Junior Portfolio Marketing Manager

**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**

As Nokia's growth engine, we create value for communication service providers and enterprise customers by leading the transition to cloud-native software and as-a-service delivery models. Our inclusive team of dreamers, doers and disruptors push the limits from impossible to possible.

You will join the Core Networks Portfolio Marketing team that helps to enable Cloud and Network Services growth ambitions by driving awareness, reputation, thought leadership and demand, influencing key customer accounts and equipping our sales teams with the information and materials they need to win.

**What you will learn and contribute to**

Are you passionate about solving problems?

As part of our team, you will:

- Define Core Networks marketing content strategy and develop and execute marketing approach, key campaigns and timeline
- Develop propositions that clearly articulate the value of Core Network’s offering and differentiate Nokia from the competition
- Work with Product Management, Sales, Regional Business Center and field marketing teams to understand buyer needs, market trends and competitor positioning
- Provide input into the process for creating product positioning, value propositions, messaging, competitor intelligence and demos that resonates with the buying audience.
- Advise Sales campaign teams and support the creation of marketing collaterals including presentations, demos, white papers, customer case studies, videos, and other assets
- Provide support to sales teams with marketing tools to help their sales efforts, sales training to keep them up to date on the latest product and solution developments, and direct customer support as required
- Key Interfaces: Portfolio Management, Sales, R&D, Global Services, Global Care, Technology and Architecture
- This position may present an opportunity for occasional travel to attend customer meetings and other critical business needs.

**Your skills and experience**

You have:

- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, IT, Telecoms, Engineering etc..
- At least 2 years’ experience in the software industry in product or portfolio marketing or evidence of suitable mindset and commitment to develop in this area
- Evidence of working collaboratively and developing constructive personal relationships with counterparts in other Business Groups/ organizations
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a notable ability to convert complex technical matters into clear messages that resonate with buyers
- Strategic mindset - generates big ideas that focus on business benefits, whilst remaining grounded in technical reality
- Fast learner, able to understand new market trends, technology shifts and changes to buyer needs.
- Good understanding of Telecoms and Enterprise buyer needs and decision-making processes
- Tolerant of change and uncertainty, with the ability to shift strategies and tactics when required

Nice to have:

- Experience in technologies such as Core Networks, Cloud and familiarity with Nokia’s 5G solutions

**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.