Job Title: Senior Manager, Charging System and VAS Support
Job ID: 1908
Job Location: Lagos
Department: Information Systems
Organisation: MTN Nigeria Communications Limited
Job Description:
• Translate MTNN's Business plan and subscriber growth assumptions into requirements for Intelligent Network, VAS network, service creation and applications development
• Plan, monitor and deliver best in class OSS, BSS, IN / VAS systems in line with business plan
• Develop strategies to ensure optimum capacity planning for Call attempts and signalling traffic utilisation across IN/VAS nodes
• Ensure MTNN's core/intelligent/VAS network performance is in line with defined KPA/KPI's
• Maintain awareness of the latest technological and industry developments and act as subject matter expert regarding Intelligent & VAS network design and capacity planning.
• Trend analysis management of all faults on the VAS & Prepaid systems
• Manage the performance and availability of the VAS & Prepaid systems
• Release Management Planning & control all system installations and commissioning.
• Ensure effective Vendor Management and Service Level Compliance.
• Monitor the status and performance of the network elements.
• Monitor international trends and business best practice in relation to specific product or technology.
• Oversee and direct the activities for architectural service design and integration of new and innovative products/services within MTN.
• Oversee the development of new products and services utilizing existing service layer features cutting across different functional systems e.g. CS 5.0, GPRS, SMS etc
• Alignment of IN and VAS nodes to design and plan from planning and ensure continuous analysis of performance to ensure effective capacity provisioning
• Create processes and procedures to effectively manage people, systems and processes
• Participate in the selection of suitable technologies and negotiate/manage contracts with suppliers accordingly
• Monitor and ensure that operational delivery of system outputs are met in line with OLAs and SLAs
• Develop processes and procedures to manage the environment
• Participate in the selection & selection of suitable technologies
• Manage contracts with suppliers/vendors
• Ensure operational delivery of business requirements
Job Conditions:
• Normal MTNN working conditions.
• Office Bound mostly
• Some weekends and after hours work
• International and In-country travel
Reporting To: GM, IS Service Delivery
Required Skills:
• First degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics, Communications Engineering or related field
• Minimum of 12 years experience which includes:
• 5 years managerial experience in Telecoms/ ICT industry or similar role
• Experience in Core, IN and/or VAS planning/operations, software technology, contract negotiation, multi-vendor network operations, CAPEX and OPEX budget preparation and fixed network deployment.
• In depth knowledge in forecasting long term network growth and providing input to company business plan
Qualification: First degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics, Communications Engineering or related field
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