Manager - Emerging Technology and Innovation at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria is part of the MTN Group, Africa\'s leading cellular telecommunications company. On May 16, 2001, MTN became the first GSM network to make a call following the globally lauded Nigerian GSM auction conducted by the Nigerian Communications Commission earlier in the year. Thereafter the company launched full commercial operations beginning with Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. MTN paid $285m for one of four GSM licenses in Nigeria in January 2001. To date, in excess of US$1.8 billion has been invested building mobile telecommunications infrastructure in Nigeria. Since launch in August 2001, MTN has steadily deployed its services across Nigeria. It now provides services in 223 cities and towns, more than 10,000 villages and communities and a growing number of highways across the country, spanning the 36 states of the Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Many of these villages and communities are being connected to the world of telecommunications for the first time ever. The company\'s digital microwave transmission backbone, the 3,400 Kilometre Y\'elloBahn was commissioned by President Olusegun Obasanjo in January 2003 and is reputed to be the most extensive digital microwave transmission infrastructure in all of Africa. The Y\'elloBahn has significantly helped to enhance call quality on MTN network.

Reports To: Senior Manager - Growth and New Business Platforms

Division: Information Technology

Mission:

• To drive business success through Innovation, application of modern and emerging technology in solving business problems and unlocking new growth opportunities.

Description:

• Understand the various solutions needed to enable the commercial success of a Mobile Advertising business
• Build and evolve MTN’s mobile advertising platforms
• Implement data monetization APIs driving new revenue for our Mobile Advertising business
• Build and improve on DevOps practices and framework enabling MTN’s software engineering for Mobile Advertising and other initiatives.
• Plan resources for assigned projects, defining responsibilities and scope of work for each team member.
• Conduct a post implementation review and documentation and follow up on outstanding items.
• Manage documentation process, ensuring completeness and easy referral to project documents.

Education:

• First degree in any related discipline
• Postgraduate degree would be an advantage.
• Fluent in English

Experience:

6 - 13 years’ experience which includes:

• Experience working in a medium organization.
• Experience in software engineering, design and development.
• Research and Innovation Management
• Hands-on experience with emerging technologies such as AI/ML, Cloud, IoT, Blockchain etc. 

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