Senior Cluster Manager

**About the role**:
**Entity**

Orange International Networks Infrastructures & Services (OINIS) is a technical department serving the group at an international dimension. With more than 1700 collaborators highly qualified trough the world, OINIS is a privileged stakeholder for networks, infrastructure and security.

OINIS’s mission is to conceive, plan, broadcast, display and operate international networks and long distance (backbone), as well as the IT infrastructures of the group.

Joining OINIS means joining a great place to work with teams of men and women with a variety of profiles, and evolving in an international and multicultural environment. We are experiencing agile methodology in our way of working as well as Digital Transformation. This human capital at OINIS will open evolution perspectives for you, while benefiting from our teams experience and sharing yours.

**Team**

The IMEAR (Indirect, Middle East & Africa) region is the department within Global Enterprise Networks which is responsible for end to end ownership of network infrastructure planning, deployment, and management in a technical & financial dimension.

We manage carriers and collaborate with regional teams (Sourcing, Business Unit, CS&O) and entities to design, plan and deploy regional network to guarantee optimal quality of service and maximize both profitability and competitiveness.

We are a ‘HYBRID’ team, with a very unique mixture of technical, business and financial responsibilities operating in an AGILE environment driven by empowerment, autonomy, experimentation, transparency, cooperation, adaptation, and flexibility.

**Key accountabilities**:
**This position is Senior Cluster Manager for Africa within IMEAR region reporting to the Head of Cluster.**

In your capacity as Senior Network Infrastructure & Access Manager you will be accountable for the delivery of the Cluster strategy - including end to end execution of initiatives triggered for optimization, organic growth and scalability of the global enterprise network. With stellar program management skills, your orchestration shall be as efficient as possible to align the direction of the cluster with the overall GEN strategy for maximum benefit to OBS and its customers. You will have a can-do attitude, strong quality orientation, and cost awareness - all initiatives supported are of an international scope and require a very high level of efficiency, cultural awareness and solid knowledge of networking technologies.

This role requires in depth data analysis, stakeholder management, direction, coordination and evaluation of projects and reporting.
- **Accountabilities**:

- Manage and own programmes/projects to improve the global cost to revenue ratio in line with the target set for the group
- Implement, track, and report on transversal Business Improvement Initiatives - Consult internally and help transform business problems into solutions
- **Knowledge & Abilities - This is a multi-dimensional role**:

- **Financial**:

- Drive business improvement initiatives to achieve 100m€ p.a. budget ambitions & contribute to achievement of cost to revenue ratio targets
- **Leadership**:

- Provide ongoing, strategic, technical and supportive guidance to the Project Management team
- Manage/develop relationships with other GEN teams and multiple virtual teams (GPOs, Programme Teams, Sourcing, OGSB )
- Report clear & concise on financial & operational project performance at Senior management level
- **Business Management**:

- Act as an internal consultant on multiple enterprise network related initiatives
- Manage 3rd party vendors and lively interaction with internal/external stakeholders to orchestrate delivery of strategic regional initiatives
- Coordinate & drive the technological transformation of the data/voice networks from legacy to modern technology platforms
- Maintain overall control of managed projects, priorities, financial performance, and utilization of digital tools

**About you**:
**Education, qualification and certifications**
- University Degree in a specialization or Telecommunications, Business and/or Engineering
- Strong technical and business acumen/skills particularly telecom platforms & industry knowledge
- Language skills:

- Fluent English required, both spoken and written
- Fluent French is a desirable (not mandatory)
- Fluent Arabic is a bonus (not mandatory)
- Software Skills:

- Strong computer literacy & proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Basic scripting/data manipulation/BI skills are desirable (not mandatory)
- Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies are desirable
- Coding experience in Big Data environment (e.g. Python) are desirable (not mandatory)

**Essential skills and knowledge**

Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in ICT vertical

Very agile with data crunching and analysis, business case building as well as budgeting, forecasting and working with financial data

Stellar communication skills, flexible, agile,