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• In charge of defining MTN Uganda’s digital
  financials services overall product portfolio and strategy in alignment with the MTN Group strategy,
  mission and vision
• The jobholder will oversee financial services
  products and services in line with group technology and MTN Uganda’s business
  strategy through exploitation of new opportunities
• Define and implement strategic capability and
  capacity requirements needed for effective execution of the financial
  services product portfolio across the design, build and go to market processes
• Drive financial services differentiation
  through segmentation of product portfolios in   conjunction with agreed marketing
  segments
• Scan and assess market changes, competition, technological,
  political and economic changes to propose development of new products and services portfolio
• The incumbent will also develop and maintain products
  and services strategy for short, medium and long term delivery   including product reviews and
  performance management
• Holistically manage   relations with key external and internal
  innovation partners, including but  
  not limited to aggregator and integrator contract implementation
  and   performance
• Work closely with IT, Marketing, Ecosystem development to
  identify, design and implement new platform strategies to enable new and existing products and
  services portfolio growth
• In charge of the definition of products and services strategy in consultation
  with other internal stakeholders
• Manage the design, build and implementation
  of products and services to deliver against strategic business plans
• Manage product quality and delivery of stakeholder’s
  requirements in compliance to national and international standards in digital
  financial services
• Forecast, plan and   develop business plans for delivery of
  new products and services, manage resulting budgets and development of supporting business cases
  providing a tracked return on investment

• The ideal candidate for the MTN er
  opportunity should hold a tertiary qualification in Finance,  Administration, Engineering, Marketing
  or related qualification
• Possession of an MBA or Master’s degree  is an added advantage.
• Possess training in financial services training or mobile money-related
  training is preferred
• At least five years’ track record as a
  Manager, three years in relevant sector/ industry
• Worked across diverse cultures and   geographies is advantageous
• At least five to ten years’  experience as a business development
  professional
• Four years’ experience in a management role
  for a multinational company in telecommunications, mobile financial
  services
• Previous experience in strategic partner/relationship
  management
• Previous experience in customer data and
  field visit experience to manage the day-to-day growth of the business
• Prior experience working with a variety of
  partners from startups to established companies
• Working knowledge in writing comprehensive
  reports and effective communication with all levels of Senior Management
• Broad working knowledge in development   of comprehensive and detailed business
  cases to drive the business and  
  motivate proper budget allocation
• Very good knowledge   and presentation skills using MS Excel,
  MS PowerPoint and other relevant  
  software (for the purpose of analyzing data and producing reports
  to Senior   Management)
• Comprehensive knowledge of payment ecosystem
• Working knowledge in product   development, roll out and product
  performance management
• Knowledge in research   development using different research
  methodologies
• Appetite for innovation and continuous
  improvement
• Demonstrated ability to think outside of the
  norm and present new ways of getting things done
• Strong negotiation skills- Contract
  negotiation experience is paramount.
• Ability to navigate through complicated
  situations
• Keen attention to detail
• Highly results oriented character
• Good research skills
• Good relationship building skills
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• People management and supervision skills
• Exceptional analytical and problem solving
  skills

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