Purpose of the job

Lead the feasibility assessment, budget estimation, planning for the marketing projects assuming an advisory role for technical feasibility for the the required concepts/ quick wins for implementation and exploring the new features, suppliers products proposing long term technology enablers that would pave the way for the future marketing propositions.

Duties and responsibilities

• Lead the feasibility assessment, budget estimation, planning and delivery of the marketing projects.

• Assume an advisory role as a central point in commercial for technical expertise and guide market segments on the feasibility of the required concepts and the quick wins for implementation.

• Design optimum business/technical solutions for new products /services with the most efficient commercial approaches from the customer /operator standpoints.

• Explore and introduce new features, technology enablers that would pave the way for the future marketing propositions.

• Act as the focal point in consumer business unit for interfacing with technology for the technical enablers.

• Engage with suppliers, Orange group to explore newly introduced technologies, products/services.

• Brief and guide marketing segments on the available / new technical features that would facilitate products/services development and deliver outstanding customer experience.

• Prepare regular status reports for the managed enablers and ensure that updates are cascaded to the marketing segments/management.

• Develop best practices and tools for solutions design and validation.

• Build the knowledge base required for technical queries needed for new concepts creation.

• Provide commercial forecasts from market segments, for usage and traffic of new services and ensuring the alignment with technology on impacted platforms and capacity planning.

• Monitor competitive activities and provide recommendations for counter offers, improvements, usability, and relevancy to the industry/market.

• Participate in the suppliers assessment and selection, by validating the compliance to the commercial requirements.

• Responsible for validating all customer touch points and customer journeys to ensure best customer experience, and direct all relevant enhancements required across the different portfolios.

• Responsible for validating the final specifications, functionality and service acceptance tests throughout the implementation phase of product development.

• Manage, plan, request and execute all campaign types and guarantee execution as per design and capacity.

• Manage the roadmap for different Marketing applications in terms of capacity & functionality.

• Implement the enhancement & development needed on the different channels in correspondence to the market needs (capacity, functionality)

Job specification

Education

• Bachelor degree from a recognized university, preferably Computer Science or Engineering.


• Project Management Professional certification (PMP) is preferable.


• Master degree in a relevant field or MBA is a plus.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the telecommunication industry.


• Minimum 3 years of experience in the service design of telecom products and services.


• Minimum 3 years of experience in products and services development cycle and processes.


• Minimum 3 years experience as PM.


• Knowledge of OEG systems and platforms.


• Knowledge of the telecom sector in general and in Egyptian market.

Skills and abilities

• Fluent in English both spoken and written


• Ability to simplify complex issues and present them in an understandable manner.


• Ability to transfer knowledge.


• Ability to work within a multicultural environment.


• Ability to work under stress / pressure.


• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.


• Strong analytical skills & problem solving skills.


• Strong leadership skills & effective project management skills.


• Strong writing and presentation skills.


• Good knowledge of marketing fundamentals.


• Good planning and organizational background.


• Good negotiations skills.


• Good coordination and follow-up skills.


• Expertise in Microsoft Office Tools


• Proficiency in MS project and other PM tools.

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