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Responsibilities

The Senior Manager Legal and Regulatory DataCo will be responsible for the following Key Performance Areas:

Key Deliverables

• Support the establishment of the DataCo legal and regulatory function within the DataCo business.
• Identify, monitor, track, and analyse national and regional regulation applying to DataCo’s areas of operation, notably data protection, data security, data sovereignty, data privacy & security and information security.
• Manage DataCo’s IP portfolio which includes, implement a system to ensure that DataCo’s IP is identified, protected, maintained and enforced in multiple jurisdictions.
• Embedding privacy, security, and cross-border data compliance into product design and commercial models through legal guidance and regulatory advice.
• Developing modular legal frameworks that enable scalable partner agreements and flexible data sharing constructs.
• Aligning AI, data governance, and monetisation with evolving regulatory landscapes (e.g., data sovereignty, AI ethics, competition law).
• Acting as a trusted advisor to cross-functional teams, balancing commercial ambition with legal stewardship.
• Develop legal frameworks and templates for DataCo contracts, licenses, and partner agreements.
• Provide monthly and quarterly legal and regulatory regulatory reports with actionable insights for DataCo and MTN Group leadership.
• Create awareness and training materials for internal teams on key legal and regulatory topics.
• Position papers, regulatory submissions, and audit responses externally
• Effectively manage strong, transparent relationships with regulatory bodies and external counsel.
• Partner contract portfolio aligned with DataCo monetisation objectives and compliance obligations.

Data Governance, Privacy, Intellectual Property & Regulatory Advisory

• Act as the primary lead on data protection, data security, data sovereignty, data privacy & security and information security adoption, in line with national and international laws (e.g. GDPR).
• Accountable for preparing and reporting on the DataCo privacy and security-by-design programme as well as integration into DataCo products, services, and partner platforms (leveraging off Group guidance).
• Perform detailed research and benchmarking for the development of DataCo’s framework for compliance with applicable regulation.
• Provide expertise on legal and regulatory queries relating to IP from various departments.
• Assist Research & Development / technical teams in identifying patentable inventions.
• Closely monitor and action against any infringement of DataCo IP.
• Management of litigation and active engagement in the resolution of on-going IP disputes.
• Identify IP infringement risks (of DataCo and third-party IP) and manage the implementation of mitigating strategies.
• Filing, prosecuting and attending tot the renewal of DataCo trade marks, patents and registered designs across multiple jurisdictions.
• Assist the marketing team with DataCo brand management.
• Monitoring and analysis of regulatory shifts and provide strategic input on necessary adaptations.

Contracting & Commercial Legal Support

• Advise and support the DataCo value proposition (leveraging off Group guidance) by preparing opinions or memoranda on regulatory adoption and commercial legal adherence.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts including data sharing, revenue share, licensing, platform agreements, API access, technology agreements (software development, joint development and technology transfer/assignment agreements) and partner deals.
• Develop template agreements and playbooks to accelerate contracting cycles while ensuring risk coverage.
• Advise on IP protection strategies for DataCo innovations.

Regulatory Strategy & Engagement

• Support interactions with data protection authorities, competition regulators, and other oversight bodies.
• Map and anticipate regulatory trends impacting DataCo; prepare position papers and engagement materials.
• Coordinate responses to inquiries, audits, and regulatory consultations.

Risk Management & Controls

• Design and implement risk registers and mitigation plans covering legal and regulatory exposures.
• Lead internal awareness programs on data ethics, compliance, and contractual risk.

AI & Emerging Tech Legal Frameworks

• Advise on legal and ethical implications of AI models, predictive analytics, and automation in DataCo’s offerings.
• Develop guardrails for Responsible AI adoption aligned to Group standards and external best practices.

Cross-Functional Enablement & Education

• Deliver training and toolkits for business, product, and tech teams on legal and regulatory requirements.
• Act as liaison between DataCo and Group Legal and Regulatory, Mergers & Acquisitions, Group Technology and Group Risk & Compliance teams.

