Product Lead - VAS

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

• Define and communicate the VAS product strategy, roadmap, and vision, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify opportunities and threats, informing product decisions.
• Collaborate with Technology and other teams to develop, launch, and maintain VAS products, ensuring they meet customer needs and business requirements.
• Negotiate and manage relationships with VAS vendors, ensuring quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Develop and track revenue targets for VAS products, ensuring profitability and growth.
• Monitor VAS product performance, identify areas for improvement, and report on key metrics to stakeholders.
• Interact with customers to understand their needs and feedback, contributing to product improvements.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of VAS products, processes, and procedures.
• Initiate and coordinate the launch of new products and services with the marketing team and ensure the successful go-to-market and market activation of products and services.
• Ensure all product information is properly documented and approved as defined by the product's business gate process and the Consumer Products & Innovation Lifecycle Management framework.
• Lead, coordinate and motivate the VAS team to achieve common goals
• Strong understanding of VAS products and services in the telecommunications industry, including familiarity with platforms, technologies, and market trends.
• Experience in vendor management and negotiations: This includes the ability to build and maintain strong vendor relationships.
• Product Management: Ability to define and execute a product strategy that aligns with the company’s goals and customer needs and a deep understanding of customer needs and pain points.
• Analytical, Problem Solving and Data Driven: must be able to understand and interpret large amounts of data and derive actionable insights.
• Change Management & Adaptability: continuously evolve product strategies and manage change within the team and organization.
• Communication Skill: strong communication skills when gathering information, interpreting data, and presenting results to stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Technical or Commercial discipline from a recognized university
• Experience of 6 years in a high result-oriented organization with at least two in a mid-level managerial role in a commercial setting, driving growth through products and innovation.
• Understanding of GSM and related Telecom Technologies and Platforms
• Ability to project manage cross-functional teams with experience in leading agile squads to deliver a common mission.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills with customer customer-first focus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills coupled with good listening, critical reasoning and analytical skills
• Team player with excellent influencing skills and a high level of initiative and self-drive

Skills Required:

• Sales / Marketing / Business / Management