PMO & Strategy Manager - Smartcash PSB at Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited) is a leading telecommunications services provider in Nigeria headquartered in Lagos, the commercial nerve-centre of Nigeria. The telco ranks amongst the top four mobile service providers in terms of subscribers with a customer base of more than 39.8 million. The company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce and enterprise services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: PMO & Strategy Manager - Smartcash PSB

Job Identification: 335
Location: Lagos
Job Schedule: Full time

Job Description

• Provide strategic assistance and financial analysis support for Smart Cash PSB in all business-related matters – including preparation for various reviews. 
• To do preliminary research into new markets and Opportunities in Africa.
• To provide assistance in planning and strategic reviews for Smart Cash PSB Business Model and take the lead in implementation of the same. 
• Liaise with Other Functions Leaders and Opcos and get their input in the implementation of the Smart Cash business model mainly IT, Commercial, Finance, Transformation Functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide input as required and implement the strategy on specific Business development projects and initiatives. May also be required to perform a supportive role in different phases of the strategy development.
• Assist in creation of strategies and financial plans in close coordination with Smart Cash top leadership and strategic leadership. 
• Prompt engagement customer service, Wallet platform Operation, Sales team during scheduled maintenance outages and incidents.
• Regular business engagement & external partner engagement to improve operational efficiency.
• Translation of business service requests into clear functional change requests to be implemented.
• Bridging between business and technical teams. 
• Ensure optimal scheduling of changes to minimize downtime and comply with internal and external change regulations.
• Ensure Operation handover from Project team. 
• Support decision making abilities of CBDO by conducting preliminary research and analysis on new markets.
• Detailed financial analysis (ROI analysis, cost/information analysis etc.), conducting internal and external analysis and research to formulate strategic opinions and recommendations. 
• Visit new markets to assess validity of research information. 
• Provide support in the implementation and deployment of the M-Commerce business model.
• Assist in the compilation of the Smart Cash AOP (Budgets) and the approvals by the Board.
• Assist in management reporting reflecting tracking of AOP to actual results.
• Review and monitor the Progress of M-Commerce implementation in all OPCOs and provide analyses for further decision making or strategy changes. 
• Review and Track performance of Business partners (Infosys and Conviva) 
• Review of Opcos and Group business proposal.
• Plan, coordinate & minute the strategic reviews & meetings and update the Executive on status of various initiatives to ensure implementations and deployments as per plan. 
• Review and monitor various key programs to ensure consistency with defined objectives.
• Identify suitable external forums for representation of Smart cash to enhance business development and opportunities in Africa. 
• Liaise with key strategic and financial authorities, bodies and agencies.
• Coordinate with senior leadership for key data and information exchange and report preparation.

Qualifications

• University Degree in project management or other related disciplines.
• Postgraduate: CA/ MBA or Equivalent from a recognized institute, PMP, Scrum Master Huawei.
• Minimum of 5 years' work experience Project management, business planning, financial services, Fintech Experience in service management.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Financially savvy.
• High energy person with the ability to organize, manage and deliver key strategic initiatives, Strong communication skills - Both written and verbal.
•  Project & Program management skills.
•  Ability to work seamlessly across businesses and hierarchy levels.
•  Excellent organizational, interpersonal and networking skills.
•  Relationship management.
•  Strong Oral and Written Communication.
•  Results orientation.
•  Senior Stakeholder Management.
•  Benefit / Value assessment.
•  Decision making.
•  Technology Innovation.
•  Issues management.
•  Methods, standards creation.
•  Integrity and honesty.
•  Coaching.
•  Leadership.
• Teaming

Application Closing Date
11th February, 2025; 12:59 PM.