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Manager Wholesale Voice, Roaming & Messaging
Dubai, UAEPosted 2 months ago
- Salary
- AED 32k–52k a month· est.
- Job type
- Full time
- Level
- Lead
- Field
- Executive & Management
- Work mode
- On site
About the role
Please note: As part of the application process, you will be invited to complete a competency-based interview assessment. Completion of this assessment is required for your application to progress. The assessment is not time-bound, so please set aside sufficient uninterrupted time to complete it thoughtfully. When responding, use specific examples from your current or previous work experience that best demonstrate your experience and capabilities Key Accountabilities for the role 1.Own Commercial & P&L Performance Drive revenue, margin, cost and quality KPIs across the wholesale roaming business. Improve profitability through effective commercial management, competitive agreements and cost optimisation. 2. Manage the Global Roaming Portfolio Manage a global portfolio of approximately 250 Preferred Roaming Agreements, ensuring strong commercial performance, service quality and effective management of international roaming partnerships. 3. Lead Commercial Negotiations Independently lead complex, high-value commercial negotiations, business cases and roaming agreements with international partners, securing competitive terms and sustainable commercial value. 4. Drive Growth & New Business Opportunities Identify and develop new revenue and margin opportunities across roaming and evolving mobility services, including VoLTE, global travel eSIM, 5G, M2M and IoT, translating market opportunities into viable commercial propositions. 5. Own the End-to-End Roaming Business Cycle Manage the roaming business lifecycle from opportunity identification, business-case approval and contracting through network interconnection, testing, service launch, billing and ongoing commercial and operational performance. 6. Manage Strategic Global Partnerships Build and manage senior commercial relationships across the global mobility ecosystem, including MNOs such as Vodafone Group and Orange Group; MVNOs such as Virgin and Lycamobile; MVNEs such as Transatel and Webbing; messaging aggregators such as Twilio and GMS; wholesale voice carriers such as BICS and Tata Communications; and cloud/OTT providers such as Microsoft and Google. Drive partner performance, commercial cooperation and new business opportunities, and represent EITC at key international wholesale forums such as ITW, WAS, PTC and Capacity 7. Use Data to Optimise Business Performance Analyse roaming traffic, revenue, profitability, market trends, partner performance and Steering of Roaming effectiveness to support commercial decisions, forecasting and performance optimisation. Leverage wholesale platforms such as CSG, Mobileum, Syniverse and Nextgen to support business management and analysis. 8. Drive Operational Excellence, Governance & Compliance Work closely with Network, Finance, Legal and other stakeholders to maintain roaming service quality, business continuity and deal fulfilment. Ensure adherence to applicable risk-management, governance, compliance and internal-control requirements. Qualifications & Experience • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Marketing, Engineering, or a related discipline. Equivalent relevant professional experience may be considered. • Flue
Requirements
Minimum Bachelor degree in Business Administration or Business Marketing, or Engineering or equivalent relevant professional experience. Minimum 5-7 years of experience in Wholesale Mobility Business.
Responsibilities
- P&L: Contribute to achieve revenue targets, margin, cost and quality KPI’s for existing and new businesses. Improve profitability by negotiating for lower cost agreements to reduce cost.
- Roaming Agreements: Manage approx. 250 Preferred Roaming Agreements with roaming partners globally.
- Knowledge Base: Expert in all commercial and operational aspects of existing Wholesale Voice, Roaming and Messaging businesses.
- New Business Development (from non-core businesses): Contribute in growth and activities in areas of messaging, satellite, M2M, IoT, IoV, access numbers, voice, 5G Monetization, existing & new roaming services like VolTE.
- Business Operations & Business Continuity: Manage all aspects of stakeholder management & business (Internal & external) - like commercial negotiations; business case approvals; writing agreements, reviewing & approvals; quality management; deal fulfillment; steering of roaming oversight; voice traffic routing oversight; order to delivery management etc.
- Product Launch: Participate in launch process for products, services, network interconnecting, testing, etc.
- Partner Performance & Relationship Management: Manage partner performance for assigned partners. Maintain strong business relationships with respective counter parts and senior management to enhance cooperation with partners for business growth.
- Data Analytics & Decision Support: Monitor market trends, competitor activities & conduct analytics related to traffic, profitability analysis; roaming steering effectiveness analysis; revenue trend forecasting; and data-driven commercial decision making.
- Global Wholesale Events: Represent EITC in Global Wholesale Events like ITW, PTC, WAS, Capacity etc
- Systems & Tools: Expert knowledge on well-known wholesale business management systems like, CSG, Mobileum, Syniverse, Nextgen, Sharepoint etc.
- Risk Management & Compliance: Ensure adherence to risk management framework & requirements and compliance to processes and governance.
Skills
- Wholesale Mobility
- Roaming & Messaging
- Commercial negotiations
- P&L management
- Data analytics
- Traffic and profitability analysis
- CSG
- Mobileum
- Syniverse
- Nextgen
- MVNO/MVNE management
- MNO relationships
- 5G monetization
- IoT / M2M / IoV
- VoLTE
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