The mission of the team is to:

• Ensure the leadership mission of the Standardization and Ecosystem Engagement unit across North America (NAM).

• Drive a favourable environment for standards engagement supporting Nokia’s strategic objectives in NAM.

• Lead Nokia strategy and ensure consistent execution in NAM standardization bodies, especially ATIS and related forums.

• Drive favourable standardization and technology-related policies across NAM.

• Ensure strong standards engagement from Research & Innovation (R&I) with NAM customers, aligned with global Nokia priorities.

You have:

• Master’s degree (MS/M.Sc.) in Computer Science, Electronics & Computer Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience in standardization and external engagements, ideally across multiple technology domains.
• Strong understanding of Nokia Mobile Infrastructure technology areas—particularly 5G and the evolution toward 6G.
• Strong customer orientation, with demonstrated ability to engage senior technical and policy stakeholders.
• Ability to be inspirational, influential, and engaging as a leader.
• Preferred Requirements

It would be nice if you also had:

• Good understanding of Nokia Network Infrastructure (NI) key technologies, especially AI Data Centre infrastructure.

• People leadership experience.

• Experience in customer-facing roles.

• Lead and influence standardization discussions with customers, ecosystems, and external partners in NAM, ensuring alignment with Nokia’s global standards strategy.

• Drive policy engagement related to standards, including with TIA and ANSI.

• Own the standards leadership agenda in NAM, including leading work items, chairing groups, and influencing elections.

• As a people leader, manage and develop a team of principal and senior standardization experts engaged across NAM standardization topics.

• Proactively evolve and prioritize the NAM standardization leadership roadmap in line with Nokia’s business and technology priorities.

• Build and maintain relationships with SDO officials, customer technical leaders, and ecosystem partners in NAM.

• Support the Spectrum Leadership team on NAM spectrum-related engagement and strategy.

• Oversee and coordinate interfaces with customers, regional SDOs, regional organizations, Nokia customer teams, and internal governance bodies.

Key Interfaces

• NAM customer-facing units (including CTO roles)
• NAM Geopolitics & Government Relations
• Technology R&I – Research and Standards teams
• Nokia Business Groups and corporate stakeholders