Senior Specialist – Product Owner SD-WAN. ICT Center of Excellence needed at MTN
Job title : Senior Specialist – Product Owner SD-WAN. ICT Center of Excellence
Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg
Deadline : January 23, 2025
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Responsibilities
Solution Execution and Strategy Enablement
- Responsible for developing and implementing Business Lines’ product strategy that aligns with the Converged Solutions’ objectives and go-to-market trends.
- Responsible for managing the end-to-end lifecycle from ideation through development, market launch, and demand generation for the Converged Solutions area within the identified specialised product/ solution domains.
- Implement demand generation strategies to maximize product adoption and revenue generation.
- Work closely with the Converged Solution leaders, Solution Sales and, Architects in identifying and assessing new opportunities, enhancing existing solutions, and ensuring the successful implementation of the go-to-market strategy to meet the Business Line’s financial and strategic objectives.
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify product opportunities and recommend enhancements.
- Adherence to Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and other delivery obligations that impact customer experience and OpCo integration.
Operational Delivery
- Develop detailed product requirements that define the user capabilities, specific functional specifications, data and analytics and additional details that show how the user stories are to be satisfied.
- Ensure all product/solution offerings within the Converged Solutions domain are successfully brought to market, meeting key milestones in the development process.
- Provide regular updates to the Converged solutions and Business Line stakeholders on product development progress, potential risks, and outcomes.
- Create and manage the product roadmap, outlining the vision, direction, and priorities of the Converged solutions product over time.
- Enhance existing product offerings by refining features and aligning with customer needs and industry trends.
- Ensure product innovation aligns with market feedback and competitive positioning.
- Monitor product performance and user feedback to inform product improvements and new features.
- Manage the product backlog and prioritise the tasks based on changing requirements.
- Regularly report on product performance, including profitability, market adoption, and customer satisfaction.
Collaboration and Stakeholder Management
- Work with internal and external stakeholders, including Solution Sales, Architects, and leadership teams, to ensure product strategies meet business goals.
- Drive alignment across teams to support the successful integration and delivery of solutions to the market.
- Work closely with Converged Solution leaders, Solution Sales, and Architects to identify new opportunities and assess the viability of expanding the product portfolio.
- Work with Pre-Sales, Solution Sales teams and Converged Solution Engineers to translate pricing for specific solutions.
- Participate in effective interlock processes and ways of work regarding solution development and commercialisation within the identified specialised product/ solution domains.
Governance
- Ensure compliance with SLAs and other delivery obligations that directly impact customer experience and OpCo integration.
- Regularly monitor SLA performance and address any gaps in delivery that could impact the product or customer experience.
- Lead strategic meetings with partners to review performance, discuss new opportunities, and align on future plans.
- Facilitate collaboration between internal teams and partners to drive joint initiatives and resolve issues.
- Participate in governance forums and required and ensure solutions developed comply with the Business Line standards defined
People & Culture Management
- Drives ongoing development of self and facilitates development of communities across the Business Line area.
- Enable and model healthy employee relations and collaborative teamwork. Coach and guide colleagues where required
- Contribute to building a culture of continuous evaluation and improvement. Drive a culture of high performance, accountability and consequence management.
- Take ownership of own personal development plans. Maintain self-development and knowledge in all required areas through learning and research
- Identify own as well as functional training needs.
- Act as an ambassador for the team by living the Brand values and vital behaviours and changing and influencing employees’ behaviour.
- Make the environment the best place to work. Foster professionalism, loyalty and commitment to the organization. Build the Company’s brand to be the employer of first choice.
Budget Management/ Cost Control
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements while ensuring that workforce needs are adequately met.
- Identify opportunities to generate additional revenue.
- Manage product development in line with the Business Line’s financial targets and strategic objectives.
Qualifications
- Minimum 3-year bachelor’s degree in software development tasks or a related field
- Microsoft Certified Professional
Experience
- At least 5 years related experience in product management or product development, preferably within the telecommunications industry.
- Demonstrated success in managing product lifecycles from ideation through to delivery and post-launch optimisation.
- Strong experience working in agile development environments, with proven ability to manage product backlogs and lead sprint planning.
- Experience with go-to-market strategies and collaborating with sales and marketing teams for product launch and positioning.
- Ability to deliver multiple solutions.
- Worked across diverse cultures and geographies advantageous.
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