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Role Purpose
The Senior Campaign Execution is based within Vodacom Business.

Role Purpose

• To develop and coordinate the delivery of the VBCVM executions that supports the overall VBCVM commercial strategy, as well as to assist in managing and tracking delivery against the commercial and capability roadmaps.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Generation of commercially positive ideas that will impact customers and change customer buying behaviour, personalized offers per customer segment/cohort to drive engagement & increase revenue, active days. 
• Design, brief, maintain, and report on below the line campaign activities to promote upgrades, up-sell & cross-sell and reduce churn using Vodacom Brand CI & tonality guidelines 
• Design, brief, maintain, and report on customer life-cycle journeys and campaigns using Vodacom Brand CI & tonality guidelines Design, brief and execute Vodafone/Vodacom Global communications together with Vodacom Brand using Vodacom Brand CI & tonality guidelines.
• Manage the commercial capability roadmap and track delivery of new features and products within the Indirect / SME execution channels  
• Engage with our Indirect / SME partners channels 
• Brief; Develop and manage campaign performance within our Indirect / SME partner channels 
• Develop post campaign analyses on executed campaigns  
• Develop base analyses movement report 
• Develop dilution controls for our Indirect / SME partner channels.

Leadership and teamwork

• Create positive working relations between  Vodacom Business CVM team players and their stakeholders
• Work collaboratively with the Vodacom Business teams to deliver requirements

Communication

• Written material must be of the highest quality with clear insights and actions for management 
• The ability to communicate and present effectively at a senior level is essential
• The ability to prepare and present performance to sales team and regional teams

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Matric essential  
• Relevant 3 year Degree in marketing, statistics, engineering or similar essential and 
• Minimum of 5 years relevant working experience essential in CVM, Campaign Management, Direct Marketing or related field 
• Strong commercial acumen preferably with experience in marketing, commercial management, analytics; sales and/or brand 

Experience 

• working in complex matrix environments with multiple stakeholders Excellent communication and presentation skills 
• Banking / Telecommunications Experience 
• Management consulting house experience 
• SQL preferable 
• Strong knowledge of Excel/PowerPoint and reporting 
• Look for new and innovative ways of working to strive for continual improvement

Closing date for Applications: 19 July 2021

The base location for this role is,Midrand, Vodacom Campus
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion. 

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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Role Purpose
The Senior Specialist: Gaming and Sales is based within Vodacom Financial Services.

Role purpose: 

• Part of Vodacom’s strategic imperative is to shift to new opportunities beyond its traditional business, which includes digital content and service experiences that drive new ways for Vodacom to create communities and deliver value to those customers through powerful customer experience.  
• The Senior Specialist: Gaming is responsible for achieving the required levels of service/product delivery, marketing and customer adoption, revenue uplift and customer experience within the Gaming portfolio of Digital Services.
• The Senior Specialist: Gaming is required to conceptualise, execute and manage the Gaming product/service portfolio, content strategy, strategic and tactical marketing, and customer experience. The Senior Specialist: Gaming is required to build relationships above and beyond all key stakeholders, including content partners, technical and marketing teams. The Senior Specialist: Gaming is required to conceptualise, own and drive the achievement of the product/service roadmap with all relevant technical and project management teams including the respective content partners who assist Vodacom in bringing these services to life.
   