Role Dependencies

• In-depth understanding of the MTN business strategy.
• Experience in a telecommunications and/or technology environment
• Effective stakeholder relationship management, ability to support a diversity of OpCos and platforms with a range of skills and expertise and experience in a legal and regulatory environment.
• Understanding of the MTN technology, business and regulatory context across both traditional and new business lines.

Qualifications

Education:

• LLB or equivalent law degree from a recognized institution.
• Admission as an attorney in South Africa or another English law jurisdiction.
• Certification(s) in data privacy (e.g. CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT from IAPP) and security from a recognized institution.
• Preferably qualifications like an LLM or equivalent master’s degree from a recognised institution in technology law, or commercial law (is an advantage).
• Completion of Group 1 SAIIP (South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law) exams preferred

Experience:

• 5-8 years’ experience post qualification, with at least 3-5 years in an in-house legal role within the technology or software industry focused on commercial law and data privacy.
• Manager track record of 5 years or more
• Proven track record in managing complex legal matters across multiple jurisdictions in Africa.
• proven experience advising on data governance, contracts, commercial intellectual property law arrangements and regulatory engagement.
• Strong relevant experience with data governance, data privacy, data sovereignty, intellectual property and partnership / customer contracting.

Competencies:

• Data Privacy & Governance Expertise: Deep understanding of privacy laws, cross-border data flows, and compliance frameworks.
• IP Expertise: Deep understanding of intellectual property laws and IP frameworks (OAPI, ARIPO and WIPO), IP portfolio management and negotiation complex IP arrangements in commercial agreements.
• Contract Structuring & Negotiation: Skilled in drafting and negotiating complex data and tech-related agreements.
• Regulatory Engagement & Advocacy: Ability to represent MTN DataCo’s interests with regulators and policy bodies.
• Risk Anticipation & Mitigation: Proactive in identifying legal exposures and designing controls.
• IP, AI & Emerging Tech Legal Insight: Knowledge of evolving frameworks around intellectual property, AI ethics, algorithmic accountability, and digital markets regulation.
• Business Partnership: Trusted advisor who integrates legal insights into strategic and operational plans.
• Enablement & Communication: Translates complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Experience working with and managing multiple stakeholders
• Creative, entrepreneurial, and a passion for problem-solving and out-of-the-box thinking, plus execution agility, high-performing, driven, self-starting.

Apply Before: 07/21/2025

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Qualifications

Job Specifications/ Minimum & Preferred Requirements

• Education / Business Degree - Minimum postgraduate degree / Masters: tertiary degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Advanced Analytics, Biological Sciences or related quantitative field
• Fluent in English

Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a data science environment coupled with supervising / managing others
• Experience working in a medium to large organisation
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies advantages

Training

• Data science and advanced analytics
• Programming skills
• Computer software training
• Robotic process automation solutions (UiPath, Blue Prism, NICE etc.)
• Data Visualisation (tools such as Power BI, Tableau etc.)
• Public GIT and Kaggle profiles a major plus

Industry / Certifications

• Relevant certification / accreditation

Any other specifications

• Attitude of Innovation, inventiveness and thought leadership
• MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Understanding of the MTN framework
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies
• Knowledge of modern Big Data platforms and Open Source Solutions

Apply Before: 07/23/2025

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Job Requirements (Education, Experience and Competencies)

Education:

• Minimum of 4-year tertiary qualification and Honors / Masters advantageous
• Post Graduate Qualification –Actuarial sciences/CISA/CISM/CRISK/ MBA/CA.SA/
• Experience in Risk, Controls, Technology, Data and Analytics

Experience:

• At least 12 to 15 years of leading a Revenue Assurance and or Fraud Management organization in a Tier 1 telecommunications company or similar industry
• At least 8 to 10 years in relevant sector/ industry relevant role/ similar industry
• Experience working in a global/multinational enterprise with experience working in emerging markets
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies
• Proven track record of business transformation ownership and delivery
• Risk management techniques
• Customer Centric
• Digital Business
• Transforming Value Chains
• Leakage detection and prevention
• Revenue Recovery

