SENIOR MANAGER - AGILE DELIVERY AT MTN NIGERIA

About Company:

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

Job Description:

• Leads Agile execution visioning and blueprinting across the value chain-based business & IT strategies  
• Leads the Business analysis and scrum /tribe teams 
• Develops long-term IT Agile delivery methodologies & ensures alignment of IT strategy and planning with company's business goals. 
• Lead the operationalization of the MTNN Agile Delivery methodologies 
• Leading and facilitating the creation of agile principles to guide solution execution 
• Identifies and evaluates new business opportunities recommends strategies for business analysis and delivery options. Translates business vision and strategy into effective business solutions. 
• Manages risks associated with solution deliveries in line with IT strategy  
• Recommends & enforces compliance with Group architectural blueprint, considering local & international developments in business and agile delivery principles. 
• Leading and facilitating the creation of agile principles to guide solution delivery for the enterprise 
• Ensuring optimal use of the Agile Governance and tribe structure for compliance and alignment. 
• Promoting the Agile process, outcomes and results to the organization, including the enterprise's IT and business leaders; this includes assessing (through appropriate metrics) and communicating the achievement and impact of agile, as well as leading the development and execution of an agile communication and education plan.

Requirements:

9 - 17 years’ experience which includes: 

• Manager track record of 3 years or more; with at least 2 years in relevant sector/ industry across diverse cultures and geographies advantageous 
• Ideally qualified in ITIL and in a project management methodology 
• Project management experience  
• Experience in release management and ideally some exposure to IT operations management and good knowledge of IT governance processes. 
• Experience with Scrum, creative design, Agile methodologies  as well as enabling business capability and objectives through technology 
• Experience with process and user design automation  
• Must have a well-rounded user-centered product portfolio that spans retail banking, e-commerce and telecoms  
• Experience with conducting user research, usability testing, A/B testing, rapid prototyping and analytics 
• Knowledge of Lead and Agile software development processes and 3 years minimum experience playing the Agile Coach and Scrum Master role for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory across distributed teams and stakeholder groups.  
• Experienced in servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment 
• Experienced burndown techniques, burn chart analysis, and other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD. Excellent communication and coaching skills. 

Qualifications and Skills:

• First degree  
• Fluent in English  
• Masters’ Degree in a relevant discipline will be an added advantage. 

Salary

Application Closing Date: 05th November, 2025

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