Your responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for researching and understanding the evolving trends, benchmarks and developments in the consumer digital services market, with a particular focus on Gaming and related mobile content services.
• Leveraging both internal and external research and guidance to apply relevant enhancements to the Gaming products and services delivered through Vodacom’s various content partners.
• Research, source and make contact with potential content partners in Gaming that will be appropriate to drive the commercial requirements of Vodacom, or provide some other form of value be it strategic, network substantiation, reputational value, etc.
• Develop and manage the commercial and contracting framework for Gaming partners in conjunction with the Ecosystems team, aligning with their capabilities to ensure maximum commercial opportunity and leverage.
• Alongside the EHOD – Ecosystems and the relevant stakeholders in other business areas, contribute to and agree overall strategy and approach for Gaming portfolio across all its segments and strategic focus areas.
• Actively track, manage and increase usage and revenue.
• Manage and execute the initiatives aimed at leveraging Vodacom’s assets which can be applied for commercial gain in respect of Gaming opportunities.
• Proactively identify and manage technology, legal, risk compliance and regulatory impacts in collaboration with the relevant business stakeholders.
• Manage and execute on objectives through collaboration and management of third party partners, services and stakeholders who contribute to and affect the Gaming portfolio.
• Actively participate in the product development process, including research, concept development, briefing with technical teams, compilation of product and user specifications, coordinating the creation of financial feasibility studies, managing product and marketing roadmaps, participation in project ceremonies and processes,  participation and respond to usability testing, go-to-market preparation and other steps as applicable.
• Interface with marketing operations teams to implement and manage all go-to-market activities.
• Ensure Gaming correctly fits and supports Vodacom’s bigger strategic projects and initiatives.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Customer obsessed 
• Innovation focused and Problem solver
• Gaming market knowledge
• Communication and negotiation skills
• Must have technical / professional qualifications: 
• Minimum of an Bachelor’s Degree in business, media or marketing areas (essential)
• 3-4 years relevant experience in the gaming, media, content or telecommunications industry (essential)
• 3-4 years experience with Digital Service and Digital product or account management (essential)
• Product Development skills (essential)

Closing date for Applications: 21 July 2021

• The base location for this role is,Midrand, Vodacom Campus
• The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
• Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion. 

Commitment from Vodacom

• Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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Role Purpose

The IoT Business Development Manager is based within Vodacom Business.

Role purpose: 

• To achieve and exceed the IoT sales targets (primary targets are revenue and total contract value for) in the respective service industry cluster across the Vodacom Business segments/ Industry Verticals, channels and regions.
• To develop and execute the IoT sales strategy for the South African market.
• To manage the IoT pipeline within a particular service cluster (build the pipeline, manage the pipeline, close the pipeline, report the pipeline). Further, co-manage and develop new services, product & proposition within respective industry verticals with products & propositions team.
• To be the Vodacom Business domain expert for IoT solutions across all vertical industries.
   

Your responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for indirect IoT sales plan and its delivery against targets, in defined sales region and sales enablement
• Working with Direct Sales to provide consultative client engagement and thought leadership in defining and driving sales activity for demand generation and winning propositions.
• Identify and acquire IoT enterprise and customers in the region by selling IoT new IoT solutions (Global Connected Products and Local Connected Products
• Professionally present Vodafone/Vodacom IoT solutions, negotiate and contract IoT deals
• Responsible for co-creations, innovation and new solution development within a service industry.
• Input into annual business planning and monthly/quarterly reviews
• Align with Regional, Global and National Account Managers in the region to develop, drive and execute IoT sales into accounts managed in the region

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Extensive history of successful sales in the ICT B2B industry (> 10 years)
• Needs to have good strategic skills & tactical execution skills, since structuring and establishing the local regional market is a large part of the role
• Needs to have skills to network and stakeholder management at high level and focused on key decision makers within the verticals 
• Understanding of the overall digital value chain, IoT impact on business models & where IoT can be used as a transformational tool in verticals
• Ability to engage at CXX level
• Be able to translate ICT principles, references and jargon to customer business value
•  

Must have technical / professional qualifications: 

• >10 years ICT experience
• Excellent English language skills (verbal and written)
• Extensive history of successful Business-to-Business Sales in large, complex sales environment e.g. IoT / B2B telecoms/IT environment (>> 8 years)

Closing date for Applications: 19 July 2021

The base location for this role is, Midrand, Vodacom Campus
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion. 

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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Role Purpose
The Principal Specialist : Lending Operations and Sales is based within Vodacom Financial Services.

Role purpose

• The incumbent is required to provide day-to-day business , product and sales operational support to the Vodacom Financial Services Lending team. The incumbent will be responsible for the management of the internal and partner/supplier relationships for the execution of operational/support processes as well as prioritization and reporting as it relates to risk & compliance, reporting on sales & distribution and customer experience.
• Further responsibilities include developing and implementing operational/support frameworks, acting as subject matter expert with regards to operations within the broader lending business.
• Interact closely with other areas of VFS and / or Vodacom to ensure the lending value proposition requirements are embedded across the organisation.
   