Apply Before: 07/21/2025

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Job Description

• Highly dynamic and fluctuating Telecommunications industry
• Highly competitive market with new and established competitors
• Newly introduced IFRS 16
• Fast moving industry
• Legislative changes
• Rapid pace of digitalization
• Challenging and sensitive industrial relations environment
• Prevailing economic pressures affecting staff and customers
• Fluid complexities of customer expectations and demands

Responsibilities

Lease Accounting

• Work with lease originators to complete interface inputs to facilitate lease contract creation in Oracle
• Perform IFRS 16 Lease Accounting transition activities and dual reporting, as required
• Perform periodic reconciliations between source systems and Oracle and take action to address variances
• Ensure the upload of the new and modification contracts into the IFRS 16 System on a timely basis and accurately
• Ensure integrity, accuracy and completeness of the lease information in the IFRS 16 system
• Ensure completeness of IFRS 16 lease compared to the live site reports and payment files
• Regularly monitor interface activities from lease source systems to Oracle
• Analyse monthly transfers and their impact on depreciation for lease asset classes
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies
• Review balance sheet reconciliation to ensure balances are valid with sufficient back up
• Complete and document monthly control procedures
• Assist in external/internal audits as required
• Execute transactions and respond to BU Controller queries regarding leased assets and depreciation.

Leased Asset Reporting

• Prepare and disseminate monthly Lease dashboard and reporting
• Analyse month end depreciation expense and variances for lease asset classes

Budget Management

• Forecast, plan, and review budget in relation to leased assets
• Manage and optimise the budget, ensuring all expenditure is in line with the agreed budgets
• Monitor costs and determine initiatives to optimize resources.

Quality Management

• Formulate effective methods and standards to manage Leased Assets
• Ensure that the departmental projects, are delivered within the agreed timelines and in accordance with agreed quality standards
• Consider and recommend enhancements for project performance and processes and initiate remedial action where defects are evident

Document Management

• Formulate and implement a plan to maintain an up-to-date retention of records process for Leased Assets
• Ensure that all relevant documents are retained in accordance with legislative requirements

People and Culture

• Manage, train, up-skill, motivate, retain, and recruit staff
• Measure department performance with appropriate metrics
• Provide for ongoing training and upskilling of the Lease Accountant
• Compile monthly departmental performance reports

Lease Accounting

• Work with lease originators to complete interface inputs to facilitate lease contract creation in Oracle
• Perform IFRS 16 Lease Accounting transition activities and dual reporting, as required
• Perform periodic reconciliations between source systems and Oracle and take action to address variances
• Ensure the upload of the new and modification contracts into the IFRS 16 System on a timely basis and accurately
• Ensure integrity, accuracy and completeness of the lease information in the IFRS 16 system
• Ensure completeness of IFRS 16 lease compared to the live site reports and payment files
• Regularly monitor interface activities from lease source systems to Oracle
• Analyse monthly transfers and their impact on depreciation for lease asset classes
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies
• Review balance sheet reconciliation to ensure balances are valid with sufficient back up
• Complete and document monthly control procedures
• Assist in external/internal audits as required
• Execute transactions and respond to BU Controller queries regarding leased assets and depreciation.

Leased Asset Reporting

• Prepare and disseminate monthly Lease dashboard and reporting
• Analyse month end depreciation expense and variances for lease asset classes

Budget Management

• Forecast, plan, and review budget in relation to leased assets
• Manage and optimise the budget, ensuring all expenditure is in line with the agreed budgets
• Monitor costs and determine initiatives to optimize resources.

