Job: Head Data & Devices
Function: Marketing
Reports to: Marketing Director

Job Purpose:
Responsible for the data, device portfolio and team by developing a strategy aligned to the overall business strategy to attain leadership in data revenues and smartphone penetration for the company.

Key Result Areas
• Recommend changes to products and services based on the analysis of the trends and patterns identified in the real-time operational performance data.
• Ensure effective Program management of new Product delivery, new enhancements to existing products & and initiatives, ensure adherence to Governance structures & and processes & the Product and Innovation Lifecycle Management (PILM)
• Ensure Revenue and Customer Management for data customers
• Ensure that Devices strategy and execution tie to the overall company strategy to drive data growth
• Ensure that Strategic alliances and partnerships drive Airtel’s positioning as an Internet company and hence drive overall growth of Data in Airtel Uganda
• Support in Data Process and product configuration within marketing hence reducing risk and fraud exposure
• Responsible for leading Data Revenue Managers, NPD managers, and Device manager alliance including mentoring & and coaching activities
• Develop overall OpCo products strategy in conjunction with the Marketing director and marketing heads and with input from the Airtel group.
• Maintain the Overall (Data and devices) Product Master Plan (PMP) across segments.
• Manage, design, implement and maintain a prioritization matrix of all initiatives across segments
• Implementation planning for Group Top 5 Products.
• Ensure establishment & and adherence to product governance structures & and processes to drive compliance.
• Develop overall OpCo products strategy in conjunction with the Marketing director and marketing heads and with input from Airtel group.
• Maintain the Overall (Data and devices) Product Master Plan (PMP) across segments.
• Manage, design, implement and maintain a prioritization matrix of all initiatives across segments.
• Implementation planning for Group Top 5 Products.
• Ensure establishment & and adherence to product governance structures & and processes to drive compliance.
• Develop and device Strategy (Smartphone penetration) to drive data growth.
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Ideal Candidate
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
• Post-graduate qualification (e.g., business/commercial economics, business administration, computer science or Information Technology and engineering).
• Minimum of 8-10 years’ experience in a marketing position, with a focus on product development and project Management.
• Minimum of 3 years of general management experience
• Experience of the Telecommunications Industry, Analytical and data mining skills (Efficiency in SQL) or Engineering working environment
• Experience in managing the Product & Innovation Life Cycle & Processes in TELCO’s would be preferred
• Technical and Commercial experience in a Telco environment
• Able to operate in a performance-driven organization
• Excellent Project management or Program management proven experience

Please note
• Attach copies of all academic documents.
• Soliciting of influence of any nature will lead to an automatic disqualification.
• We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who do not hear from us within 2 weeks of closing should consider their applications unsuccessful.

Note: Airtel Uganda is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we remain fully committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.