October 6th, 2021 at 06:27 am
Senior Manager Digital Innovation
- The Senior Manager Digital Innovation identify, lead and manage digital channels.
- Innovate propositions to deliver on the business’s digital agenda to drive self-care and sales through Digital channels.
- Provide guidance in the advancement of digital channels via design, development, and maintenance of the digital value chain.
Senior Manager Digital Innovation Role
- Scan the business and evaluate opportunities related to customer and stakeholder needs and provide guidance supported by digital business models for long-term competitiveness and growth of MTNs digital agenda and digital channels aligned to the business’s strategy – Ambition 2025.
- Manage the development and growth strategy of MTN digital channels like MyMTN, chatbot, e-shop etc.
- Liaise with Digital Channel teams on the development and growth strategy of MTN digital channels like myMTN, chatbot, e-shop etc.
- Provide guidance and direction to functional and departmental leads across the business on digital, technology, and related solutions to enable their functional digital goals, objectives and roadmaps.
- Proactively seek out, vet and implement new technologies to innovate digitally throughout the company with a special focus on digital self-care and sales.
- Develop innovative digital solutions for broad business interests.
- Comprehensive and original concepts and approaches required for market relevance.
- Anticipate, define and help capture opportunities leveraging multiple sources of data for digital innovation: trends, customer insights, behavioral and attitudinal data, competitive information among others.
- Responsible for evaluating analytics for web and app properties including digital and social analytics.
- Lead in conducting data research to compliment digital innovation drive within the business.
- Leverage analytics to assess potential needs of the market at large, evaluate feasible solution sets and the barriers to adoption by customers and/or consumers.
- Work with internal and external partners to provide great user experiences based on customer insights.
- Lead collaborations with international and local partners on content and other digital services.
- Lead the evaluation of financials and business case of the relevant digital innovation initiatives.
- Provide support to commercial teams regarding digital innovation best practices
- Work closely with MTN Group DigiFin to ensure any innovation identified is defined, developed and delivered within the Group DigiFin framework and best practice.
Senior Manager Digital Innovation Context :
- Dynamic and competitive telecommunication & ICT industry
- Evolving telco with a focus on platforms
- Multi regulated environment
- Impact execution focus
- Developing sophisticated client base
- Media interest
Education
- A First Degree in computer science or a business field with technology specialization
- Scrum Master or Product Owner certification or proven experience of having worked using the Scrum framework.
- Coding and Software Enhancement, Networking Development, Algorithms Design, Cloud Computing, UI Design, Online Framework, Software Computing important.
- Project Management Certification a plus
Senior Manager Digital Innovation Experience
- Minimum of 8 years related work experience in a digital organization, global or multinational organization or management consultancy (understanding emerging markets an advantage)
- Good experience and knowledge of digital analytics and advertising tools like Google Analytics, Google Data Studio, Appsflyer, Airship etc.
Advanced digital skills
- Experience managing E-commerce and or apps
- Experience working on business transformation projects or in a digital environment
- 5 years managing projects with cross functional teams
Senior Manager Digital Innovation Professional/Technical competencies:
- Strong knowledge of Digital and Mobile Apps
- Project Management
- Coding and Software Enhancement, Networking Development, Algorithms Design, Cloud Computing, UI Design, Online Framework, Software Computing an advantage.
- Business Performance Management; Planning and Budgeting
- Stakeholder Relations Management
- Marketing/Digital Marketing
- Agile Principle Methodology
- Understanding the Digital Ecosystem
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Knowledge and the ability to use Digital tools.
Physical Skills/ Competencies:
- Self-starter and ability to keep up in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines
- Naturally curious and have the passion to ideate and advance innovation of digital products
- Must be detail-oriented and have good organization skills
- Maturity, professionalism and good conflict management.
- Interpersonal Skills – Leadership, customer centricity, collaborative, coaches & develop direct reports
- Personal Skills – Trustworthy, integrity in dealings
- Operating Skills – Ability to focus on priorities, plans, manages and monitor work effectively
- Organizational Positioning Skills – Good written and verbal communication, presentation Skills, commitment to the organization
- Global thinker, analytical thinking, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities
How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants should send their Curriculum Vitae to: Email: mtnghanarecruitment@mtn.com
CLOSING DATE : by 8th October 2021
Kindly use MTN/DIG/003/21 as the email subject and note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.