Quality Management

• Formulate effective methods and standards to manage Leased Assets
• Ensure that the departmental projects, are delivered within the agreed timelines and in accordance with agreed quality standards
• Consider and recommend enhancements for project performance and processes and initiate remedial action where defects are evident

Document Management

• Formulate and implement a plan to maintain an up-to-date retention of records process for Leased Assets
• Ensure that all relevant documents are retained in accordance with legislative requirements

People and Culture

• Manage, train, up-skill, motivate, retain, and recruit staff
• Measure department performance with appropriate metrics
• Provide for ongoing training and upskilling of the Lease Accountant
• Compile monthly departmental performance reports

Supervisory / Leadership/Managerial Complexity: Refers to the responsibilities for directing, guiding, motivating and influencing others.

• Recruit, develop and retain people with the required skills, qualifications and potential
• Define the departmental KPAs and KPIs
• Performance management and identification of training needs
• Contribute toward a customer centric culture
• Build talent by identifying and developing new leaders for the respective environment
• Employee relations and collaborative teamwork
• Manage Employment Equity and diversity
• Coaching and guidance of subordinates
• Build professionalism, loyalty and commitment to the organization
• Communicate actively and effectively resolving any potential conflicts that may arise
• Living the MTN Brand – influence employees’ behaviour

Required Skills & Capabilities e.g. teaching, report writing or specific skills/abilities such as computing or the ability to work without supervision

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of how to interpret Financial Statements & Balance Sheets
• Knowledge of the–regulatory and legislative requirements
• Thorough knowledge of IFRS, IFRS 16 specifically
• Understanding of Lease contracts
• Understanding of Litigation and the process to be followed in the event of breach of contract
• Excellent Attention to Detail
• Highly Numerate and Analytical
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Strong interpersonal skills including good written and oral communication
• Good problem solving skills
• Good planning & organizing skills
• Strong ethics

Key Deliverables

• Compliance with Accounting policies and practices
• Accurate and up to date Lease data and documentation
• Remedial action initiated timeously
• Compliance with IFRS 16
• Continuous improvement of Leased Assets processes and procedures
• Completion of departmental projects within agreed time frames
• Customer Satisfaction
• Achievement of departmental performance targets
• Efficient and effective operational processes and procedures
• Optimal staffing to deliver on departmental KPAs
• Effective management of relationships with internal and external business partners

Qualifications

• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or similar field
• CA(SA) is an added advantage

Experience:

• At least 5 years’ working experience in a medium to large organisation preferably in the telecommunication industry and preferably working with leased assets
• 3 years’ experience with IFRS
• At least 3 years’ experience managing people
• Experience with Oracle E business suite

Apply Before: 07/17/2025

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Job Description

• Pre-sales to support, and provide input into complex architectural solutions for deals from Solution Sales, to proposal and delivery, stitching together appropriate assets and contributing to commercial modelling. Solution Design, Proposal Development , Product showcasing, and Technical support. Design authority for solutions .
• Understand the customer’s technical environment and strategic goals to design and deliver customised solutions that meet MTNs’ client-specific needs.
• Develop detailed proposals that outline the proposed Business Line solutions, benefits, and costs, creating pricing models and providing input on contract negotiations.
• Gather technical requirements, evaluating technologies, guiding the implementation of Business Line solutions, and ensuring the architectural integrity of all projects.

Responsibilities

Strategy Development and Implementation

• Lead, create, and manage complex architectural solutions for deals from pre-sales to proposal and delivery, stitching together appropriate assets and contributing to commercial modelling.
• Act as a key player in driving not just sales, but also broader business transformation and long-term client success through Pre-sales and solution architecture function.
• Define and maintain the architecture and solution standards in line with MTN Group guidelines to guide the design and implementation of Business Line solutions within the identified specialised product/ solution domain.
• Continuously evaluate and refine pre-sales and solution architecture processes to ensure they are aligned with the company’s strategic growth priorities, increasing efficiency, and competitive advantage.

