Senior Manager Digital Enterprise Architecture

MTN; Roodepoort; On-site; ZAR 90 000 - 130 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications provider in South Africa is seeking a Senior Manager for Digital Enterprise Architecture. The role involves designing and implementing digital solutions across platforms such as Video on Demand and Mobile Applications. Candidates will need to ensure seamless integration and drive operational efficiency while adapting to the dynamic ICT landscape. If you are passionate about digital transformation and innovation, we welcome your application for this pivotal leadership position.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver solutions in the Digital Architecture space.
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of digital platforms.
• Maintain foundational elements of Digital Architecture including data and technology.

Job description

Mission / Core purpose of the Job

The Senior Manager – Digital Enterprise Architecture role, as part of the Digital Architecture team, is responsible for the design and delivery of solutions in the Digital Architecture space. The role will act as an end-to-end designer and implantation of digital platforms that ensures seamless integration of Television, Video on Demand, Advertising, Payment, Mobile Applications and omni-Channel access.

Lead the design, development and implementation model for the various Digital Architecture services and technologies, platforms, tools and control the release where these services are centralised.

Key success factors for this role include the ability to plan, build and maintain the foundational elements of Digital Architecture including data, content, technology and enabling tools.

Context

In fulfilment of the Group’s strategic goals to sustain operational momentum and accelerate the strategy, the Digital Platforms and Services function must bolster its capability to contribute to MTN wide strategic response, and to contribute to tactical strategy and interventions in the context of:

• Highly dynamic and rapidly evolving ICT and competitive environment
• The cultural, social, political and economic realities that impact MTN’s various operations
• The geographic complexity of MTN’s footprint across Africa
• Management of executive and local shareholder expectations across all OpCos
• Management of customer and industry expectations
• Enhance MTN position as a leading network and system provider
• Constant dynamics and local challenges in the economic, regulatory and legal environments
• The interrelationship and dependencies of MTN Group regarding its diverse Operations
• Diverse cultures of judicial, legislative and regulatory accountability
• Dynamic political environments
• Uncertain investment climate across the globe
• Increased geopolitical tensions.
• Global realignment and other trends affecting operating environment
• Increasing Technologies (Artificial Intelligence etc)
• Achievement of top quartile operating efficiency and effectiveness through scale and common processes
• Driving growth through business intelligence, machine learning and standardization to maximize business impact
• Management of customers, OPCOs and supplier expectations
• Enhance MTN position as a leading network and system provider

Organisational Mission

MTN’s vision is to lead digital transformation in Africa, ensuring widespread access to reliable, high-quality broadband services that drive social and economic development.

Organization Values

At MTN we believe that understanding our people’s needs and aspirations is key to creating experiences that delight you at work, every day. We are committed to fostering an environment where every member of our Y’ello Family is heard, understood, and empowered to live an inspired life. Our values keep us grounded and moving in the right direction. Most importantly, they keep us honest. It is not something we claim to be. It is in our DNA.

As an organisation, we consider it our mission to create an exciting and rewarding place to work, where our people can be themselves, thrive in positivity and ignite their full potential. A workplace that boosts creativity and innovation, improves productivity, and ultimately drives meaningful results. A workplace that is built on relationships and achieving a purpose that is bigger than us. This is what we want you to experience with us!

Our commitments go beyond an organisational promise. It is in our leadership and managerial ethos to meaningfully partner with our employees, customers, and stakeholders with a vision to realise our shared goals.

Our values dubbed, LIVE Y’ello, are the cornerstone of our culture.

Lead with Care

Can-do with Integrity

Collaborate with Agility

Serve with Respect

Act with Inclusion