Senior Manager -Strategy at Safaricom Kenya

Brief Description

Reporting to the Head of Strategy ,The position requires comfort with ambiguity, relentless curiosity and structured thinking. The role is within Safaricom’s Business Development & Strategy Division, a team that looks to the future and shapes Safaricom’s next growth frontiers. The strategy team drives problem framing, data-driven thinking, strategic analysis, and macro-economic evaluation in order to deliver thoughtful recommendations to drive clarity of action for senior business leaders. Our approach drives a constantly evolving Safaricom that delivers on the company’s vision to Transform Lives. To assist in formulation and following through to ensure execution of Safaricom’s Corporate Strategy.  Champion strategic planning by providing thought leadership on changes taking place within the industry.

The role will support and lead the elements of strategy planning & implementation within the company by providing solutions to business issues & challenges ,to provide strategic direction to the company, by constantly researching, benchmarking, publishing accurate and factual information for decision making.

Detailed Description

• Play a critical role in strategy development, business planning and business performance reviews.
• Develop deep domain expertise in relevant industries vital to Safaricom’s business strategy
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify growth opportunities and go-to-market strategies that drive value for Safaricom and its customers.
• Build relationships and work closely with key business leaders across the company to understand the challenges their businesses face.
• Lead critical decision analysis workstreams that tackle ambiguous and complex analytical problems. Translate analysis into meaningful business insights. Build potential options and actionable recommendations around those insights.
• Craft a strategic story out of the numbers.  Present complex analytical findings in a clear, concise, and decision-impacting manner. Influence leadership.
• Plan the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) forum to facilitate quarterly business prioritization (in line with strategy) and completion of action points arising out of QBR and strategy mission status review sessions.
• Prepare materials for Safaricom Board meetings as required
• Assist with special projects as they develop

QUALIFICATIONS

• Problem Solver. You can identify the key issues that impact business decisions and have excellent analytical skills to drive insights.
• Catalyst and Persuasive Storyteller. You can influence others and have a strong track record of breaking down complex information into compelling narratives and tailoring your message to different audiences.
• Organized project and program manager with the ability to effectively plan and engage internal / external stakeholders to achieve business goals.
• Proactively identify tasks and have an attitude that “finishes the work” to a high level of professionalism.
• Strong people skills and ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Able to guide strategy analysts in performing structured analysis to help frame and ultimately solve large, complex, and ambiguous problems.
• Able to work under short deadlines and juggle multiple tasks at once in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Statistics, or similar discipline; MBA Preferred.
• 7+ Years – Strategy and/or Business planning, experience with financial/economic analysis preferably in consumer/enterprise connectivity business and Technology (ICT, IoT, Content, etc.)