Your responsibilities will include:

• Business operations for VodaLend Business, Consumer and Airtime Advance
• Partner management as it pertains to VFS Lending operations and support processes
• Manage the VFS Sales and distribution team and channels to deliver on the targets set for the various sales channels
• Implement and manage the end to end customer support processes for all Lending products
• Participate in product and feature design as it pertains to operations within the Lending portfolio
• Assist the business areas in embedding the VodaLend value proposition across VFS / Vodacom
• Assist the lending product teams during the design of user journeys in feeding back learnings and best practice in relation to user feedback and experience
• Liaise with the sales and distribution teams to put together and roll out user training, manage the sales funnel and report back to the broader lending team
• Implementation of business , product and financial operations processes across the entire lending business

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Business Operation management and analysis
• Setup of an operational framework for new products and evaluation and improvement of existing processes
• Supplier/Partner management
• Lending knowledge
• Experience in setting up, vetting and managing operational service level agreements
• Experience in scoping, designing and implementing operations reports
• Call centre management experience

Must have technical / professional qualifications: 
BCom/BEng

Closing date for Applications: 21 July 2021

• The base location for this role is,Midrand, Vodacom Campus
• The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
• Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion. 

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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Role Purpose
The Agent Customer Acquisition is based within Infinity Services Partner Division.

Role Purpose

• To process applications for credit vetting, activations and transfer of ownership; as escalated through the relevant customer acquisition workflow and queue management systems

Your responsibilities will include:

• To perform detailed, accurate and relevant assessment of all credit vetting requests escalated for manual assessment; in according with company policy and guidelines
• Process manual customer credit applications with the intention of improving the company’s overall market share whilst maintaining an acceptable level of bad debt
• To perform effective confirmation, verification and validation of customer information and contractual information prior to the activation of post-paid services onto the Vodacom billing system
• To accurately and timely create and activate customer and subscriber GSM and non-GSM requests onto the Vodacom billing system
• To accurately and timely process requests for the transfer of ownership of subscriber services on Vodacom’s billing system
• To provide telephonic support to Trade Partners and customers on matters relating to the Customer Acquisition process and IT systems
• To resolve queries from Trade Partners and customers related to credit vetting, transfer of ownership requests, activation and confirmation failures
• To resolve escalated queries through the correct channels as specified in the agreed Policies and Procedures
• To provide Trade Partners and customers with detailed explanations of the outcome and status of their requests
• To ensure that all the Customer Acquisition service levels are attained through effective customer service, quality, professionalism and good product knowledge

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Credit vetting process and decision-making knowledge
• Customer verification, validation and confirmation
• Customer creation and subscriber activations process
• Transfer of ownership processes
• Microsoft Office Applications;
• Data Capturing
• Call Centre Knowledge
• Knowledge of and experience in the use of Vodacom’s billing system - desirable

Job Experience & Education:

• A minimum of 2 years relevant experience including 1 year in a call centre environment (Credit Vetting)
• And Previous Credit Vetting experience

Education:

• Grade 12 essential
• Credit related Diploma desired

Other Requirements: 

• Must be able to work from home from time to time. Fiber or a good internet connection may be required. 
• Able to commute to centurion. 

Closing date for Applications: 18 July 2021

The base location for this role is,Centurion, Infinity Services Partner Division
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion. 

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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Role Purpose
The Product Specialist is based within Vodacom Business.

Role purpose: 

• To develop and manage the overall products and solution sets, product pricing, commercialise new products, product development and product management within the product innovation department of Cloud, Hosting & Security. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Co-ordinate and drive all product development, product integration and go-to-market strategy for product set to ensure that the strategy achieves the objectives of profitable growth and expansion of market share for that product and service
• To be responsible for developing and implementing the specific product and service’s sales & support documentation, costing and pricing models
• Responsible for product definition, market needs analysis, viability and product fit
• Responsible for all new product plans, announcements, launches and withdrawals & manage the process of commercialising all new or enhanced products working through VCS marketing
• Development of go-to-market sales plan for the product including pre-sales and post-sales support processes and documentation.
• Innovate and curate relevant services in alignment with Vodacom’s Strategy.  

