Procedures (MoPs) to be followed for performing specific, medium- to high-risk operations activities.

• May act as leader for an MS functional team, co-ordinating and allocating work, coaching and providing on-the-job training to other team members, making recommendations in their formal performance assessment. May act as a "shift" leader of multiple functions.

• May monitor the set of tickets / work orders received by the functional team, taking corrective action if there is a risk to, or breach of agreed service levels, including through the re-prioritisation of work and / or engagement of additional temporary resources.