MTN Nigeria Recruits Team Lead, ERP - Lagos

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

Job Title: Team Lead, ERP

Division: Information Systems
Location:Lagos
Reporting To: ERP Applications Manager

Job Description:

• Track and monitor application development policies and processes in respect of ERP applications, ensuring compliance with set standards.
• Review User business needs for application systems and identify requirements and integration needs of suitable applications, identifying trade-offs between competing systems.
• Co-ordinate the execution of technical test during application upgrades and new deployments.
• Develop and maintain proper documentation and blueprint of all IS applications.
• Oversee the maintenance of applications, working in conjunction with vendors and in accordance with OLAs and SLAs.
• Carry out routine system controls, audits and security checks to ensure optimal system performance and identify and resolve application issues.
• Ensure seamless integration of applications in order to minimize interface issues.
• Supervise, organize and co-ordinate the activities of the application team and ensure proper issue problem investigation, analysis, escalation and resolution of application issues and problems.
• Monitor and maintain the performance of ERP applications within the business and document improvement opportunities, as well as any technical constraints and process challenges.
• Liaise with application vendors and ensure SLAs are met through extensive review negotiation of SLA agreements.

Job Conditions:
Normal MTNN working conditions May be required to work extended hours Normal MTNN office plan Work within a multicultural, diverse and dynamic start-up environment. Projects and constraints will require overtime and weekend work

Required Skills:

• B.Sc Computer Science or related discipline from a reputable institution
• 4 years experience in application administration and development within the Telecommunications sector of which includes
• Practical experience as an application’s team lead

In-depth Knowledge of:

• IS support processes
• Systems integration
• Project management
• Application construction
• Information technology and application architecture
• Typical Mobile Telecommunications applications know-how with specialist expertise in more than one of the following functional areas:
• Billing systems Corporate & Retail Billing, Interconnect Billing
• ERP systems Distribution, Retail, Finance, Payroll, HR, Asset Management
• GSM network interfacing applications Provisioning, Pre-Paid management systems
• Fraud Management Applications
• Human resource management