Kari Kinnunen

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Solutions and Support Engineering Manager, Network Management Engineering at Ericsson @ Ericsson
kista, stockholm, sweden
Kari Kinnunen's Location
Nummela, Uusimaa, Finland, Finland
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About Kari Kinnunen

Strong people leader with eye on the details and solid big picture understanding with drive towards the end customer satisfaction. 20+ years track record with solid performance with Telecom System Integration projects & business with Digital Business Solutions (OSS&BSS) area and Service Delivery in general both in technical and leadership roles. Currently working as Solution and Support Manager at Product Development / Engineering unit and expanding my understanding on the development and verification side of the products & solutions. Responsible for Global Tier2 customer support for Resource Orchestration products and Global System Integration HelpDesk functions for whole Network Management portfolio.

Kari Kinnunen's Current Company Details
Ericsson

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Solutions and Support Engineering Manager, Network Management Engineering at Ericsson
kista, stockholm, sweden
Website:
ericsson.com
Employees:
128421
Kari Kinnunen Work Experience Details
  • Ericsson
    Solutions And Support Engineering Manager
    Ericsson Aug 2021 - Present
    Leading unit with ~20+ persons at Product Development Unit OSS and then renamed Network Management Engineering at Ireland. During 2021-2023 my main responsibility was to provide line & operational support towards Solution Programs around Orchestration, SMO and Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform (EIAP) related solutions. Currently I am responsible for Global Tier2 support governance for Orchestration & Global System Integration HelpDesk with Ericsson Network Management products. On top of this I am also line responsible for Release Managers for NM Products. Received Ericsson Key Contributor award for 2022 performance.
  • Ericsson
    Head Of Solution Delivery Finland
    Ericsson Apr 2021 - Jul 2021
    Interim position to facilitate smooth transition during DGS2.0 reorg before joining the Engineering unit.E2E responsible for Digital Services (Core, Cloud, OSS, BSS) technical presales and service delivery for KAM unit Sweden Finland & Baltics customers at Finland.• Overall responsible and accountable for solution & services pre-sales and delivery• Project P&L responsibility• Managin project portfolio• Securing project staffing from own team and remote delivery units• Line manager for local team of delivery engineers and project managers & program directors
  • Ericsson
    Head Of Digital Business Solutions, Finland & Baltics
    Ericsson Oct 2018 - Mar 2021
    Helsinki Area, Finland
    Heading unit which is responsible of the technical pre-sales and delivery of the Digital Business Solutions (OSS & BSS) for customers in Finland and Baltics. Responsible for the delivery strategy (mix, blended rate etc) and adherence to agreed project objectives. Part of the direct sales engagements, staffing (local&offshore), governance and internal & external steering groups for all ongoing projects/programs. Full operative & legal line management responsibility of 20 Solution Architects and Integration Engineers located in Finland & Baltics and operational lead for the multiple Global offshoring partners.Received Ericsson Key Contributor award for 2019 & 2020 and Impact award for 2019 performance.
  • Ericsson
    Head Of Network Management Expert Unit, Solution Area Oss
    Ericsson Sep 2017 - Sep 2018
    Helsinki Area, Finland
    Heading Network Management Expert Unit at Solution Area OSS under Business Area Digital Services.Overall responsibility of the services delivered around OSS Network Management area - mainly with Ericsson Network Manager (ENM) product. Responsible of the Global ENM presales support, services asset portfolio, serviceability improvements, product pre-integration asset development, delivery process improvements, key customer project solution delivery and knowledge sharing activities towards other service delivery orgs within Ericsson. Full operational and legal lead of the Global delivery unit consisting Solution Architects and Integration Engineers around the Globe. Part of the Global OSS Service Delivery LT.
  • Ericsson
    Head Of Oss Domain Management
    Ericsson Apr 2012 - Sep 2017
    Jorvas
    Head of OSS Domain Management sub-domain in BUGS Global Competence Hub and since July 2016 in the new Services Expertise Unit within Business Unit IT & Cloud Services (BICS).Overall responsibility of the Network Management subdomain with focus on Mobile OSS portfolio and services Globally. Global ENM presales support, services asset portfolio, serviceability improvements and delivery support for key customers. Expanded the team from 18 to 57 persons. At largest state Operative management responsibility of 57 & legal line management responsibility of 35+ Solution Architects and Integration Engineers located in multiple countries. Received Ericsson Key Contributor award for 2014 and 2015 performance.
  • Ericsson
    Unit Manager
    Ericsson Nov 2010 - Mar 2012
    Unit Manager at Competence Domain OSS in Region Northern Europe & Central Asia (RECA). Main focus on Network Element Management integrations.
  • Ericsson
    Section Manager
    Ericsson Jul 2010 - Oct 2010
    Section Manager at Competence Domain OSS @ Region Northern Europe & Central Asia @ Ericsson
  • Ericsson
    Ericsson Delivery Manager
    Ericsson Dec 2008 - Jul 2010
    Delivery manager at Ericsson's Global Service Delivery towards Market Unit North Western Europe (UK+Ireland), Market Unit North Europe (Benelux, Germany, Switzerland), Vodafone Global Customer Account and Global Customer Support Office for Customer Support related services. Main escalation point towards Global Support.
  • Ericsson
    Ericsson Delivery Manager
    Ericsson Mar 2008 - Nov 2008
    Delivery manager at Ericsson's Global Service Delivery towards Market Unit North Western Europe (UK+Ireland) and Vodafone Global Customer Account for Customer Support and Network Deployment & Integration related services.
  • Ericsson
    Senior Recovery Leader
    Ericsson Jan 2006 - Feb 2008
    Responsible of Recovery Leadership in Global Support. Responsible of all emergencies escalated to Global Support, emergency handling improvements, training, certification, coaching & mentoring of Recovery Leaders. Accountable of the timely restoration of all emergency situations escalated to Global 2nd line Support.
  • Ericsson
    Main Recovery Leader
    Ericsson Mar 2005 - Dec 2005
  • Ericsson
    Senior Integration Engineer
    Ericsson Jan 2004 - Dec 2005
    Integration engineer working Global projects with Ericsson OSS-RC related services.
  • Ericsson
    Integration Engineer
    Ericsson Jan 2001 - Dec 2003
    Integration Engineer with Ericsson GSM OSS and OSS-RC related projects. Wide project experience with different countries & customers.

Kari Kinnunen Skills

Telecommunications Integration Leadership Management Networking Service Delivery Solution Architecture Process Improvement Open Source Software Cross Functional Team Leadership Team Leadership Team Building Service Delivery Management Ericsson Oss Operations Management Solution Implementation Emergency Management Customer Service Management Solution Delivery It Service Management

Kari Kinnunen Education Details

  • Espoo-Vantaa Institute Of Technology (Evtek)
    Espoo-Vantaa Institute Of Technology (Evtek)
    Telecommunications
  • Vihdin Yhteiskoulun Lukio
    Vihdin Yhteiskoulun Lukio

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