Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc is a company supporting Ethiopia’s digital transformation. As a member of the Vodacom family, we have a wealth of experience connecting over 334 million people globally and over 180 million people in Africa across our network. We look forward to partnering with Ethiopians as we build a new network in Ethiopia.

 We are setting the groundwork in readiness for the launch of our services next year and are looking to work with purpose-led teams that put the community at the heart of service.

 Safaricom Ethiopia is offering a wide range of careers, whether you’re looking to join our technology, commercial or corporate teams. If you would like a challenge and the promise of a digital future for the people of Ethiopia, we are looking for you.

 We are pleased to announce the following vacancy for EHOD M-PESA (Mobile Money) Commercial in within in Digital Financial Services Function in Ethiopia. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Detailed Description

Reporting to the Chief Digital Financial Services Officer, the EHOD M-PESA (Mobile Money) Commercial will champion the overall Mobile financial services strategy - conceptualize, design, build, deploy and manage mobile financial services suite of products to meet the current and future needs of the customer. The holder of the role will oversee the M-PESA Commercial team as well as collaborate closely with all divisions and business units within the organization to ensure that M-PESA products and services meet all the set KPIS as well as delight our customers.

Job Responsibilities

•  Lead the planning, implementation, delivery, and continuous improvement of mobile financial services for the company
• Evaluate market potential and formulate performance indicators and help define go to market strategy for all products and services
• Champion Financial Inclusion through developing relevant product and services to allow accessible and affordable financial access in the market.
• Foster innovation and develop strategic business partnerships to drive the financial inclusion agenda
• Work in partnership with Financial Services institutions including Banks, Insurance, Investments, MFIs, Pension Schemes, and Fund Managers among others to drive financial inclusion.
• Work in partnership with key strategic partners across all business pillars including Payments, Retail, Sector based (e.g. Health and Agriculture) etc. to drive strategic partnerships around different business areas.
• Responsible for initiating, negotiating terms, and maintaining the comprehensive partnerships and contractual agreement process
• Lead in the identification of new areas of Business in addition to process improvements
• Monitor and interpret trends that occur within the industry. Evaluate market size, competitor accomplishments and make recommendations to assist the business to achieve the set goals
• Mentor and develop a high performing team of product managers and while partnering closely with technology, project managers and all other divisions and business units.
• Prospect and recruit potential corporate organizations as M-PESA Financial services strategic partners.
• Customer Insight and proactive anticipation of customer needs - both individual and corporate
• Align the revenue indicators and reporting tools to the Financial Services Revenue targets.
• Develop monitoring and evaluation templates for revenue performance management in the market.
• Develop and maintain meaningful business reporting to ensure the achievement of annual performance targets through end-to-end performance management.

Job Requirements

• The ideal candidate for this role must have experience in managing a broad portfolio of Mobile banking or Mobile Money products/solutions the entire lifecycle; with demonstrated leadership in new product development and deployment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Computer science, Engineering or related field.
• 10 years post-graduation work experience of which 6 years must be in product Management, Sales, product development or Business development

How to Apply

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profile on CLICK HERE