Core Operations Manager
Nokia
Operations
Malaysia
Posted on Nov 5, 2025
The Core Operations Manager role is responsible for end-to-end (E2E) Ownership for the management, drive, escalation, investigation and resolution of Network Major Incidents / Crisis Situations, ensuring Business and Customer updates are timely and of required quality standards, creation and delivery of agreed action plans with named actions & clear owners / deadlines.
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The Core Operations Manager role is responsible for end-to-end Ownership for the management, drive, escalation, investigation and resolution of Network Major Incidents / Crisis Situations, ensuring Business and Customer updates are timely and of required quality standards, creation and delivery of agreed action plans with named actions & clear owners / deadlines.
You have:
- Working knowledge of Telco network Operations, IT Service Management (Incident/Problem/Change) and Configuration frameworks such as ITIL v3;
- In depth knowledge of the Core Network including IMS, Paco, SDM
- Proficient experience in Telco network Operations, Service Management and preferably Managed Services
- 8+ years’ experience in telecommunications or related industry
- Must have good Written and Verbal English
- Strong analytical skills, comfortable with data and statistics
- Demonstrable customer management / service skills
- Cross functional Stakeholders Management Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
It would be nice if you also had:
- Service/Quality Mindset, Decision making skills
- Strong facilitation skills and ability to gain consensus
- Build & drive strong functional & working relationships between all stakeholders (management or technical) associated with End-to-End Service Delivery & Assurance
- Accountability over the Communication Management activities towards Nokia and/or Customer Top Management during Crisis Situations (High Impact / Extraordinary Impact)
- Management of Post Incident Reviews and Daily review meetings with all required stakeholders for Network Major Incidents and own e2e governance
- Technical Bridge/call Management with all required stakeholders
- Responsible for Floor Governance, Daily Huddle and Video wall monitoring in order to ensure smooth Operations and engage right stakeholders as applicable
- Focusing on continuous improvement of internal and/or external Customer Perception, Trust & Satisfaction during and post-Crisis Situations
- Promote operational rigor & adherence and is advocate for Incident & Crisis Management procedures, best practices & policies associated
- Owns the customized / tailored process and supports documentation from the process from an operational point of view. Ensures process is fit for purpose and is accountable for the overall process efficiency and effectiveness
- Ensures Major/Service Incident Reports are created, produced, reviewed and delivered towards Customer within agreed contractual SLAs
- Ensure establishment of Continuous Operations Improvements plan and implementing it with the coordination of region team
- To support attaining customer SLA consistently
- To support in preparing the SLA ratification reports
- To support all the ad-hoc requirements from Management, Region, and customer on time
- To support and focus on Escalation/Queries from different stakeholders and provide an appropriate response on time
- To maintain the relationship & rapport with region team and end customer