Orange Prepaid Products and Services Development Manager Job in Nairobi Kenya

Orange Prepaid Products and Services Development Manager Job in Nairobi Kenya
February 23, 2015 Job Description

Position: Prepaid Products and Services Development Manager

Region: Nairobi

Reporting to: Head of Products and Services Development

Range: R2L

Department: Marketing & StrategyRole Purpose: Deliver the prepaid products & services roadmap in line with the business objectives, budget constraints and marketing planning of the year.
Fuel innovation by keeping in touch with the market trends. Act as an end to end project manager.Key Duties and Responsibilities
Interface between Marketing and ITN teams
Act as a facilitator between product managers and technical teams
Provide guidance to product managers, especially in the specification phase
Support and provide directions to the technical team throughout the product development

Prepaid P&S development roadmap and innovation

Define and maintain the Prepaid P&S development roadmap
Identify, evaluate and recommend new technologies and solutions supporting the Marketing strategy
Understand the market (industry, customer and competition) to develop and manage opportunities to grow Prepaid products and services revenues
Provide techno-commercial guidance to company management on innovative services
Prepare budget forecast for CAPEX and OPEX requirements.
Achievement of set Monthly, Quarterly, Semi Annually or Annual Marketing targets, especially in terms of project delivery
Manage Prepaid Products & Services development
Accountable in specifying, developing & launching Prepaid products & services
Coordinate and facilitate project approval, RFQ, Vendor selection and product development up until the commercial launch of services
Provide regular reporting on project progress in terms of Cost, Quality, Functionality, Delay
Design
Production and presentation of opportunity studies for new products: market and revenues assessment, customer needs and value proposition, high-level product description.
Production and presentation of marketing requirements / product specification with detailed functional description and customer journey as well as a full business plan
Implementation
Support ITN in the early identification of bugs and prioritization of correction depending on severity
Report any deviation to the project plans (in terms of cost, quality, functionality, delay)
Validation
Ensure technical tests are performed
Perform functional and end users tests
Ensure Business process tests are performed
Coordinate FUT
Commercial launch
Commercial launch preparation.
Academic/ Professional Qualifications
Bachelors Degree or an advanced Diploma in a Engineering related field
Ideally with complementary education and experience in Marketing and knowledge in IT domain
Experience in project management and CRM & Billing systems
Experience in vendor management, vendor selection and negotiation.
Key Competencies:
Commitment, diligence and dedication.
Honesty and Integrity
Superior analytical skills and Intuitive mind.
Thorough and Assertive
Attention to detail
Team player
Good computer skills (SAGE/Excel/PowerPoint/Word/
This position is opened to Kenyan citizens only.
If you fit the required profile, please apply highlighting how your qualifications, experience and career aspirations match the requirements for this position.

How to Apply

Application should be sent by latest 27th February 2015, please provide an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) including details of your current telephone contacts and names of three referees.
Apply through recruitment@orange-tkl.co.ke and quote the job title in the subject field.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.