Line Manager - Case Handling Specialist
Nokia
As a Line Manager for the Case Handling Specialist team, you will lead a group of highly skilled engineering professionals responsible for advanced technical product support within Care Service delivery in a 24x7 environment. You will ensure excellence in case handling, drive operational performance, and foster strong collaboration with global Customer, Market, and R&D teams.
Your role requires strong technical knowledge, analytical capability, and the ability to guide your team through fast-paced, complex troubleshooting scenarios across 4G/5G and Radio products.
Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we’re advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.
As a Line Manager for the Case Handling Specialist team, you will lead a group of highly skilled engineering professionals responsible for advanced technical product support within Care Service delivery in a 24x7 environment. You will ensure excellence in case handling, drive operational performance, and foster strong collaboration with global Customer, Market, and R&D teams. Your role requires strong technical knowledge, analytical capability, and the ability to guide your team through fast-paced, complex troubleshooting scenarios across 4G/5G and Radio products.
- B.E / B.Tech in Telecommunications, Computer, Software, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 15+ years of industry experience, including strong experience in Customer Technical Support or Case Handling.
- Previous experience leading technical teams or acting as a senior/lead specialist with coaching responsibilities.
- Proven expertise in resolving complex technical issues in 4G/5G/Radio environments.
- Strong knowledge of:
- Deployment support, software upgrades, and network expansions
- Incident diagnosis and recovery of critical outages
- Debugging using standard logs (EMIL, Syslog, MACTTI, Wireshark)
- Implementation, Integration, Acceptance Testing, O&M, and Care for Radio
- 3GPP, ORAN, Cloud RAN/vRAN
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
It Would Be Nice If You Also Had
- Experience with log collection and processing tools.
- Certifications such as RedHat, AWS, or similar.
- Experience with Emergency Support operations and Case Handling best practices.
- Involvement in training delivery, documentation, or knowledge content creation.
Team Leadership & People Management
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Case Handling Specialists, ensuring continuous growth in technical capability and performance.
- Drive a culture of ownership, accountability, customer focus, and high-quality case handling.
- Manage team workload, shift planning, and participation in 24x7 emergency duty rosters.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and training plans.
- Provide coaching on technical escalations, case handling quality, and customer interactions.
Operational Excellence
- Oversee daily case handling operations to ensure SLA compliance, customer satisfaction, and delivery of KPI targets.
- Act as an escalation point for complex or critical technical issues and guide the team toward timely resolution.
- Ensure accurate, complete, and up-to-date case documentation in internal tools.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, knowledge management, and operational processes.
Customer & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as a key interface towards Market teams, Customer teams, and R&D for escalated technical issues.
- Build strong customer relationships and ensure expectations are managed proactively and transparently.
- Represent the team in daily and weekly operational meetings to present progress, risks, and action plans.
Technical Expertise & Support
- Support the team with advanced log analysis (UTF, EMIL, Syslog, MACTTI, Wireshark, etc.) and troubleshooting of complex issues.
- Oversee activities related to deployments, software upgrades, audits, and network expansions.
- Ensure the team adheres to best practices in debugging, testing, and root cause analysis across Radio, 3GPP standards, ORAN, Cloud RAN/vRAN, and L1/L2/L3/RF/IODT domains.
- Promote knowledge sharing and contribute to training content creation.