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Innovation and critical  thinking skills – proven track record 
• Good communication skills (written, verbal and presentation) and good financial skills  
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to form& manage relationships at all levels within both internally and externally (customers and industry).
• Ability to drive multi-disciplinary virtual teams to deliver an optimal commercialised product.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of Vodacom and partner teams in order to define specifications, prioritise features, build consensus and coordinate the release of new features and product enhancements.
• Facilitate communication throughout the product development process between an array of internal teams

Must have technical / professional qualifications: 

• A 3 year Degree/Diploma in a technical and business discipline with a product development and sales focus is essential
• A minimum of 3- 5 years proven track record in product development, product management.

Closing date for Applications: 21 July 2021

The base location for this role is,Midrand, Vodacom Campus
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion. 

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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Role Purpose
The Specialist: Campaign Management role based within Vodacom Financial Services.

Role purpose:

• To manage campaigns within the Vodamedia Ad Operations team, from initial campaign load to reporting, inventory management and campaign optimisation

Your responsibilities will include:

• Guide and co-ordinate the briefing process with clients
• Load campaigns on multiple channels and platforms
• Provide internal and external reporting and manage available inventory and client expectations
• Track reports and log errors as they arise
• Assist in optimising campaigns for the best possible performance

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Effective Communication and People Skills
• 5 years experience with Buy side or Sell Side and Programmatic advertising methodologies
• Good work ethic
• 5 years Campaign Management Experience Ideal
• Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• Matric/Grade 12
• Effective Communication and People Skills
• Working Knowledge of MS Office Suite

The base location for this role is, Midrand, Vodacom Campus
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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Role Purpose

The role is accountable for growing and driving customer engagement across all relevant digital platforms, including customer adoption of digital sales and self-service channels. The role will provide clear direction for all digital media strategy and planning across the whole Vodacom business, working in close coordination with the Brand, Segment, Product and Digital Channel squads. Outputs include driving campaign strategies and plans to deliver on overall brand and commercial goals within the various business units. The function plays a primary role in driving the optimisation of the overall behavioural measurement score (BMS) for brand consideration and digital channel experience (TNPS), as well as revenue generated through digital channels and associated cost savings.

Your responsibilities will include

• Take full end-to-end responsibility for integrated strategy and planning across all paid digital media, working closely with above the line planners to ensure an effective media mix across all channels
• Work with outside agencies and media partners, including but not limited to those such as creative and social media partners to establish media goals, objectives and strategies and provide leadership when necessary in developing, negotiating and implementing creative media solutions
• Continuously monitor performance and identify and analyse deviating patterns to generate insights for optimisation
• Constructively negotiating with suppliers and other external partners to secure optimal campaigns across multiple platforms and maintain effective, collaborative business relationships in the best long-term interests of Vodacom
• Drive breakthrough digital marketing innovation 

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• 3 year Business related Degree or National Diploma or MBA essential
• Minimum of 5 to 8 yrs relevant experience essential in:
• Digital media and channels
• Driving commercial & operational targets for the digital media domain – sales, revenue, profitability, adoption of the products and services
• Detailed understanding of integrated media strategy and planning, including media planning tools such as Lumina
• Experience in managing digital media for large consumer facing brands
• Creating strategic plans to win market share from competitors 
• Capable of working in a complex matrix organisation and able to build strong relationships and credibility with multiple levels both internally and externally

Closing date for applications: 20 July 2021

The base location for this role is Midrand, Vodacom Campus
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organizational culture that recognizes, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion. 
 

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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Role Purpose:

• To receive Vodacom contracts and upgrades from Stores and Regional offices. Process applications from the Document Management queue.Sending and requesting documents from offsite storage Companies (Warehouses) as escalated through the relevant customer acquisition workflow and queue management systems.
   

