Lead market Planning-Gurgaon

JOB DESCRIPTION

Born in 1995, Airtel aims to offer global connectivity and unlock endless opportunities. Our presence is positioned to serve nearly 96% of the nation's population with infrastructure to sustain cutting-edge technologies such as 5G, IoT, IQ, and Airtel Black. At Airtel, we strive to go beyond our duties to create impactful solutions for consumers, while also preserving the ecological balance.

We create impact, take early ownership, and experiment with different career paths as part of our cultural fabric. Here’s what you will get to experience as an Airtel employee:

Limitless Impact:

You get to make a difference to internal and external customers by taking small and big ideas to success and therefore leaving footprints at the scale of billions. And beyond. Limitless Ownership:

You get to go above and beyond to take responsibility, challenge the norms and take risks to create big things in more ways than one. Limitless Careers:

You have the freedom to imagine, and an open canvas available to you to experiment and implement new ideas to gain depth and breadth of experiences.

So come join us, and #BeLimitless. Because you are.

Job Details

Job Title Circle Market Planning Head

Designation Circle Market Planning Head

Job Code

Function Broadband

Sub-Function Market Planning

Location Circle

Level/Grade Senior Manager/Manager

Position Description

The purpose of the role is to plan network coverage for Airtel broadband business in different towns across the circle while also ensuring optimum utilization of the capital, keeping in mind the business viability in the area.

Organizational Relationship

Reporting To National Head – Market Planning

Total number of employees supervised by you DIRECTLY or INDIRECTLY

Managerial Individual Contributors

Directly 1 – 2 -

Indirectly - 15 (Outsourced)

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Market Planning

Identify new opportunities and potential market for the network rollout and expansion across the town

Estimate the unmet demand in the polygons/clusters for both B2B/B2C

Analyse market potential of the identified polygons/clusters through field survey

Collaborate with network planning team to assess the cost of clusters for financial approvals

Coordinate with deployment team for faster rollouts

Identify structured/high-rise RWAs/builders in the city

Take inputs from both B2B/B2C business teams for prioritizing planning

Account Management

Build connects with potential associations and top builders

Lead and monitor the process of obtaining permissions from local bodies, authorities and builders

Build relationships third-party/neutral partners for building permissions

Stakeholder Alignment

Conduct and lead discussion with CFTs for deployment

Work closely with B2B and D2C Team for prioritizing rollouts and start strong

Collaborate with technical and finance teams for smooth execution of planning, CAPEX approvals and deployment

People Management

Review and monitor performance of team members on an ongoing basis and provide requisite developmental support/ inputs

Develop the team and update their knowledge base to cater to the organizational need

Recommend trainings as required for team member development

Own and manage strong people connects at all levels across the organization.

Knowledge, Certifications and Experience

Education Qualification Full-time Postgraduate, preferably MBA / PGDM

Total Experience 5+ years’ experience from Broadband/Telecom

Certifications required (if any)

Key Interactions

Internal / External Stakeholders

(Internal means – External to the department and internal to the organization; External means – External to the organization)

Internal Network team

D2C team

Deployment team

Finance department

External Builders, RWAs, government officials, B2B Clients

Skills and Competencies

Technical and Functional Competencies

Account Management

Financial Acumen

Network Expertise

Strategic Planning

Leadership and Behavioural Competencies

Customer Obsession

Collaboration and Influence

Ownership Mindset

Learning Agility

Navigating Change

Leaders Building Leaders

Execution Excellence