Job Title: Manager, New products Development
Location: Nigeria
Employer: Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited)
Job description:
• To ensure first time right (FTR) delivery of strategic products and services, in ensuring we maintain our competitive edge in terms of innovation and time to market.
• The role will directly engage with the product development functions in Marketing (locally and at group level) interpret URS / PCN, scope and plan the project.
• Work with the appointed vendors / systems integration partners to ensure the requirements are captured, prioritised, planned and delivered based on agreed timelines.
• Develop project charter, preliminary project scope consisting expectations, objectives, risks, approach, deliverables with key stakeholders
• Interpret URS / PCN and develop CSRs
• Constitute project team including steering committees
• Develop and refine project plan and detailed work plan to effectively manage, the effort, scope, product deliverables, milestones, resources, etc.
• Develop project control framework to cover the establishment of a sponsor group, risks and issue management, and communication management
• Plan contracting, procurement and purchasing of materials
• Execute, monitor and control different aspects of the product development lifecycle.
• Employ effective change, risk and communication management to drive the progress toward the agreed goal
• Conduct status update meetings and report product development progress
• Manage time, quality, scope and cost of project and correct deviation from plan
• Drive third party partner engagement for new product development
• Manage product delivery and payment milestones with strategic partners.
• Liaise and review SLAs with vendors
• Ensure prompt response to Group request on product development activities.
• Prompt resolution and management of issues with vendors.
• Manage stakeholders
Desired Skills and Experience:
• 5 years of project management experience in the TELCO space with Product development experience.
• 3 years business analysis experience.
• Graduate Degree : BSc Computer Science or related discipline
• Project management certification would be an advantage
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