JOB TITLE: Product Development Executive
DEPARTMENT: Marketing
SECTION: Data and Products
VACANCY: Product Development Executive
JOB LEVEL: Senior Officer
LOCATION: Lusaka
JOB PURPOSE
To support the business initiatives through development and delivery of products and promotions.
REPORTING TO THE DATA AND PRODUCTS MANAGER – THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES ARE;
1. New Products Development
- Work with products manager on all new initiatives clarity and requirements
- Provide business analysis of new products
- Design, develop and implement all new products as per the requirement
- Documents all solutions – High level design and Low level design, with proper control version and releases
2. Existing Products Support
- Perform daily O & M and ensure max availability & performance of products and promotions systems for better customer experience
- Perform Products changes as per change process
- Support of all incidents and requests on products & promotions
- Ensure Maximum Operational availability of all products and services
3. Project Management
- Manage projects for all new products – perform business analysis function, document and sign off all necessary documents – CBR, SoW, Prepare and track Project plan, regular update – weekly
4. Products Security and Compliance with Bharti ISP
- Incorporate Bharti Security Policy on all new products and existing applications and services.
- Ensuring Airtel IT Operational policies are followed during day to day operations of all services, products and applications.
- Follow Airtel IT Governance processes in consequence management
- Closure on time all off findings and points raised during IT audits
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
- 1 – 2 years of hands on working experience in telecom products development using PhP
- Experience in SQL, MySQL, Oracle databases, system integration, applications, development and deployment
- Knowledge of SQL statements, java, html, php and other scripting languages, webservices e.g xml-rpc webservice and soap webservice
PERSONAL BEHAVIOUR REQUIRED IN THE POST.
- Business awareness
- Demonstrated success in managing multiple services simultaneously
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
- Excellent communication, presentation and organizational skills
CLOSING DATE
Suitable candidates are required to send their application & Curriculum vitae to jobs@zm.airtel.com. Closing date for applications is Monday 25th July, 2016.
Please note that due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
