Job Opportunities at Mezzanine

About the role

• The Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) will lead the commercial success of the company across all verticals and markets. The individual will develop new sales channels, build and lead effective regional sales teams, lead a team of industry experts responsible for their respective industry commercial performance, and be responsible for performance and governance across all Mezzanine sales channels. Through the commercial team, the CCO will deliver annual sales targets against the company and product portfolio long range plan and commercial success metrics e.g. contribution margin, EBIT and cash flow.
• The direct reports of the CCO will include the regional Head of Sales; Head of Commercial; Channel Managers; industry Managing Executives (Health, Agriculture, Utilities and Financial Services), as well as the Marketing Manager.
• The ideal individual will be a rainmaker (have an ability to bring in new business by association) and have an excellent system-, lateral thinking and deal making ability with sales experience in the digital enterprise solutions space. The individual will be a leader that is able to generate results through the commercial team. The individual will have strong digital and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) commercial knowledge and experience within sub-Saharan Africa in an ICT solutions environment.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in successful digital solution sales and commercials
• A tertiary qualification - science or commerce
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Good presentation skills and comfortable in professional discussions and complex solution sales negotiations with 3rd parties on C-Level
• Leadership - build and lead effective sales teams and cross-functional teams in a high-growth sector
• Sub-Saharan Africa work experience in an ICT solutions environment and proven track record in working with multinational corporates with matrix organisations
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Be willing to travel extensively across Africa - channel- and customer engagements

Advantageous

• EE candidate
• Masters degree
• Experience in the social impact and innovation, ICT4D or social enterprise environment
• Experience in a start-up environment

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What you will do

• You will be responsible for attracting, engaging and retaining dynamic individuals that are passionate about making an impact through their skills in Africa and beyond.
• You will be responsible for identifying key channels to attract talent, working closely with Marketing to communicate our Employee Value Proposition and build a network of sourcing partners. You will monitor staff engagement, identify key interventions to drive engagement and drive the implementation of those initiatives. You will also be responsible for our young talent programmes, being the go-to-person for young talent and ensuring that the programme unlocks the potential of the young talent. Being part of a small interdependent HR team, you will be exposed and co-responsible for all other HR functions.
• As the ideal individual for the role, you will be energised by engaging with people, building internal and external relations. You will be creative and resourceful in co-creating a positive and engaging work environment. You will be the company culture champion, able to identify talent that are a great culture fit and be able to communicate our culture and employee value proposition effectively.

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience in the HR/ Organisational Development field
• Experience in recruiting for the software development industry
• Degree, preferably in HR or Industrial Psychology
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate and interact with individuals at all levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Advantageous

• Post graduate degree
• EE candidate

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Marketing Intern

• We are seeking a marketing intern to develop and implement digital marketing campaigns on social media and beyond. As an intern, you will work closely with our marketing manager to support Mezzanine’s digital marketing efforts.
• Our ideal candidate is a bright, enthusiastic graduate who takes the initiative and wants to learn how to apply theory practically. You will have an enquiring, creative mind and lots of ideas on how to expand Mezzanine’s visibility online.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with our marketing manager to plan, develop, and share content on our social media channels
• Support the creation and implementation of email marketing and nurture campaigns
• Stay up-to-date with digital marketing strategies and best practice
• Provide general support to the marketing manager as needed

Requirements:

• Pursuing or recently completed a postgraduate degree in digital marketing or a related field.
• Able to build and implement a social media content calendar
• Familiar with social media platforms such as LinkedIn and Twitter and able to post, share, and respond to posts or messages
• Familiar with SEO and have an ability to implement it
• Great writing skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Able to conduct research and analyse it
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office products and Google Workspace
• Have an enquiring mind and a can-do attitude

Advantageous:

• A postgraduate qualification
• Employment equity candidate
• Experience managing social media accounts

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What you will do

• You will take full ownership of our Smart Asset Management Solution (SAMS) including our new Virtual Wheeling Platform (VWP). SAMS offers asset visibility, lifecycle management and decision support to municipalities and other asset intensive organisations. Our VWP enables the wheeling of renewable energy over the grid helping to solve load shedding and promote a sustainable energy future. You could be part of maximising service delivery to citizens throughout Africa.
• As a Product Manager, you will be responsible for protecting the WHY, understanding the WHAT, and guiding the HOW of your product. More specifically, this role involves identifying opportunities and developing proposals for new features, facilitating the product forum to prioritise features, managing the product roadmap, scheduling deliverables for and managing the development team, monitoring deployments, ensuring that the solutions address clients’ needs, and driving user adoption.
• You will need to have good interpersonal skills to engage with all the various stakeholders, excellent project management skills, and be attentive to detail. Your experience in electrical engineering will be essential. .

What you need

• 4+ years’ experience in managing software development with supervisory responsibilities
• Electrical Engineering degree (Preferred)
• Attention to detail
• Project management skills
• Systems Engineering skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Insight and a passion for technology

Advantageous

• Experience in Physical Asset Management Life Cycle Management
• Experience in Asset Monitoring implementation projects using GSM and/or IoT Networks
• EE candidate

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• We are looking for an individual that is a great team player, problem-solver and sharp thinker. The ideal individual will be someone who is dependable and dedicated to their work and cares about making a positive impact. One of our main drivers at Mezzanine is the fact that we build solutions that have a positive impact on people’s lives and with this comes the responsibility of producing work that is of high quality. We strive to maintain a good balance of working hard and spending time together to build good relationships and celebrate individual and team

What you need

• 10+ years' of relevant development experience
• 5+ years’ experience in Java
• 10+ years’ experience working with SQL databases, ideally PostgreSQL.

What to expect

• Passionate and dedicated team members - We work hard and support each other because we are passionate about what we do and the impact we are making.
• Growth opportunities - We have annual personal development discussions to craft out your journey ahead. We have 5 study leave days for those that are pursuing a qualification or certification.
• Flexibility - We are output, not input focused.
• An energising environment - We celebrate differences and value individuals. We enjoy celebrating successes, having coffee-walks, playing ping-pong and care about each other's personal lives.
• Income protection & death cover - We care about our staff and their family when unexpected events occur.
• Employee Wellness Programme - We are holistic beings and therefore we invest in the health and wellbeing of our staff

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What you will do

• You will form part of the Helium team that develops the Platform-as-a-Service product (Helium) of Mezzanine and who maintains a governance framework for technology and product development in Mezzanine.
• You will be leading the architectural design and own the technical excellence of the product. You will develop and communicate the use of ‘best practice’ during product development and contribute towards the technical development of junior product developers.
• We are looking for an individual that is a great team player, problem-solver and quick learner. The ideal individual will be someone who is dependable and dedicated to their work and cares about making a difference in Africa. One of our main drivers, working at Mezzanine, is the fact that we build solutions that have a positive impact on people’s lives and with this comes the responsibility of producing work that is of high quality. At Mezzanine, we strive to maintain a good balance of working hard and spending time together to build good relationships and celebrate individual and team achievements!

The team uses the following technologies:

• Java EE (Enterprise Edition) 8
• EJB, JMS, JDBC, JNDI
• Glassfish 4.1.1 & 5
• Git & SVN (SVN being phased out)
• PostgreSQL 9.6 (to be upgraded soon)
• Ubuntu

What you need

• 10+ years overall experience in information technology.
• 10+ years’ experience in full stack development.
• 5+ years’ experience in Java development.
• 10+ years’ experience working with SQL databases, ideally PostgreSQL.

Advantageous

• Experience in Java
• EE candidate