Strategy Manager, Network Investments - Emerging Markets at Facebook

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.

Attempting to connect the world requires an alternative approach to building and deploying telecom network infrastructure. Through direct engagement with partners around the world, the Network Investments - Emerging Markets team seeks to foster the development of open, shared transport network infrastructure to bring more people online to a faster internet. If you have a passion for emerging markets, and a desire to leverage your technology / telecoms knowledge and strategic skillsets to transform broadband access by working with industry stakeholders (MNOs, carriers, ISPs, policy makers, etc.) to bring innovative, cutting edge, cost efficient network infrastructure, then this is a great role for you!As a Strategy Manager, you will collaborate closely with a broad Facebook cross-functional team and regional managers to help evaluate, decide and implement digital internet infrastructure business strategies utilizing operating, financial and economic models. You will help to analyze fiber markets, IP transit, and other internet demand and supply drivers, across various emerging market geographies, technologies and domains. This position is full time and is based in London or Johannesburg

Responsibilities

• Conduct in depth analysis (internally and externally) to provide insight on market/business trends and operator strategies, to develop and articulate Facebook's network investment strategy in emerging markets
• Analyze broad connectivity problems (geographic, technology, and domain markets, from both a demand and supply perspective) and work collaboratively to synthesize solutions and recommendations
• Develop strategies to solve diverse economic and business challenges across the network lifecycle
• Proactively identify new areas of opportunity and design actionable projects/programs that tackle complex problems from scratch
• Drive prioritization of opportunities from a market, geography, and partnership perspective
• Work collaboratively with broad cross-functional partners to drive execution of projects
• Champion decision making through exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Ability to travel internationally up to 30% of time

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor degree in engineering, business, marketing or other related discipline
• 10+ years of experience in telecommunications, mobile, or internet space in a strategy, consulting, finance/banking or M&A capacity
• 4+ years experience using analytical tools: excel, tableau, visualization, or GIS/mapping
• Knowledge of network economic models, infrastructure and technology opportunities to advise optimal strategic alternatives
• Track record of influencing change in organizations, and the ability to synthesize and execute against problems and timelines
• Knowledge of at least one emerging market geography: the markets: challenges, current trends, impact on business strategies
• Strong interpersonal skills, including relationship building and collaboration within a diverse, cross-functional team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and experience presenting to senior technical and business audiences

Preferred Qualification

• MBA
• Multilingual, French would be a plus
• Infrastructure-related investing experience, preferably in telecoms sector
• Understanding of telecommunications infrastructure network principles and cost structure
• Experience engaging or working with telecommunication operators, especially those in emerging markets
• Experience evaluating infrastructure sharing investment models (Fiberco, co-build, submarine consortiums and / or Towerco)
• Experience scripting (e.g. Python, SQL, R)