9mobile, is a Nigerian private limited liability company. EMTS acquired a Unified Access Service License from the Nigerian Communications Commission in 2007. The License enables EMTS provide Fixed Telephony (wired or wireless), Digital Mobile Services, International Gateway Services and National/Regional Long Distance Services in addition to spectrum assignments in the 900 and 1800 MHz bands.
We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Director, Digital Business
Location: Lagos
Job Summary
- Responsible for actualizing the Digital Business strategy. Directly responsible for translating theCorporate Strategy/Business Plan into an appropriate set of commercialinitiatives specific to the Digital Business function
- Drive the 9Mobile Nigeria Digital Business in the areas of contentacquisition and monetization, Value AddedServices (VAS), mobile advertising and adjacent services, in line with thecorporate strategy
- Responsible for ideation,evaluation, piloting, product development, partner development, launch,in-service management and P&L for products within portfolio.
Principal Functions
Strategic/Tactical:
- Lead the Digital Services Business function with respect toproduct mix development, financial performance, customer experience, channelstrategy through effective use of partners, people, systems and processes;
- Oversee and direct all operations of the Mobile financial team andensure that all opportunities are maximised by effective collaboration with allstakeholders;
- Responsible for the identification of opportunities to use digitalservices to strongly deliver on the strategic objectives of the company and thedevelopment of related commercialization strategies;
- Position 9mobile Nigeria as a leader in Digital Business Servicesspace in Nigeria;
- Responsible for driving an operating model that delivers strongbusiness value from Digital Business Services - The successful person will beable to assess what is possible and profitable, identify untapped opportunitiesand align activities to capture this value;
- Keep abreast and drive relevant & commercially-viable adoptionof global and local best practice as it relates to advances in the developmentand monetization of Digital Services;
- Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, notably the content producercommunity;
- Contribute to corporatebusiness planning as a member of the senior management team
Operational:
- Oversee the design, delivery and in-life management ofpropositions (incl. as add on products and standalone services) for DigitalServices to optimize/improve adoption and drive increased value share &other related performance metrics;
- Oversee the implementation of all projects related to thedevelopment of Digital Services and ensure timely completion against clearlydefined plans/compliance to quality standards;
- Oversee & collaborate with any supporting function onactivities targeted at the acquisition and retention of Digital Servicessubscribers. Establish and drive anoptimal framework/business model for partnering to deliver on businessobjectives and targets;
- Contribute to the overallcommercial strategy and operating plans;
- Own annual digital businessoperational plan and contribute at both high and detailed levels in thedevelopment of comprehensive business cases for all related productinitiatives;
- Monitor and control the budgetary, personnel, operational andmaterial resource needs of the Digital Media unit to optimise performance,morale and enhance productivity;
- Accountable for managing therisks associated with the Digital Business function;
- Provide leadership and guidance to team members and managesubordinates' performance towards the achievement of overall team objectives;
- Manage team with diverse mix of skills, ensuring strong employeeengagement in line with corporate objectives;
- Prepare/compile agreed periodic activity and performance reportsfor the attention of the Chief Product and Information Officer as well as theExecutive Management Team;
- Perform any other duties asassigned by the Chief Product and Information Officer
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited college/university preferred. Possession of an advanced degree, preferably an MBA, will be an advantage;
Experience,Skills & Competencies:
- Twelve (12) to Fifteen (15) years work experience, with at least 5years in a senior management role in a multinational organization performing asimilar or complimentary role. Significant experience within the Telecomindustry expected. Strong previous experience in managingcross-functional teams and cross-functional responsibilities, managing businessunits and delivering against key result indicators;
- Strongworking knowledge of relevant trends and hands-on experience in delivery ofproducts and services in the digital space are strongly required;
- Strongand verifiable experience in leading organisation change in a commercialcontext is a mandatory requirement;
- Experiencewith financial management, resource planning, and task prioritization, budget /cost control. Strong ability to processdata, extract actionable insights and drive timely execution;
- Strongcommercial orientation and expertise in the execution of a variety of businessmodels is required
- Previousexperience and capabilities in leading strategy and/or operational teams;
- A goodworking knowledge of the technologies underlying the delivery of digital servicesis required;
- Experience inworking / negotiating complex issues, influencing, conflict resolution andproviding alternative solutions; The successful person in this role will have atrack record as a change agent that can combine strategic vision with theknowledge and discipline to make real / tangible change happen;
- Demonstrable abilities in people and generalmanagement, product portfolio management, negotiation skills; strong can-doattitude, flexible and pragmatic thinking and result-oriented;
- Highlydeveloped business communications skill (verbal and written), solid teamplayer, strategic and creative, excellent relationship management skills andthe ability to drive performance, consensus from all areas within the company;
- Strongcustomer-centricity, risk management, and experience developing planningexperience
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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