Your responsibilities will include:

• To perform detailed, accurate and relevant assessment of all document verification of all Vodacom Documents that are escalated to the Document Management Queue, in accordance with company policy and guidelines.
• To perform effective confirmation, verification and validation of customer information and contractual information after the activation of Contract services onto the Vodacom billing system
• To receive documents accurately and timeously via Ram Ground and despatch to the relevant Warehouse.
• To process Document requests accurately and timeously from All Stakeholders and provide the relevant feedback.
• To provide telephonic support to Trade Partners and customers on matters relating to the Customer Acquisition process and IT systems
• To resolve escalated queries through the correct channels as specified in the agreed Policies and Procedures
• To provide Trade Partners and customers with detailed explanations of the outcome and status of their requests
• To ensure that all Customer Acquisition service levels are attained through effective customer service, quality, professionalism, and good product knowledge

Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations

• Persuading and Influencing
• Relating and Networking
• Achieving Personal Work Goals and Objectives
• Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking
• Analysing

Deciding and Initiating Action
Following Instructions and Procedures
Adapting and Responding to Change
Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
Writing and Reporting
Applying Expertise and Technology
Planning and Organising
Adhering to Principles and Values
Presenting and Communicating Information

Learning and Researching
Working with People
Creating and Innovating

Job Knowledge:

• Credit vetting process and decision-making knowledge
• Customer verification, validation, and confirmation
• Customer creation and subscriber activations process
• Transfer of ownership processes
• Microsoft Office Applications
• Data Capturing
• Call Centre Knowledge
• Knowledge of and experience in the use of Vodacom’s billing system (desirable)
   

The ideal candidate for this role will have:
A minimum of 2 years relevant experience

1 year in Document Management or Admin position experience – essential
Grade 12 essential

Job Related Skills:

• Good persuasion skills
• Ability to deal effectively with irate customers
• Good oral communication skills
• Customer focused
• Interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Quality awareness
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good listening skills
• Good time Management

Closing date for Applications: 23 July 2021 

The base location for this role is, Midrand, Vodacom Campus

• The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
• Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion. 

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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Role Purpose
The Senior Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS role is based within Vodacom Business

As a part of AWS Cloud Services team, the purpose of the role is to interact with customers to gather technical requirements, architect customer infrastructure & networks, deliver solutions based on AWS cloud platform and compile solution proposal documentation in the AWS cloud services space as part of the Sales process.

Role Purpose

• The Senior Specialist: Solutions Architect, AWS role is based within Vodacom Business
• As a part of AWS Cloud Services team, the purpose of the role is to interact with customers to gather technical requirements, architect customer infrastructure & networks, deliver solutions based on AWS cloud platform and compile solution proposal documentation in the AWS cloud services space as part of the Sales process.

Your responsibilities will include:

• In partnership with the sales team, formulate and execute a sales strategy to exceed revenue objectives through the adoption of AWS.
• As a key member of the business development and sales team, ensure success in building and migrating applications, software and services on the AWS platform
• Help educate customers on the value proposition of AWS, and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud.
• Regularly meet with the internal parties; e.g. Products and Engineering teams; as well as external parties; e.g. suppliers and partners; in order to understand internal and external roadmaps, technology strategies and product strategies.

The ideal candidate for the role will have:

• The ability to help customers maximise their business value with the adoption of AWS.
• 5+ years of experience in the design and implementation of complex IT solutions (including scalable cloud-based solutions and micro services architectures).Hands on Experience with AWS
• Experience in infrastructure, database and networking architecture for highly available, Internet-scale applications
• Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with CTOs, enterprise architects, IT management, and developers
• High level of comfort communicating effectively across internal and external organisations
• Excellent Interpersonal skills.  

Key performance indicators:

• The ability to provide a solution-focused consultancy service to clients and build proposals based on Well-Architected frameworks meeting the required deadlines. This will be in support of sales and presales colleagues, which will entail the analysing of complex customer requirements. 
• Provide high-level assistance and support prior to solution implementation, during solution implementation and post solution implementation
   

This is an individual contributor role working with cross-functional teams. 

Technical / professional qualifications: 

• Matric/Grade 12  (Essential)  
• 3 year Degree in IT or Engineering related field (essential).
• 5-10 Years relevant experience in IT or Engineering (essential).  
• AWS Solution Architect Certificates; Associates, Developer, Professional.
• Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (e.g. AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway, Amazon ECS, Amazon DynamoDB, AWS CodeStar, AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodeDeploy, AmazonElasticsearch service, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon CloudFront etc.)
• Experience in a customer-facing, sales-aligned role such as consultant, solutions engineer or solutions architect

The base location for this role is Commercial Park, Vodacom Campus, Midrand

Closing date for applications: Friday, 23 July 2021 

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.
 

Commitment from Vodacom

• Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.