Telecom End to End SME Job Vacancy in South Africa at IBM

  Job Title: Telecom End to End SME

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Job ID GBS-0520070 Job type Full-time Regular
Work country South Africa Posted 13-Sep-2012
Work city Johannesburg Job area Consulting & Services
Travel Up to 2 days a week (home on weekends-based on project requirements) Job category Consultant
Business unit ConServ Job role Industry Consultant
Job role skillset General
Commissionable/Sales-Incentive jobs only No
Job description
A Telecom SME assigned to this position is expected to have

(1) Proven experience and knowledge needed to develop new business opportunities. They are expected to identify new business opportunities, creatively participate in the development of solutions, and to provide strong assistance to IBM sales teams in the winning of that business. They must have a strong background of having handled large and complex services engagements in their area of expertise, with a demonstrated expert knowledge of the appropriate methods and skills needed to solve business problems in the Telco industry. These SMEs are expected to have 8+ years of domain experience which includes working in Telcos (service providers).

(2) Provide Executive Level Deep Telco Industry subject matter expertise in the areas of end to end business process transformation, BSS/OSS application integration, and Next Generation Network technology. This includes working independently with client personnel and executives to identify functional requirements and subsequently working with and leading others in the identification, justification and design of the client's solution.

(4) The position requires significant knowledge of across competitive ISV solutions, multiple platforms, processes or architectures (e.g. SOA).

(5) Execute, help sell, and deliver integrated solutions targeted specifically for the Telco industry, for both current IBM accounts as well as new client opportunities. In addition to the solutioning and consultancy responsibilities, the SMEs are expected to lead the transitioning of such engagements to the delivery phase where they will act as mentors for delivery (GD) teams to ensure delivery excellence.

Required

Bachelor's Degree
At least 8 years experience in developing new business opportunities
At least 8 years experience in having handled large and complex services engagements with a demonstrated expert knowledge of the appropriate methods and skills needed to solve business problems in the Telco industry
At least 8 years experience in the areas of end to end business process transformation, BSS/OSS application integration, and Next Generation Network technology
English: Fluent



Preferred

At least 10 years experience in developing new business opportunities
At least 10 years experience in having handled large and complex services engagements with a demonstrated expert knowledge of the appropriate methods and skills needed to solve business problems in the Telco industry
At least 10 years experience in the areas of end to end business process transformation, BSS/OSS application integration, and Next Generation Network technology


IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

To Apply:

http://www-05.ibm.com/employment/za/

Deadline: 30th September 2012