Senior Standardization Specialist

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work.

The team you'll be part of

Strategy and Technology lays the path for Nokia's future technology innovation and identifies the most promising areas for Nokia to create new value. We set the company's strategy and technology vision, offer an unparalleled research foundation for innovation, and provide critical support infrastructure for Nokia.

Nokia Standards targets collaboration with internal and external experts to advance the state-of-the-art technology landscape as well as to protect Nokia's intellectual property. We are looking for ambitious and highly engaged colleagues as part of the Standardization & Industry Environment Team.

What you will learn and contribute to:

We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled senior standardization specialist to represent Nokia in relevant Standards Development Organizations (SDO) and trade associations regarding standards and IPR policies, and also manage SDO membership for Nokia.

Are you passionate about solving problems?
As part of our team, you will:

• Support Nokia with standardization and IPR policies on global, regional and national levels;
• Take leadership positions in relevant SDO and association policy committees
• Actively formulate and influence Nokia position with other companies and relevant associations
• Represent Nokia in relevant SDOs include ITU, ISO/IEC, IEEE, ANSI/ATIS/TIA (in USA), etc.
• Be responsible for Nokia membership in external associations, industry for a and SDOs.

Your skills and experience

• A background with an MSc degree or PhD in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience in dealing with standards and IPR policies in global fora, such as ITU, ISO/IEC, IEEE, IETF, ETSI (in Europe), CCSA (in China), ANSI/ATIS/TIA (in USA)
• Proven ability to work in a multi-national and distributed team consisting of technical, legal and policy expertise, as well as the self-motivation to work independently.
• Experience in leading distributed team(s) is an advantage
• Within Nokia, expect to collaborate with the intellectual property attorneys in corporate legal and in TECH as well as with policy experts in the Government Affairs team
• Fluent English is essential

Personal attributes:

• Strong technical skills
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, both written and verbal
• Strong skills in networking across organizational structure, both internal within Nokia and external with other companies and industry engagements.
• Influential leadership skills
• Fast analytical and abstraction capabilities
• Confidence to challenge the status quo
• Results oriented
• Ability to adapt quickly to new conditions and actively manage change
• Willingness to travel

What we offer

Nokia offers flexible and hybrid working schemes, continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
• LGBT+ equality & best place to work by HRC Foundation

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people.

Nokia's employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.