Engagement Executive / Partner

A 1L Realization (Pty) Ltd; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A 1L Realization (Pty) Ltd in Centurion is seeking a seasoned Transformation Leader to provide executive oversight of a major delivery engagement across six transformation service requirements.

You will establish relationships with the Executive Sponsor and interface with the Transformation Director and leadership, guiding governance, decision-making, and value delivery. The role demands 15+ years in transformation or telecom with multi-vendor program experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Engineering, CS or related discipline.
• MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification advantageous.
• 15+ years' senior transformation, consulting or technology leadership experience.
• Significant telecommunications experience.
• Strong BSS transformation experience.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide transformation programmes.
• Experience engaging at C-suite / Executive Committee level.
• Proven experience managing large, complex multi-vendor programmes.
• Strong commercial, governance and stakeholder management capability.

Responsibilities

• Provide ultimate accountability for the Delivery Partner engagement.
• Establish and maintain executive relationships with leadership.
• Interface directly with the Executive Sponsor.
• Provide executive oversight across the six transformation service requirements.
• Resolve critical escalations and cross-functional issues.
• Provide strategic direction and challenge to the Transformation Director and leadership team.
• Ensure alignment between business transformation, BSS implementation and One objectives.
• Support executive governance, decision-making and stakeholder alignment.
• Ensure appropriate senior resources and specialist capability are available.
• Champion measurable business value and sustainable capability transfer.

Skills

Executive relationship management

C-suite engagement

Transformation leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Multi-vendor programme management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/IT/Engineering/CS

MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification advantageous

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Provide ultimate accountability for the Delivery Partner engagement.
• Establish and maintain executive relationships with leadership.
• Interface directly with the Executive Sponsor.
• Provide executive oversight across the six transformation service requirements.
• Resolve critical escalations and cross-functional issues.
• Provide strategic direction and challenge to the Transformation Director and leadership team.
• Ensure alignment between business transformation, BSS implementation and One objectives.
• Support executive governance, decision-making and stakeholder alignment.
• Ensure appropriate senior resources and specialist capability are available.
• Champion measurable business value and sustainable capability transfer.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline.
• MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification advantageous.
• 15+ years' senior transformation, consulting or technology leadership experience.
• Significant telecommunications experience.
• Strong BSS transformation experience.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide transformation programmes.
• Experience engaging at C-suite / Executive Committee level.
• Proven experience managing large, complex multi-vendor programmes.
• Strong commercial, governance and stakeholder management capability.

Preferred Experience

• Telco BSS/OSS transformation.
• One-Telco / enterprise transformation.
• Digital transformation.
• Enterprise architecture and operating model transformation.
• Experience working with BSS OEMs and strategic technology partners.