Core Network Management Deputy Director

At our company, we hold an uncompromising stance against mediocrity, committing ourselves to work that delivers audacious impact and is fueled by a pioneering spirit of continuous progress and innovation. This ambition is supported by leadership grounded in courage and clarity—ensuring alignment, accountability, and purpose in everything we do. Integrity shapes how we hire, recognize, and develop talent, with a focus on potential, ambition, and long term growth. Together, we operate with collective strength, prioritizing meaningful results over unnecessary rituals and navigating challenges with unity and resolve. Above all, we remain steadfast and resilient, never losing sight of our commitments and continuously pushing forward through complexity with determination and purpose to create a better life for all.

• Define and execute the long-term Core Network, Data Center and Network Management Center strategy, architecture roadmap, and evolution plan to ensure scalability, resilience, regulatory compliance, and alignment with business growth objectives.
• Lead end-to-end planning, capacity management, implementation, operations, and lifecycle management of Core Network platforms, ensuring optimal performance, zero congestion, and continuous adoption of emerging technologies and features.
• Drive governance and oversight of all Network, IT, BSS, and infrastructure projects through standardized project management methodologies, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, timeline, quality, and compliance requirements.
• Establish and maintain a future-ready Data Center strategy covering infrastructure capacity, power, cooling, security, availability, disaster recovery, sustainability, and cost optimization to support evolving business demands.
• Oversee Security Operations Center (SOC), Network Management Center (NMC) that includes Network, IT/BSS, Digital, incident management, problem management, and change management functions to ensure rapid fault detection, efficient resolution, and service continuity across all technology domains.
• Collaborate closely with business, regulatory, vendor, and technology stakeholders to ensure seamless execution of strategic initiatives, compliance with regulatory requirements, and alignment of technology investments with business priorities.
• Champion automation, digitalization, process optimization, and operational efficiency initiatives that improve service reliability, reduce operational costs, and enhance organizational agility.
• Provide strategic leadership in vendor governance, technology partnerships, contract management, and technology investment decisions to maximize business value and ensure sustainable technology evolution.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing technology organization by fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, continuous learning, collaboration, and leadership development while strengthening succession pipelines for critical roles.

Academic Qualification

• B.Sc./M.Sc. Engineering in EEE/CSE.
• MBA/EMBA is highly recommended.

Job Experience Required

• Minimum 15 to 18 years of relevant experience in Core Network, project management, Data Centre & Network Management Center in telecom sector with at least 8-10 years experience in mid management role.
• Professional certificates on leadership skill and Project Management are highly preferred . Other professional certificates will be treated as plus.

Required Capabilities

• Advanced knowledge of 4G, 3G & 2G, Core Network, RAN, Access, IT, IN, BSS, VAS , Site Infrastructure, O&M, service assurance, Performance & Quality, Information & Security governance, Data Centre, Service Operation Centre and Network Management Center with a solid expertise on Core Network
• Advanced knowledge on Technical budgeting, actualization and alignment
• People management and training capability
• Excellent organizational, management and inter-personal skills, and well experienced in working with different type of projects and Hands-on experience on stakeholders management (internal & external)
• Dynamic communication skill, well presentation skills and excellent report writing skills
• Advance Knowledge on Program office and portfolio management
• Solid knowledge on Data Center
• Solid knowledge on Network Management Center
• Keen Knowledge on CI (Continuous Improvement) methodology and applications
• Moderate level+ knowledge on AI/Digital and application of AI/Digital/Automation in terms of network excellence, process improvement and customer-centric use cases