Kuwait Job Openings

Ooredoo

Senior Manager, Strategy & Business Development

Kuwait City

FULL TIME

September 19, 2024

The Company:

Ooredoo is an organisation on the move. Thanks to our dedicated employees, we continue to move closer towards our vision to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world.
We are a dynamic global telecommunications player operating in 17 countries across the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Asia. We cover a population of more than half a billion people and serve more than 68 million customers.
In Kuwait, we employ approximately 1,000 talented people, all of whom are driving Ooredoo to be the number one choice for world-class communications services in Kuwait. In the face of intensifying competition, increasingly sophisticated technology and rising customer expectations, nothing is more important to our success than our team – and it's a team that you can be part of.
At Ooredoo, our culture and DNA are at the heart of everything we do. We are a diverse and inclusive global family, united by a shared passion for innovation and excellence. We believe that our success is built upon our people’s strengths. Join us and become a vital part of our dynamic culture, contributing to our mission of enriching people's lives through cutting-edge communications.
Ooredoo's future is bright, and you can be part of our ongoing success.

The Role:

This position will provide analytical and architectural skills to help the strategy team in Strategy Development and formulation to improve the company’s performance and develop its inorganic strategy. This role will be responsible for developing partnership strategy and executing partnerships for Ooredoo Kuwait. This position will be also responsible for analysing and executing M&A acquisitions and will lead value-accretive projects in the areas of expansion and inorganic growth. This position provides a complete range of information support to business managers, including decision support indicators based on targets, actual, assessment etc. to facilitate decision making.

Key Responsibilties:

Support the development and monitoring of the company’s growth strategy and operational excellence based on analysis of industry trends, competitive threats, expansion opportunities and internal performance.
Support the definition of specific, measurable strategic goals for the company.
Support the design of business scaling & revenue growth strategy.
Identify emerging areas of interest to Telecom and analyze of impact of future trends and their relevance to Ooredoo Kuwait
Help to set the overall strategic direction of the company, and to design key initiatives including growth strategy and operational excellence.
Analyse Business Case for strategic projects and large opportunities.
Perform Deep dives on strategic topics assigned by the management or proactively proposed
Develop strategic recommendations related to new operational efficiency levers and impulse long-term transformational initiatives
Support the development of new activities from M&A till handover to business and operations
Screen and manage a pipeline of opportunities and will assess strategic rationale and prospective returns on investment for the shareholders.
Develop pitch presentations setting out strategic rationale and financial implications on acquisition / new revenue stream opportunities to senior management
Perform regular Portfolio management of business activities and propose relevant optimizations and recommendations
Define and establish the relevant Strategic Partnerships to generate new revenue streams and/or complement existing Ooredoo Kuwait assets and capabilities. Maintain overall consistency and coherence of the portfolio of Strategic partners
Work closely with the management team in the support of developing the business strategy and its sets of strategic initiatives.
Support the 3-Year Business Planning and Development and cascading business strategy into the operational plans
Support in developing Ooredoo Board Presentation & Messages for M&A opportunities and/or strategic partnerships
Support in developing key messages to ensure alignment
Work closely with the management team in the support of developing the inorganic business strategy and the partnerships strategy for Ooredoo Kuwait
Support the Business Planning and Strategy Development and cascading business strategy into the operational plans.
Make recommendations to management team on specific opportunities (external as well as internal).
Provide reports and presentations for reviews.
Provide analytically rigorous and data-driven insights that assist the company executives in making strategic decisions and drive business prioritization.
Provide data-based insights to support actionable strategic direction, corporate prioritization, and strategy communication
Performance & variance analysis – for existing and new partnerships and/or new acquisitions
Analyse competitor activities and their performances – with a focus on inorganic activities.
Prepare presentations with input to assist the management team in decision making
Proactively take responsibility for self-improvement by staying well-informed of developments, knowledge and innovations in relevant field of expertise.
Other duties as directed by supervisor or other superiors.

Qualifications:

A Master’s Degree in a Telecommunications/Finance/Strategy related discipline or an MBA with a specialization in strategy or finance.

Job specific technical Skills:

7-8 required years of experience plus experience with 2-3 plus consulting experience at a leading strategy consulting firm or the strategy and corporate development function within a major company preferably in Telecom.
Experience in business strategy, marketing, business development, product management, new business & ventures with leading Telecom & technology ventures
M&A experience in consulting firm or corporate environment in Telco environment
Telecom industry experience is required
Proven facilitator and communicator that has the ability to lead groups at all levels through complex problems with confidence and clarity
Possess financial acumen with the ability to link and correlated between business strategy/initiatives, operational plans and financial performance
Good execution skills
Strong analytical skills and financial modelling capabilities
Good interpersonal & communication, presentation and facilitation skills.
Ability to communicate with various levels of management
Attention to detail
Ambitious and result driven.
Ability to cope with deadlines
Work prioritization and time management skills
Team Player
Ability to operate in a diverse multicultural, multinational work environment, exhibiting appropriate sensitivities
Excellent command of both written and verbal English, Arabic would be an advantage Strong Strategy skills

Strong presentation skills
Proficiency in MS Excel, Access & Power Point
Expert in valuation, partnerships, deal structuring and negotiation

Note: you will be required to attach the following:

1. Resume / cv

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