Job Vacancy For General Manager, Technology Projects Implementation

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Job Vacancy For General Manager, Technology Projects Implementation - Current Jobs in Ghana

Job Summary

Company:

MTN Ghana

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Uncategorized

Location:

Accra

Job status:

Full-Time

Salary:

GH

Education:

Degree

Experience:

N/A

Job expires:

20 May-2026

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Job Vacancy For General Manager, Technology Projects Implementation

VACANCY REF. NUMBER – MTNGH-TRF(TPI)-002-26 / CVs SHOULD BE SAVED IN APPLICANT’S NAMES

Position: General Manager, Technology Projects Implementation

Level: MTN Level 4

Function: Transformation

Department: Technology Projects Implementation

Location: Accra

Reports to: Chief Transformation Officer

Job Summary

• Provide strategic and technical leadership as well as end-to-end accountability for the successful execution of capital technology projects that drive network modernization, transformation, and commercial readiness in line with MTN Ghana’s strategic vision.

• This role will also ensure network investments are delivered efficiently, safely, and at scale—enabling business growth, customer experience excellence, and long?term network competitiveness.

Job Context

• Evolving Digital Telecommunication business and business models.

• Multiregulated environment.

• Public Listed Organization

• Environmental, social and governance prioritized

• A shift from share of market to share of life.

• Evolving business models and partnership management.

• Brand Reputation

• Regionalized structure

• Global & MTN Group approved Telecommunication/ICT Network Standards and Practices

• Global Technology driven environment

• MTN Group Technology guidance

• Performance driven environment

Key Tasks

Strategic Leadership Perspective

• Translate corporate and network strategy into multi?year network implementation roadmaps (radio, core, transmission, IP fibre, cloud, OSS/BSS, IT etc). This involves developing and driving the implementation strategy for high-value, complex technology project execution in alignment with business goals.

• Act as technical authority on network deployment decisions, standards, and trade?offs.

• Prioritise network projects based on business value, coverage impact, capacity demand, and revenue enablement.

• Drive technology evolution (e.g. 5G, fibre densification, network virtualization, automation) from concept to execution.

• Ensure implementation readiness for new products, services, and digital use cases.

• Build organisational capability by strengthening project governance and delivery maturity.

Financial & Investment Perspective

• Accountable for CAPEX and project OPEX associated with network implementation.

• Ensure optimal return on network investments through disciplined project execution.

• Control project costs, manage variations, and prevent cost overruns.

• Support business cases by validating technical feasibility, rollout costs, and timelines.

• Drive vendor performance against cost, quality, and delivery commitments.

• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, sharing, and reuse of assets.

Operational & Delivery Perspective

• Own end?to?end delivery of all network implementation projects (planning, rollout, integration, acceptance, handover).

• Define and enforce projects standards around time, scope, and quality across all technology projects.

• Establish and enforce delivery methodologies, SOPs, KPIs, and quality assurance frameworks.

• Manage delivery risks, dependencies, and critical path issues across a complex project portfolio.

• Clearly define and monitor the process of seamless handover from project to operations, minimising service degradation.

• Provide the needed environment to allow for continuous improvement in deployment speed, cost efficiency, and build quality.

• Drive continuous improvement by introducing best?in?class project delivery methodologies, digital tools, automation, and performance management practices.

Technical Compliance, Risk, Safety, Governance & Standards

• Ensure project teams are fully equipped with needed knowledge, guidance, and awareness around compliance with regulatory, environmental, safety, and site?access requirements.

• Proactively identify and mitigate delivery, vendor, and technology risks. This will involve developing and enforcing a robust risk, issue, and compliance management framework across all project streams.

• Develop guidance around and monitor crisis response for critical deployment failures or network rollout incidents.

• Define and enforce network project implementation standards, architecture compliance, and vendor conformance.

• Approve technical designs, rollout approaches, and major change requests.

• Ensure alignment with Group / global network standards and regulatory requirements.

• Overall responsibility for the testing, acceptance, and certification of deployed infrastructure.

• Drive resilience, redundancy, and scalability into all network build.

Stakeholder & Partner Management

• Serve as the primary network project implementation technical interface with: Network Planning & Operations, enterprise / IT / Digital teams, Commercial, Enterprise and Group technology functions.

• Build and manage strategic relationships with OEMs, system integrators, tower companies, fibre partners, contractors, finance, and supply chain.

• Support in influence regulators and external stakeholders on deployment timelines, compliance, and approvals.

• Provide clear, reporting on delivery status, risks, and mitigation plans related to network implementation projects as requested by head of function.

• Develop and drive the strategy for technology project execution in alignment with business goals.

• Oversee the implementation of high-value, complex capital projects across technology domains (RAN, Core, Microwave Transmission, IP, IT, etc.).

• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget, and meet required quality and performance standards.

• Maintain robust governance, risk management, and reporting frameworks across all project portfolios.

• Develop and lead the execution of the Technology Projects Implementation strategy in alignment with business priorities, network transformation objectives, and customer experience targets

• Establish and enforce governance standards for project planning, budgeting, execution, risk management, and reporting across all Technology delivery portfolios

Qualification Required & Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

• Postgraduate qualification in Project Management, Business Administration, Engineering or related field.

• Project Management certification

• Agile coach/Scrum Master certification an added advantage

• Experience Minimum 10 years experience in Telecommunication management, technology and customer experience management including:

• Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale technology or infrastructure projects.

• Relevant professional certifications in technology, telecoms, project management, or business (e.g., PMP, ITIL, Lean, etc.) are an added advantage.

• Scrum and Agile certifications are an added advantage

Professional Knowledge/Technical Competencies:

• Proven competence in large?scale network rollout and modernisation (Telecom infrastructure and technology deployment)

• Deep understanding of implementation life cycles: Telecom infrastructure and technology deployment

• Good knowledge of site acquisition, civil works, power systems, and physical infrastructure dependencies.

• Good knowledge and experience managing multi?vendor deployment environments.

• Ability to resolve complex deployment and integration challenges under time pressure.

• Strong knowledge and experience in CAPEX control

• Strong Stakeholder Management abilities

• Strong competence in AI to create value.

• Telecommunication Business Savvy

• Computer & Information Technology appreciation

• Financial and business acumen

• Resource efficiency

Must live the MTN Values of

• Lead with Care, Collaborate with Agility, Serve with Respect, Can Do with Integrity, Act with Inclusion

Must exhibit the MTN Vital Behaviors of

• Complete Candor, Complete Accountability, Active Collaboration & Get it done.

Location: Accra

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