Manager - Emerging Technology and Innovation at MTN Nigeria

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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager - Emerging Technology and Innovation

Job Identification: 6795
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos 
Job type: Full-time
Reports To: Senior Manager - Growth and New Business Platforms
Division: Information Technology

Mission

• To drive business success through Innovation, application of modern and emerging technology in solving business problems and unlocking new growth opportunities.

Description

• Understand the various solutions needed to enable the commercial success of a Mobile Advertising business
• Build and evolve MTN’s mobile advertising platforms
• Implement data monetization APIs driving new revenue for our Mobile Advertising business
• Build and improve on DevOps practices and framework enabling MTN’s software engineering for Mobile Advertising and other initiatives.
• Plan resources for assigned projects, defining responsibilities and scope of work for each team member.
• Conduct a post implementation review and documentation and follow up on outstanding items.
• Manage documentation process, ensuring completeness and easy referral to project documents.

Requirements
Education:

• First Degree in any related discipline
• Postgraduate degree would be an advantage.
• Fluent in English

Experience:
6 - 13 years’ experience which includes:

• Experience working in a medium organization.
• Experience in software engineering, design and development.
• Research and Innovation Management
• Hands-on experience with emerging technologies such as AI/ML, Cloud, IoT, Blockchain etc. 

Application Closing Date
16th January, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online