Senior Manager Connectivity Product Development

Job description / Role

Senior Manager Connectivity Product Development Managed Infrastructure

About Us:

Ooredoo is a dynamic global telecommunication player operating in 10 countries serving more than 138 million customers. Ooredoo Qatar employs approximately 1,600 people of diverse nationality and cultural background driving the company the number one choice for world-class communications services in Qatar, and it is a team that you can be a part of.

About the Business Unit:

Ooredoo's B2B business unit is a critical part of the company's first line customer facing activities for all Business Accounts and has a significant role to play in long term business value creation through product design, achievement of sales revenue, profit and customer satisfaction, as defined in the annual business plans. The business commercial team is directly responsible for all activities that are geared towards delivering value for Ooredoo whilst maximizing customer retention and spend for business customers.The Connectivity Product Management team manages all Mobile, Fixed & Managed Infrastructure product development portfolio.

About the Role:

This role is responsible for directing a team of product managers/specialists to develop, deliver and maintain world class managed infrastructure products and services. The role holder is also responsible for thought leadership and product and user experience, key in the direction and steering of technology decisions and priorities across Ooredoo, to be able to augment and influence the organization to evolve and transform to allow a complete change in its operating rhythm and to adapt new go-to-market methodologies and operational scale.

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About You:

You should have at least

- 10 years' experience in a related industry (telecommunications, new media, IT) of which at least 5 years have been within a Senior or group management role handling managed infrastructure product development.
- A strong commercial and technical background
- A strong understanding of internet concepts, technologies and telco industry trends
- Experience in managing, directing, cross-functional teams and suppliers and a track record in bringing world class products to market

Requirements

Minimum Qualification:

- The role holder must possess a University Degre
- MBA / Advanced Degree in Marketing preferred
- The role-holder needs to be well versed in English (spoken and written). An ability to speak & write in Arabic is preferable but not essential.

Note: you will be required to attach the following:

- Resume / cv

About the Company

We are a leading international communications company delivering mobile, fixed, broadband internet, and corporate managed services tailored to the needs of consumers and businesses across markets in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. As a community-focused company, we are guided by our vision of enriching peoples lives and our belief that we can stimulate human growth by leveraging communications to help people achieve their full potential.

Formerly known as Qtel Group, we have a customer base of 92.9 million and reported revenues of USD 9.3 billion in 2012.