Product Manager: Cec - Sandton, South Africa - Blue Label Telecoms

Blue Label Telecoms

Verified Company

Sandton, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Job Purpose

Responsibilities

Strategy Formation and Implementation

Align Product Development objectives for the Postpaid Segment with overall business strategy of the Chief Commercial Business Unit
Work with internal business stakeholders and the broader Product team as well as Segment Marketing teams in the development and execution of Product
Development plans and roadmaps in line with the business plan for said portfolio
Consider the medium term (12 years) implications of actions from a broad perspective including long term positioning and strategy
Consider the impact of solutions on other areas of the business, as well as the interdependency of units
Drive best practice, continuous improvement and innovation at process and procedure level within Product Development
Consider local conditions, as well as competitor activity and provide constant updated competitor analysis and insights around Product Development
Develop, implement and finetune methods, processes and systems to enhance effectiveness and meet organizational goals

Strategy Formation and Implementation

Develop business growth plans and roadmaps for the Product Portfolio
Support the Product and Solutions Planning and Forecasting process
Establish products as a market differentiator for CEC/Cell C
Acquire indepth knowledge of telecoms and industry trends and analyze new technology trends and innovations
Capitalize on new innovative initiatives and opportunities

Project Management

Develop and drive the execution of agreed projects
Drive the implementation, tracking, monitoring and compliance of Projects
Contract management in line with Procurement Policies
Coordinate project reporting
Ensure effective implementation of the integrated project management model
Risk management
Project managing the development of each product using outsourced and internally outsourced resources

Business Analysis

Perform Business and product analysis in line with the methodology and guidelines
Identify ways to fine tune policies, processes and systems in line with changing work practices
Determine, document, and review requirements for projects within the scope of the value stream or impacting processes and systems
Design, analyze and document workflow and make appropriate recommendations that will positively impact operational effectiveness
Identify Business Improvement and Optimization opportunities that will result in improvement of process performance;
Ensure that benchmarking is conducted with other companies and organizations within and outside the industry
Construct business cases for initiations proposed by the business
Research and consider best practice, local conditions, trends, as well as competitor activity
Identify and implement innovative ways to use minimum resources to achieve maximum outputs

Align Product Development with the CEC/Cell C GTM model

Research and analyze market trends, competitor activity, consumer insight and market share and exploit findings for the benefit of the Product portfolio;
Develop new products and services utilizing the Product development methodology
Driving customer requirements through effective management of marketing principles i.e. segmentation, price, positioning, promotion and place
Build and maintain relationships with all internal and external stakeholders and customers, external solution and development partners
Prepare Product specifications, Change Requests and manage the implementation of plans and projects
Give input into project planning and management to meet defined timelines, functional scope and quality standards
Participate in the decision making around new products and services development
Present ideas on product performance and fit to market requirements

Align Product Development with the CEC/Cell C GTM

Review technical specs to ensure that user and functional requirements are met & advise management committee on tactical decisions affecting the development
Ensure integration of products with the relevant technology systems
Reporting on the progress of projects against the set timelines and objectives
Ensure compliance with policy and procedures during the implementation of a specific project
Oversee delivery assurance on thirdparty contracts pertaining to specific products or projects
Manage quality assurance during the implementation of products and assess user acceptance
Manage aspects of development outsourced to other departments
Ensure the successful execution of Product Quality Assurance by compiling
Test Case with a customer view, executing UAT, reporting on defects and driving the resolution of defects in a timely manner

Product Management

Designing and producing all required documents/collateral for a product, including ongoing reporting on a weekly, monthly and adhoc basis
Launching the product into the market, and measuring the success of each new