Manager - Network Deal Analytics and Insights.Group Strategy and Transformation at MTN

RESPONSIBILITIES

 MTN is entering a new phase in its lifecycle where operational and commercial excellence has become critical for success. The Manager: Network Deal Analytics & Insights must therefore ensure the successful delivery in context of:

• MTN positioning as the best connectivity provider in Africa and the Middle East
• Forefront of MTN Group diversification strategy 
• Operates within a highly inter-connected international telecommunications community 
• Ability to drive initiatives in line with the Group and Opco company’s business requirements 
• Responsibility to keep track of global trends and advancements and stay abreast of standardization work of relevant industry bodies 
• Integrate requirements from multiple internal and external stakeholders to provide the relevant services to support business growth 
• MTN decision to centralise the wholesales of global and local infrastructure assets 
• The geographic complexity of MTN’s foot print across Africa and the Middle East
• Achievement of top quartile operating efficiency and effectiveness through scale and common processes
• Enhance MTN position as a leading network and system provider
• Constant dynamics and local challenges in the economic, regulatory and legal environments
• Increasingly competitive and highly dynamic enterprise industries and landscape
• Continuous improvement of processes and procedures in line with changing enterprise requirements
• Aggregate and balance connectivity requirements across multiple diverse operating units 
• Varied physical transport and delivery systems (satellite, submarine cable, signaling gateways, switching platforms, IP routers) 
• Successful planning and deployment subject to multiple regulatory regimes across diverse jurisdictions and cultures 
• Ability to create a technological strategy in line with the company’s business requirements 
• Responsibility to keep track of global technology advancements and stay abreast of standardization work of relevant industry bodies 
• Integrate requirements from multiple internal and external stakeholders to provide the relevant bearer services to support business growth
• The Manager: Network Deal Analytics & Insights will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:
• Generating analytics-driven insights as a service to MTN and selected OpCos (by using MTN and industry financial/technical data) to create models that depict trends in the wholesale roaming base.
• Gather technical information on network capacity and capabilities to create data models to assess various scenario
• Ensure the correctness of input data as defined in accordance with the identified business requirements
• Communicate data gaps and advise potential solutions to address the gap and define data schemas
• Support with converting user requirements into low level design documents and technical specifications for internal or external users
• Support the implementation of centralized and standardized Network Sharing data models and templates for improved consistency across all MTN markets.
• Support the MTN Opco’s to improve quality of financial modeling to ultimately deliver projects quicker
• Maintain the upkeep of project documentation and submissions throughout each deal’s life cycle.
• Provide in-depth support to gather, sanitize and automate data processing capabilities.
• Participate and provide inputs in operational meetings
• Set up and manage project status meetings as required

Role Deliverables

• Timely delivery and accurate reporting of technical and financial models.
• Clear data driven analytical models in a format that can withstand an audit
• Timely project task tracking of some/all network sharing transactions
• Maintain the quality of the support provided by the central team to the OpCo
• Data driven report writing for learning material and memorandums

Role Dependencies

• Senior Manager: Network Sharing Deals Analytics and Insights
• Inputs from in-country network sharing project teams
• Inputs from prospective partners
• Inputs from MTN Group Data and Analytics

QUALIFICATIONS
Education:

• BCom or BSc degree (preferably in Finance, Comp Science, Maths, Stats, Econometrics or equivalent)
• Post-graduate qualification in Management Studies will be advantageous

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years in relevant experience in data modelling or as an analyst or in quantitative commercial role
• Minimum 5 years’ experience preferably within the telecommunications, or commercial facing role or business consulting role
• Experience working across diverse cultures and geographies

Competencies:

• Interest in the international telecommunication industry in regard to latest industry trends and competitive landscape within the MTN footprint 
• Interest in the technical working of telecommunication network hardware and software
• Strong financial/statistical/economic modelling and data gathering/ analysis competencies
• Ability to apply various tools to solve problems such as Sass, Eviews, R, Python, DAX etc.
• Strong computer literacy with proficiency in MS Excel, Power BI, Word and Power-Point
• Effective use of project documentation and tools
• Work productively and communicate effectively within a remote team across MTN OpCos 
• Work proactively across multiple cultures and languages within the MTN footprint countries

Other:

• Regional and international travel
• Continuously learning and researching