Pre-sales and Solution Architecture Delivery Leadership

Lead a team to:

• Engage with clients to understand their business strategies and translate them into tailored technical solutions that provide competitive advantages.
• Serve as trusted advisors during the pre-sales process, guiding clients on how solutions can drive innovation and future growth in alignment with their long-term goals.
• Develop complex, customized architectural solutions that address specific client needs from the pre-sales stage through to proposal and delivery.
• Develop detailed, strategically aligned proposals that clearly outline business line solutions, their long-term benefits, associated costs, and competitive advantages.
• Align client technical requirements with both short-term project goals and long-term business strategies, ensuring the proposed solutions support future scalability, innovation, and growth.
• Lead RFP responses that not only meet client expectations but also position the company as a strategic partner in their digital transformation journey.
• Collaborate closely with forecasting and sales operations to drive and manage pre-sales and RFP pipeline.
• Orchestrate service providers and develop back-to back SLAs between vendors and local teams for large / priority and pilot deals aligned to the customer SLA.
• Provide guidance on creating pricing models and provide input on contract negotiations.
• Oversee the implementation phase to ensure solutions are delivered as designed, while also tracking strategic impact and outcomes for the client.

People Leadership /Management

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of engineers providing coaching, guidance, and performance evaluations.
• Develop and maintain a high-performance team that consistently meets or exceeds targets.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer-centricity within the team.
• Set integrated goals and objectives for the team in order to achieve a future-focused, future-fit high-performing organisation.
• Provide technical, procedural and policy guidance to staff, colleagues , partners and vendors.
• Attract, develop and retain appropriate talent. Build talent by identifying and developing new leaders for the respective environment
• Develop and maintain a high-performance team that consistently meets or exceeds targets.
• Set KPIs and provide regular performance feedback through a well-defined and implemented performance review program.
• Develop and implement a training plan to build and develop skills within the team.
• Enable and model healthy employee relations and collaborative teamwork.
• Manage diversity, develop, and embed an Employment Equity plan for the business area.
• Contribute to building a culture of continuous evaluation and improvement. Drive a culture of high performance, accountability and consequence management
• Act as an ambassador for the team by living the values and vital behaviours and changing and influencing employees’ behaviour
• Make the environment the best place to work. Foster professionalism, loyalty and commitment to the organization. Build the
• Company’s brand to be the employer of first choice.

Governance

• Strategic governance and interlock
• Develop and execute the Pre-sales and solution architecture governance framework and associated forums to govern the application of Business Line solution standards within the specialised product/ solution domain.
• Lead regular strategic meetings with key stakeholders to align on pre-sales and solution architecture activities, review solution performance, and identify new opportunities.
• Perform evaluation baseline of key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Request for relevant budget for internal projects and new initiatives. Monitor costs accordingly.
• Facilitate preparation of proposals on change initiatives, policies and procedures.

Escalations

• Identify potential risks in solution delivery and develop mitigation strategies to prevent disruptions and ensure project success.
• Escalate issues that will result in severe time, scope, productivity, and cost or resource or reputational impact.
• Manage and provide solutions to escalations that have multiple processes / functions impact on critical path of service delivery.
• Manage and provide solutions through stakeholder consultation where relevant.

Performance

• Implement processes for regular review and refinement of Business Line solution offerings based on performance data and
• customer feedback in line with MTN SA Strategy.
• Ensure alignment between and across other functions within MTN SA product/ solutions, including but not limited to market
• representatives.
• Provide reports as required timeously regarding performance and outcomes of the unit.

Qualifications

Education

• 3 years qualification / 4-year tertiary qualification in Technology Systems (Telecommunication Management / Information Technology) or related
• MBA / Masters Advantageous

Experience

• At least 7 years related experience in architecture design and delivery, inclusive of;
• Leadership position in pre-sales or solutions architecture.
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing complex technical solutions within telecommunications/ TechCo/SI's, including knowledge of network infrastructure, cloud services, and enterprise solutions.
• Proven track record of collaborating with sales teams to develop and deliver solutions that meet customer needs and drive revenue growth.
• Experience in managing complex solution development projects, from initial requirements gathering to final implementation.

Apply Before: 07/28/2025